Euro 5 Citroën Nemo shows big all-round improvement 21 January 2011

Better fuel economy, lower emissions, a more powerful diesel engine, higher payloads and greater load space are among improvements on the new Euro 5 Citroën Nemo range.

Robert Handyside, Citroën's commercial vehicle operations manager, explains that the new Nemo features a more powerful, higher-torque, more fuel-efficient and lower-emissions 1.3HDi diesel engine.

Compared to the Nemo's previous Euro 4 1.4HDi engine, the new unit boosts power from 70 to 75hp, while increasing peak torque to 190Nm at 1,500 rpm (previously 160Nm at 1,750rpm).

That results in 55.4mpg urban cycle fuel consumption (up 10.5%), 74.3mpg extra urban cycle and 65.7mpg combined cycle. Also, CO2 emissions ar now 113g/km and the engine is fitted with a self-regenerating DPF (diesel particulate filter) system.

"The new Euro 5 Nemo … carries more, while using less fuel and also has significantly lower CO2 emissions," says Handyside, adding that it also feature the firm's Stop & Start technology, which further improves emissions and fuel consumption.

In operation, as the driver brakes to a halt, the engine stops and remains in standby mode all the time there is pressure on the footbrake. As soon as the driver releases the footbrake the engine restarts automatically, within a fraction of a second.

And the gains are similar for the new Euro 5 Nemo 1.4i petrol engine version. Although power and torque figures are unchanged against its earlier counterpart, the urban cycle of 35.3mpg shows a 9% improvement, while the extra urban cycle figure is up 8.4% and combined cycle is 7.3% better at 44.1mpg, with CO2 emissions now down at 148g/km, from 164g/km.

Interestingly, the Euro 5 1.4i powered Nemo van is primarily available for ready to run dual fuel (petrol/LPG) conversion.

As for the payload, the new Nemo 1.3HDi boasts a 50kg increase to 660kg, while the 1.4i petrol engined Nemo retains its 610 designation. Looking at volume, however, the Extenso folding passenger seat (now standard) increases space by 0.3cu.m to 2.8cu.m and lengthens the load deck length alongside the driver by 968mm to 2,491mm.

Author
Brian Tinham

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