Peugeot Citroen won for the second year the 1.4 to 1.8 liter 2008 Engine of the Year Award with the 1.6-litre 4-cylinder direct injection, twin turbo petrol engine. The engine was jointly developed by PSA Peugeot Citroen and the BMW Group. The Peugeot 1.6-litre 4-cylinder direct injection twin turbo petrol engine develops 175 hp and currently powers the Peugeot 207 and 308.
Peugeot Citroen Press Release:
The 1.6-litre 4-cylinder direct injection, twin turbo petrol engine jointly developed by PSA Peugeot Citroen and BMW Group has won the key 1.4 to 1.8 liter category at the International Engine of the Year Awards 2008 for the second year running.
Following its success at the 2007 awards, the 1.6-litre 4-cylinder 175 hp engine was judged best in class in 2008 by a panel of 65 motoring journalists from 32 countries across the globe. The engine came away a clear winner with a total of 333 points, 60 points more than in 2007. It also finished in the top five of the overall IEotY award.
Currently fitted in the Peugeot 207 and 308, this engine is the largest of a family of engines ranging between 120 and 175 hp. This engine family will equip other compact models in the
Peugeot and Citroen ranges.
Announced in July 2002, the co-operation between PSA Peugeot Citroen and BMW Group has applied the strengths of each partner to successfully solve the conflict between advanced engine technologies and cost pressures in the small and compact car segment.
All major components for these engines are made at a dedicated €330 million, 60,000m2 production facility at PSA Peugeot Citroen’s Française de Mécanique plant in Douvrin, Northern France. PSA Peugeot Citroen’s Charleville and Mulhouse
Metallurgy Division plants supply the raw castings, whilst final assembly is carried out at Douvrin for Peugeot and Citroen models.
The International Engine of the Year Awards are some of the automotive industry’s most sought-after accolades. Judges apply their impressions from driving the latest cars to identify the powerplants that offer the best driveability, performance, economy, and refinement.
The Awards have underlined the Group’s broad capabilities in engine design and manufacture, as well as the success of its co-operations policy. Ken Gibson of Britain’s largest-selling daily newspaper, The Sun, said: “Collaboration between manufacturers on engine development has never made so much sense.”
