Photo: PSA Peugeot Citroen
After Volkswagen Group had been caught red-handed, the Dieselgate scandal took the whole automotive industry by storm. Besides the defeat device that ruined the German manufacturer’s image, drivers knew for a long time that the fuel consumption found in a car’s brochure was too generous compared to real-world figures.
In its quest to be more transparent to the consumer, the PSA Peugeot Citroen consortium set the bar high for all other car manufacturers by publishing the first real-world fuel economy figures.
That’s right, folks, the French automotive industry slapped Germany in the face and that’s as shameful as it gets for the automotive powerhouse of Europe. Three models were tested by PSA Peugeot Citroen in real-world driving conditions.
What does PSA define as real-world driving conditions? According to the manufacturer, “the [economy] measurements were made under a protocol developed with the NGO Transport & Environment, on public roads near Paris (25.5 km urban, 39.7 km extra-urban, and 31.1 km motorway) and under real-life driving conditions.”
The NGO Transport & Environment protocol used by PSA Peugeot Citroen also includes variables such as passengers and luggage, road gradients, and the use of air conditioning. Fuel consumption was measured by a portable emissions measurement system (pictured above) and the results are expectedly different from those measured under the New European Driving Cycle. Without further ado, here is what's what:
Only three models were tested until now. By summer 2016, the French manufacturer promised to release official real-world fuel economy figures for 30 models from Peugeot, Citroen, and the DS standalone brand.
More information on this sensible subject for the Volkswagen Group is available in the release below.
That’s right, folks, the French automotive industry slapped Germany in the face and that’s as shameful as it gets for the automotive powerhouse of Europe. Three models were tested by PSA Peugeot Citroen in real-world driving conditions.
What does PSA define as real-world driving conditions? According to the manufacturer, “the [economy] measurements were made under a protocol developed with the NGO Transport & Environment, on public roads near Paris (25.5 km urban, 39.7 km extra-urban, and 31.1 km motorway) and under real-life driving conditions.”
The NGO Transport & Environment protocol used by PSA Peugeot Citroen also includes variables such as passengers and luggage, road gradients, and the use of air conditioning. Fuel consumption was measured by a portable emissions measurement system (pictured above) and the results are expectedly different from those measured under the New European Driving Cycle. Without further ado, here is what's what:
| Make & Model | PEUGEOT 308 1.6l BlueHDi 120 S&S BVM6 Allure | CITROEN C4 GRAND PICASSO 1.6l BlueHDi 120 S&S BVM6 Exclusive | DS 3 1,6l BlueHDi 120 S&S BVM6 So Chic |
| Consumption measured under the NGO Transport & Environment protocol | 5.0 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| Consumption measured via customer surveys (l/100km) | 5.0 / 5.1 | 5.5 / 5/7 | 5.1 / 5.3 |
| NEDC consumption | 4.3 / 3.2 / 3.6 (city / highway / combined) |
4.5 / 3.7 / 4.0 (city / highway / combined) |
4.4 / 3.2 / 3.6 (city / highway / combined) |
Only three models were tested until now. By summer 2016, the French manufacturer promised to release official real-world fuel economy figures for 30 models from Peugeot, Citroen, and the DS standalone brand.
More information on this sensible subject for the Volkswagen Group is available in the release below.
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