| Engine sharing and joint development programs have
stepped up at PSA, with diesel engines going to Mitsubishi and BMW. The
latest gasoline unit from the co-operation with BMW has also gone under
the bonnet of the Mini.
PSA has been using the platform of the Mitsubishi
Outlander for the Peugeot 4007 and Citroën C-Crosser SUVs. Now PSA
will supply its 2.2 litre HDI engine with diesel particulate filter for
the Outlander. The unit develops 115kW (156bhp) and 380Nm.
A variant of this engine is also used in Land Rover's Freelander 2.
The 1.6 litre HDI, developed with Ford, is now offered in the Mini Cooper
D, replacing the 1.4 litre Toyota engine that was used in the previous
Mini D.
The 82kW (110bhp) develops 240Nm,
rising to 260Nm on overboost. CO2 emissions are 118g/km. A diesel particulate
filter is fitted.
The latest product of the PSA/BMW co-operation on gasoline engine development
is a 1.4 litre unit, derived from the 1.6 and with a shorter stroke. Destined
for the Mini One, it develops 71kW (95bhp) and 140Nm.
The 1.6 and 2.2 litre diesel engines are manufactured at PSA's Trémery
plant, the world's largest diesel engine manufacturing facility.
The 1.4 and 1.6 litre gasoline engines are assembled by PSA and BMW at
the Douvrin and Hams Hall plants. Production planned for the range is
40 per cent each of the 1.4 and 1.6 litre naturally aspirated and 20 per
cent of the 1.6 litre turbo.
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