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Last year, German carmaker Opel had its high-and-mighty moment with the most powerful 1.6-liter diesel market, producing 136 hp, a massive 6 hp more than the equivalent Renault engine. But as 2014's Geneva Motor Show draws nearer, the automaker has announced it's ready to come back down to earth, with a de-tuned version of that mill.
A new 1.6 CDTI with 110 PS will make its debut on the Astra range of models in Geneva. 110 PS makes this engine exactly average, on par with VW Group's 1.6, which is probably the most widespread mill in the segment. Opel's press release justifies the move with fuel efficiency numbers: 3.7 liters per 100 kilometers, equivalent to 97 grams of CO2 emitted. That's down from 3.9 liters required and 104 g/km of CO2 with the 136 PS version.
We think most buyers wouldn't care about 0.2 l/100km, especially since 0-100 km/h acceleration is drastically reduced, from 10.1 seconds to 12 seconds. The real reason has to be economical, since at €22,200, the Astra diesel is quite expensive to buy. Reducing the complexity of the engine could result in more customers being able to afford the car.
For more information on how we completely missed the point of what Opel wanted to say, check out the press release below.
We think most buyers wouldn't care about 0.2 l/100km, especially since 0-100 km/h acceleration is drastically reduced, from 10.1 seconds to 12 seconds. The real reason has to be economical, since at €22,200, the Astra diesel is quite expensive to buy. Reducing the complexity of the engine could result in more customers being able to afford the car.
For more information on how we completely missed the point of what Opel wanted to say, check out the press release below.
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