Citroën updates C5 with a small turbo and an all-new diesel
Posted Nov 5th 2009 4:04PM by Xavier Navarro
Citroën's entry in the medium-large car segment is the C5. This sedan, which competes against offerings such as the VW Passat, gets updated with a couple of Euro V-compliant powertrains that reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. First, the C5 gets the 1.6-liter THP turbo gasoline engine, which was co-developed with BMW and can be found in other PSA offerings as well as the Mini. This 163 hp unit replaces the 2-liter 143 hp unit and burns 7.1 l/100 km (33 mpg U.S.). The new diesel features a particulate filter and is a 2-liter 163 hp unit that manages to burn just 5.6 l/100 km (42 mpg U.S.) when mated to a manual gearbox and 6.9 l/100 km (34 mpg U.S.) when mated to an automatic.
[Source: Motor Pasión]
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Matt Welke 2:57AM (11/06/2009)
Normally I dislike French car designs, but wow that is an attractive car!
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Mattias 7:49AM (11/06/2009)
Now the Prince engine family covers all stages of power output that formerly needed three blocks: the TU family is replaced by the naturally asprirated Prices, the XU family is replaced by the lightly charged Prince, and it even seems possible to replace the 210 to 230hp PSA V6 with the high pressure Prince (currently 210 to 220hp).
The Prince is light and provides a small package which is great for combination in hybrid applications.
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