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Peugeot 208 With The Engine of the Year

Peugeot 208 With The Engine of the Year

Date: 2015-11-06
PSA Peugeot Citro'n received the International Engine of the Year Award for its 3 cylinders Turbo PureTech engine on Wednesday17June. The engine was named best in the 1-litre to 1.4-litre category, crowning a successful run that has already seen 100,000 units roll off the production line at the Franaise de Mécanique plant in Douvrin, France. The honour was bestowed as part of the 17th International Engine of the Year Awards, organised by UK magazine Engine Technology International in Stuttgart, Germany.

The 3 cylinders PureTech family of three-cylinder engines boasts extremely high levels of performance, cutting fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by an average of 18% compared with its predecessors. The 1-litre and 1.2-litre naturally aspirated versions have been manufactured since 2012 at the French Trémery plant, which has an annual production capacity of 640,000units. The 1.2-litre turbo versions have been split since 2014 between the Franaise de Mécanique plant and the Xiangyang plant in China, which have respective annual production capacities of 320,000 and 200,000units.

The PureTech family of engines is fitted on the Peugeot 108, 208, 308, 2008, 3008 and 5008, the Citro'nC1, C3, C3Picasso, C4, C4Cactus and C4Picasso, the DS3 and DS4 and also the Dongfeng Peugeot308S and 408.

Come to Peugeot Umhlanga and take the new Peugeot 208 for a test drive and feel the performance of this amazing new engine. Call us on 031 580 7950 or visit our showroom at 15 Meridian Drive, Umhlanga Ridge for that personal touch.