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Nissan has had huge success with the Juke crossover, partly because it looks like nothing on the road, but also because it's relatively cheap to buy and own. The company says that since it was launched in 2010, about a third of the cars sold in Great Britain have been equipped with diesel engines.
No surprise then that they've revised the unit to be even economical and efficient. The new 1.5-liter dCi engine features a host of improvement that reduce CO2 emissions to 109 grams per kilometer, at the same time improving fuel economy to as much as 67.3 mpg.
Not only that, but torque has also been increased from 240 Nm to 260 Nm available at 1,750rpm. New technologies that have led to this include revised piezo-electric fuel injection nozzles, which now have a more precise spray pattern for better combustion (with as much as 15 percent less unburnt fuel) and a new, more responsive, low-inertia variable geometry turbocharger fed by a more direct and more efficient air intake path.
In order to comply with EU6 regulations, the diesel features a closed-loop low-pressure exhaust gas recycling (EGR) system, in which the exhaust gas is cooled before being re-introduced to the intake system.
The unit’s overall power output remains at 110 PS while performance figures (109mph maximum speed, 0-62 mph in 11.2 seconds) are also unchanged.
No surprise then that they've revised the unit to be even economical and efficient. The new 1.5-liter dCi engine features a host of improvement that reduce CO2 emissions to 109 grams per kilometer, at the same time improving fuel economy to as much as 67.3 mpg.
Not only that, but torque has also been increased from 240 Nm to 260 Nm available at 1,750rpm. New technologies that have led to this include revised piezo-electric fuel injection nozzles, which now have a more precise spray pattern for better combustion (with as much as 15 percent less unburnt fuel) and a new, more responsive, low-inertia variable geometry turbocharger fed by a more direct and more efficient air intake path.
In order to comply with EU6 regulations, the diesel features a closed-loop low-pressure exhaust gas recycling (EGR) system, in which the exhaust gas is cooled before being re-introduced to the intake system.
The unit’s overall power output remains at 110 PS while performance figures (109mph maximum speed, 0-62 mph in 11.2 seconds) are also unchanged.
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