Kusukela I-Dieselgate i-del I-Volkswagen Group kwatholakala, ukwethembeka kwabakhiqizi kuye kwangabazeka. "Inkemba yamaDamocles" enesisindo kubo, igxile ekubhekeni kwayo kumaqhinga abawasebenzisile ukuze balinganise ukusetshenziswa nokukhishwa kwegesi, njengoba imikhiqizo eminingi ibambelele emithethweni ngendlela engabazekayo. Nokho i Iqembu le-PSA, nge Peugeot kanye Citroën ekhanda, banquma ukubheja obala mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwabo kanye nokukhishwa kwegesi.
Ngenxa yalesi sizathu futhi kucatshangelwa ukuthi entsha homologation protocol I-WLTP izoqala ukusebenza ngoSepthemba 1, baphothula ukuvuselelwa komshini wayo. Kulokhu, imodeli ebone ukunikezwa kwayo kushintshiwe iyona edayisa kakhulu Citroën, the I-C4 SpaceTourer y I-Grand Space Tourer. Ngalesi sizathu, i-Gallic compact minivan ibonile ukuthi ububanzi bayo busebenza kanjani endaweni engezansi futhi bunikwa amandla indawo engaphezulu.
Amabhulokhi kaphethiloli ayanyamalala esicelweni sangaphambilini semishini 1.2 I-Pure Tech con I-110 CV wamandla eduze kukamakadebona 1.6 THB de I-165 CV. Futhi, injini 1.2 I-Pure Tech Enguqulweni yayo ye-130 hp, icushwe kahle ukuze kusetshenziswe ngokugcwele futhi kukhishwe umoya wemithetho emisha ye-Euro 6d-TEMP. Ekugcineni, ku-diesel, ukuhoxiswa kuthinta injini engumakadebona 1.6 I-BlueHDi awu 120hp.
Ukuze ububanzi bezinjini buhlale busezingeni elifanayo lamandla njengangaphambili, Citroën yethule izinketho ezimbili ezintsha. Kuphethiloli, ngaphezu kokuthuthukisa injini engu-1.2 hp 130 PureTech, entsha 1.6 I-Pure Tech okulethayo I-180 CV futhi lokho sekuvele kutholakala ku-DS 7 CrossBack entsha noma i-Peugeot 508. Ukunikezwa kukaphethiloli kuthuthukiswa ngokufika kwentsha 1.5 I-BlueHDi kwe 130hp.
Umakhenikha kaphethiloli 1.6 PureTech 180 hp izotholakala kuphela emzimbeni I-Grand Space Tourer, ukungakwazi ukukhetha inketho enezindawo ezi-5. Lamakhenikha amasha azoqala ukukhiqizwa ngoNovemba ukuze afinyelele kubathengisi ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka. Uma lokhu sekwenzekile, Citroën izomemezela ukuthi uhlu lwamanani lunjani kanye nokushintshwa okuncane okwenziwe okokusebenza kwemodeli yayo ephambili.
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