Group PSA's Turbo PureTech Petrol Engine Awarded
06.06.2018
The Turbo PureTech 3-cylinder petrol engine (110 hp and 130 hp) was named International Engine of the Year in the
Groupe PSA has filed 210 patents for its family of 3-cylinder petrol engines. The new-generation PureTech engine offers improved performance, fuel consumption
- a 4% improvement in fuel consumption on average compared with the previous generation;
- improved engine response time thanks to an optimized turbocharger (20% faster increase in torque from 1500 rpm);
- a 75% reduction in particulate emissions through the use of a gasoline particulate filter (GPF), meeting the Real Driving Emissions (RDE) conformity factor of 1.5 set by EU regulations for 2020, three years in advance;
- a more compact structure, to adapt to the new Common Modular Platform (CMP) dedicated to small city cars, core sedans
and compact SUVs.
Launched in 2017 on the new Peugeot 308, the new generation is now being deployed on Groupe PSA’s vehicles across some hundred applications in more than 70 countries. The engines comply with Euro 6d-TEMP and China 6b standards.
The PureTech 3-cylinder engine is currently manufactured in France (Française de Mécanique plants in Douvrin, Pas-de-Calais
On this occasion, Alain Raposo, Senior Vice President, Powertrain and Chassis Engineering at Groupe PSA, said: “We’re proud to receive this prestigious award for the fourth year in a row, as proof of the skills of our development teams. Most of our vehicles are now equipped with this engine, which has been highly successful among our customers. This award is a global recognition of the competitiveness and efficiency of our petrol range and in particular our PureTech 3-cylinder engine.”
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