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Old 05-05-2011, 01:53 PM   #12 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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It's too bad that Peugeot/Citroën keeps investing in its 2.0 HDi engine instead of the 1.4, or producing a 1.2 liter turbodiesel. The cars keep getting heavier and more powerful. I'd love to see the aerodynamic 3-door C4 lose some weight and get a 1.2 diesel hybrid system. Instead, the new generation of C4 will be heavier, more luxurious, and only produced as a 5-door.
I found out that one of the first vehicles to have PSA's hybrid drive was supposed to be the Citroën C4 which, in the 3-door version, is quite aerodynamic.


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It's a shame that the 3-door C4 was discontinued and the hybrid drive will be put in the 3008, which has much more frontal area and a greater Cd than the C4's slippery 0.28.
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