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Diesels finish 1,2,3 again at 24 Hours of Le Mans!
At this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Peugeot 908 HDi finally broke Audi's decade long stranglehold on the endurance classic. For the past two years, Peugeot had clearly had the speed advantage over the Audi R10 TDI but the team failed to keep the cars running reliably enough to beat the more reliable and fuel-efficient Germans. This year, Audi - expecting Peugeot to up their game - introduced an all-new and faster car, the R15 TDI that won at Sebring in March. Unfortunately, the R15 hasn't run in a race since then, and when they arrived ... Read more →
Rendered speculation: Peugeot 008, French iMiEV Sam Abuelsamid
We've known for several months now that Peugeot would be selling a re-badged version of the Mitsubishi iMiEV in Europe in a couple of years. What we haven't seen is the car itself. We still haven't, ...
Euro NCAP finds small cars offer plenty of protection Xavier Navarro
Europe's crash testing authority, Euro NCAP, has published a series of new tests that includes the latest small and fuel efficient models offered there. The top scorers in the small car segment, with ...
Citroën Hypnos test drive: diesel hybrid concept car's got a lot to love Xavier Navarro
Click on image for a complete gallery of the Citroën Hypnos Imagine combining the highway mileage and torque that diesel engines get with the benefits of a hybrid in city traffic. This is a ...
Peugeot 407 with 1.6-litre HDi 110 gets 48 mpg U.S. Sebastian Blanco
Peugeot 407 - Click on image for full-resolution gallery Peugeot is moving forward with the plan to stick a 1.6-liter diesel engine into the 407. With low-rolling resistance tires and a "major ...
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Peugeot introduces new 44.4 mpg (U.S.) Partner van 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Peugeot has just introduced a new high-efficiency version of its small Partner van to go up against Ford's new Transit Connect ecoNetic. Like the Ford, the new Partner is powered by a diesel engine, in this case a 90 hp 1.6-liter four cylinder. The engine is equipped with Peugeot's own particulate ...
Peugeot launches pilot engineering for diesel hybrid production 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive architecture Peugeot is still about two years away from launching what will likely be among the first if not the first light duty vehicle with a diesel hybrid. The 3008 HYbrid4 crossover goes into production in 2011, but the manufacturing teams have to get ...
Shanghai 2009: Peugeot RD Concept 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Peugeot RD Concept - Click above for an image gallery of live and high-res renderings Last year at the Beijing Motor Show, Peugeot announced a contest for budding car designers asking them to "Imagine the Peugeot in the Worldwide Megalopolis of tomorrow." By all accounts, the contest was a ...
Leave the emissions at home: Electric Peugeot Capsule concept 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Peugeot Capsule concept - Click above for a high-res image gallery According to South African designer Alp Germaner, the Peugeot Capsule concept is a single-seat off-road vehicle that was inspired by do-everything adventure touring motorcycles like the Kawasaki KLR 650. Unlike a motorcycle, ...
Peugeot adds flex-fuel 308 to its range 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Supporting biofuels in its lineup is nothing new to Peugeot. All of the diesel-powered cars sold by Peugeot and Citroën already support the use of B30 biodiesel blends. Now, Peugeot has added a flex-fuel capable engine to the 308 hatchback that can run on E85. The 308 BioFlex uses the same 110 ...
Peugeot is top UK and European purveyor of low CO2 cars 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Peugeot has the highest market share of all brands in Europe and the UK for cars that get CO2 emissions of 120 g/km and 130 g/km or less. Peugeot's emphasis on smaller cars with highly efficient diesel engines has helped it capture 18.6 percent of sales in the sub-120 category in the UK and 15.5 ...
Peugeot introduces 48 mpg (US) 407 1.6-litre HDi FAP 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
click above for a high res gallery of the Peugeot 407 HDi Peugeot has launched a new version of its mid-sized 407 sedan and wagon that get a CO2 emissions rating of just 129 g/km. The new 407 is powered by a 1.6-liter four cylinder diesel rated at 110 hp. A variety of efficiency enhancing ...
Peugeot commits to racing diesel hybrid at 2011 Le Mans 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Peugeot 908 HY French automaker Peugeot has been working hard over the last few years to develop both diesel and hybrid powertrains for use in Le Mans series racing. Peugeot is locked in a head-to-head battle with German rival Audi, which proved ...
Europe's 15 lightest cars 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
One of the keys to saving fuel is being light. However, the latest technologies in safety and the array of power accessories we all have in our cars all add weight to our cars, hurting fuel economy while they make driving more comfortable and save lives. Of course, technology has helped us recover ...
Spoiler Alert: 2009 12 Hours of Sebring, race and green challenge winners 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high res gallery from the 2009 12 Hours of Sebring The 2009 12 Hours of Sebring was one for the history books and that's where it is now. If the race is still sitting on your Tivo, stop reading now. Otherwise click the continue link to find out who won the Green Challenge and ...
Audi and Peugeot diesels wheel to wheel halfway through Sebring w/video 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
As the 2009 12 Hours of Sebring closes in on the halfway point, it's a battle royal between the diesels from Germany and France with the new Acuras still running close as well. Moments ago Alan McNish in the No 2 Audi R15 TDI was running wheel to wheel with Franck Montagny in the No 8 Peugeot 908. ...
Peugeot installs small diesel engine in 407, beats CO2 figure 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on image for full-resolution gallery If I told you a few years ago that a medium-sized sedan would get a 1.6-liter diesel engine, you might have thought that I was crazy. However, Peugeot is on to something since they put a 1.6-liter 110hp HDi diesel in the Peugeot 407, getting a ...
Michelin Energy Saver tires help Peugeot/Citroen save 15,000 tonnes of CO2 annually 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
High efficiency cars have long used low rolling resistance tires to help reduce frictional losses. However, some of the same properties that give such tires less resistance to rolling down the road also mean they sometimes also have less grip on the road, resulting in degraded handling and braking. ...
Geneva 2009: Peugeot 908 HY, hybrid LMP1 racer 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Peugeot 908 HY Prominently featured in the center of Peugeot's stand at the Geneva Motor Show this week was the 908 HY. This experimental prototype was first unveiled last September as a test-bed for the next generation of Peugeot's Le Mans racers. Based ...
Officially official: Peugeot to offer re-badged Mitsubishi i MiEVs 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
While the partnership between Mitsubishi and Peugeot to bring electric vehicles to market has been officially official for some time, the deal we told you about that would see the Peugeot lion logo perched proudly on the nose of the Japanese automaker's i MiEV hasn't. Until now. On the eve of the ...
French automakers get $11.8 billion bailout 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Following in the footsteps of similar programs in the United States and the United Kingdom, the French government has approved a bailout of sorts for its domestic automakers and their financial arms. Portions of these funds are to be used to further the development of green automotive technologies, ...
Peugeot confirms 2 908 HDi racers for Sebring 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The top LMP1 class is shaping to be a real battle royale at next month's 12 Hours of Sebring. Peugeot has confirmed that it will be campaigning two of its diesel-powered 908 HDi coupes at the American Le Mans Series season opener. The Peugeots will be taking on at least four brand new race cars in ...
Peugeot likely to delay plug-in hybrid program to save money 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive architecture In yet another sign of the troubled economic times we live in, PSA is indicating that the introduction of a plug-in hybrid version of its new 3008 crossover will likely be delayed at least a year or two. Just as every other automaker is doing, ...
Peugeot 3008 crossover to get HYbrid4 technology in 2011 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive architecture Last fall at the Paris Motor Show, Peugeot and Citroen showed off several concepts using a through the road hybrid powertrain dubbed HYmotion4. The system has now been renamed HYbrid4 and the first confirmed production application of the ...
Mitsubishi to supply iMiEV to PSA, to be sold as Citroën and Peugeot 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
We've known since June that PSA has an agreement with Mitsubishi to work together on electric cars. What's new is a report in the Nikkei (subs req'd) about Mitsubishi supplying the all-electric MiEV to PSA an OEM agreement to be sold under the PSA brands Peugeot and Citroën. This is an ...
Ferrari denies working with Peugeot on KERS development 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click the Peugeot 908 HY for high-res images Last September, Peugeot announced that it had built a experimental hybrid version of its 908 HDi Le Mans prototype coupe using kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) similar to those currently being developed by Formula One teams. The 908 HY uses an ...
Diesel hybrid technology will be in Peugeot and Citroën showrooms in 2011 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res gallery of the Peugeot Prologue HYmotion4 Diesel hybrids from Peugeot and/or Citroën may soon appear on more than the show floor of the Paris Motor Show. Parent company PSA announced this week that it has partnered with Robert Bosch GmbH to develop diesel hybrid ...
PSA-Toyota joint venture produces 1 millionth vehicle 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA) is a European joint venture between Toyota and PSA, the parent company of Peugeot and Citroen. The factory in Kolin, Czech Republic builds the Peugeot 107, Citroen C1 and Toyota Aygo. Until the introduction of the Toyota's tiny iQ, the smallest car that ...
H2Roma: PSA lays out green car future strategy 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Citroën and Peugeot have been putting out small, efficient vehicles for many years. At this weekend's H2Roma, the PSA group will talk about the green vehicles it hopes to bring to market in the future. H2Roma is an annual sustainable mobility and the PSA group's press release announcing its ...
Le Figaro test drives Minister's 308 HDI hybrid 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Not long ago we learned about the French Minister of Environmental Affairs getting a hybrid Peugeot 308 HDI (diesel) for a test drive. One of France's most prestigious newspapers, Le Figaro, had the chance to test drive it and compare it to the Prius. The big question is how a diesel engine, known ...
Peugeot updates its smallest car, the 107, with big-mouth Billy Bass look 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on the Peugeot 107 for a high res gallery The Peugeot 107 has always had a bit of a big mouth look, something that is even more pronounced for 2009 thanks to a design refresh. Most of the visual changes are forward of the firewall and the nose now looks more distinct from its Citroën ...
Germany's top 20 lowest CO2-emitting models 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
As most of our readers probably know by now, the "green" credentials for a car in Europe are often based on how much CO2 the car produces. In fact, most of the new taxes applied to cars depend on this indicator, which is also connected to the car's fuel efficiency. Therefore, it is key for European ...
New mileage record for the Peugeot 308: 69.15 mpg 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Not satisfied to show off its hypermiling credentials in Australia and the UK, Peugeot is showing off that its compact 308 HDI can spot great mileage in South Africa. A 308 participated in the Coast2Coast challenge running 1689.7 km from the East Coast city of Kleinzee to the West Coast city of ...
Peugeots star in British MPG Marathon 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The teams on this ongoing Audi Mileage Marathon aren't the only ones trying to maximize their fuel efficiency right now. Over in Britain this week they held the third annual MPG Marathon. Compared to our trans-continental trek, the British event was a sprint at a mere 411 miles. However, that event ...
Paris 2008: Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive system 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive architecture Traditionally, automakers use the biggest auto shows in their home countries as a platform to display their latest and greatest ideas, both aesthetic and technological. Such was clearly the case this week at the Paris Motor Show for PSA, the ...
Spoiler Alert: 10th Petit Le Mans is over, the first Green Challenge winner is... 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The tenth running of the Petit Le Mans took place on Saturday and along with celebrating a decade of the American Le Mans Series it also marked the debut of the ALMS Green Challenge. For those of you that TIVO'ed the race you can come back later. The rest of you can follow the jump to see who won. ...
