It's much livelier than the 1.6 petrol, which can feel sluggish when the car's fully loaded. The 1.8 is also much quieter - the 1.6 can get a bit loud when you start to work it hard. There's also
Engine Capacity 1,560cc Engine Layout Front Transverse Engine Power - BHP 100bhp Engine Power - KW 73kW Engine Power - RPM 3,750rpm Engine Torque - NM 254Nm Engine Torque - LB·FT 187lb·ft
The Puretech engine is brilliant; smooth even when pulling below 2000rpm in higher gears and surprisingly strong in the 3000-4000rpm range, although outright performance is nothing special and
Our car’s 1.6 HDI engine was well suited to the car’s DNA. There was sufficient punch, whispery refinement and around 44mpg – which has to be counted as disappointing for a small diesel MPV.
Performance is more than adequate, with the 1.6 HDi managing 0-60mph in 11.6s on the way to 118mph and the 2.0-litre unit slashing that to 10.0s and 130mph. In the THP petrol model, the figures are 8.6s and 130mph, while this top V6 diesel manages 7.9s and 151mph.
The e-HDi 115 diesel engine we tried sits in the middle of a three-strong diesel launch range. Below it sits an e-HDi 90 Airdream engine with 91bhp and headline-grabbing figures of 98g/km of CO2
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citroen 1.6 hdi engine review
