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  • '''PSA Peugeot Citroën''' (PSA) is a French [[automobile]] and motorcycle manufacturer; these are sold und ...rk=Rootes-Chrysler.co.uk|accessdate=2006-06-11}}</ref> During this period, PSA lost its traditional competitive footing in the [[executive car]] market an
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  • ==Engines== *Diesel ([[PSA Peugeot Citroën|PSA]])
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  • ...agenham, England, others at PSA's Trémery plant in France.<ref>[http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/document/presse_dossier/PK_PSA_FORD_gb_v21128516146.pdf ...nder the [[Ford Duratorq engine|Duratorq TDCi]] name by Ford, and as the [[PSA HDi engine|HDi]] by [[Citroën]] and [[Peugeot]]. [[Mazda]] also uses the
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  • ...4]] [[I4]]<br> 3.0&nbsp;L [[PSA ES engine|ES9 J4]] [[V6]]<br> 3.0&nbsp;L [[PSA ES engine|ES9 J4S]] [[V6]] ...and [[coupé]] bodystyles with a choice of [[gasoline]] or [[turbodiesel]] engines, the 406 replaced the [[Peugeot 405]] in Peugeot's lineup, and was itself r
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  • ==Piston engines== ...izes piston engine developments. Note that Mazda has produced many piston engines, but only [[V-twin]], [[straight-4]], and [[V6]] configurations.
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  • ...da]] vehicles. They are given different names by [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]] (PSA). ...2]] and the [[Mazda3]], calling it the '''MZ-CD''' or '''CiTD'''. The Ford/PSA joint-venture for the production of the DLD was announced in September, 199
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  • ...ived trucks (latterly badged as Renaults) it became a production plant for engines for [[Renault Trucks|Renault Véhicules Industriels]]. ...rrected Talbot badge for the first half of the 1980s. Eventually however, PSA abandoned the three marque strategy, and the Horizon replacement, developed
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  • ...dropped its own ''[[Ford Zeta engine|Zeta]]'' [[Ford Zetec engine|Zetec]] engines in favor of Mazda's, naming the resulting engine the [[Ford Duratec engine| ...MZR are [[DOHC]] [[multi-valve|16-valve]] [[water-cooled]] [[piston engine|engines]].
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  • ...ce name originates from historic compressor designs. In the past, aircraft engines were built with charge air coolers that were installed between multiple sta ...raying fluid on the intercooler surface, or even in the [[Water injection (engines)|intake air itself]], to further reduce intake charge temperature through e
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  • On diesel engines, it features a high-pressure (over 1,000 bar/15,000 psi) [[fuel rail]] feed In [[petrol engine|gasoline engines]], it is utilised in [[gasoline direct injection]] engine technology.
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  • |Engine = Petrol and diesel engines:<br>[[Inline-4]], [[V6]]<br>1.7-2.9&nbsp;L, 86-155&nbsp;kW ...nts, with both [[Diesel engine|Diesel]] and [[petrol engine]]s. The petrol engines range from 1.8 to 3.0-litres displacement, whereas the diesels are 1.6, 2.0
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  • * [[Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile]] &mdash; With the [[PSA Group]] produces the [[Citroën ZX]], [[Citroën Xsara|Xsara]], [[Citroën ...&mdash; A joint venture with [[Cummins]] to produce [[Diesel]] trucks and engines
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  • ...by a lean [[NOx]] catalyst in a proprietary catalytic converter for diesel engines. By trapping the particulate matter, soot, the DPF allows the lean NOx cata ...smoke trail. It was first offered as standard by the French manufacturer [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]] in early 2005. Slow adoption by the German car industry
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  • Diesel engines in general are not widely used for passenger cars in the United States, as ...infrequent, fast accelerations. In the more frequent cruising mode, these engines are much larger than they need to be. By adding an electric motor to delive
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  • ...its European operations to another French automaker, [[PSA Peugeot Citroën|PSA]], which replaced the Simca brand with [[Talbot]], thus ending the life of ...ntil October 1991 when they were replaced by PSA's own TU and XU series of engines. The 309 was produced at the former [[Rootes]] factory in Ryton-on-Dunsmore
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  • ...sales targets of 30,000 units per year.<ref>{{cite press release | title = PSA Peugeot Citroën expands its range with new SUV | publisher= Peugeot Citro� ** 2.0&nbsp;L (1997&nbsp;cc) ''[[PSA EW/DW engine#DW10|DW10 HDi]]'' [[turbodiesel]] [[straight-4|I4]], 136&nbsp;
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  • ...est capacity. It is a fundamental specification for many common combustion engines. ...d combustion chamber when the [[piston]] is at the bottom of its [[stroke (engines)|stroke]], and the volume of the combustion chamber when the piston is at t
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  • ...y) or 4-door [[sedan]] bodies. It featured two different 16-valve gasoline engines, with 1.5&nbsp;L and 1.8&nbsp;L, this one capable of 125&nbsp;PS Japanese I ...l engine, with a 16-valve version of the 1.4&nbsp;L HDi engine supplied by PSA Peugeot Citroën, capable of 90&nbsp;PS DIN (66&nbsp;kW) thanks to common r
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  • ...engine, which greatly improves efficiency, and reduces 'pumping losses' in engines without a throttle plate. Engine speed is controlled by the [[engine contr ...ultra lean mode can involve ratios as high as 65:1 (or even higher in some engines, for very limited periods). These mixtures are much leaner than in a conve
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  • ==Engines== The XM was fitted with a wide range of gasoline and diesel engines.
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  • ...changed while the engine is in operation. [[Two stroke cycle|Two-stroke]] engines use a [[2-stroke power valve system|Power valve system]] to get similar res ...consumption. The first [[VTEC]] engine [[Honda]] produced was the [[Honda Engines (B-series)#B16A|B16A]] which was installed in the [[Honda Integra|Integra]]
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  • ...or fuel injected petrol and diesel versions. Its use of the now standard [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]] suspension layout of [[Macpherson struts]] at the front, ...I 1.9 and Citroën BX 19 petrol engined models). The XUD7 (and XUD9) Diesel Engines were world-beating and so petrol-like that many buyers were won over by the
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  • ...the [[Peugeot 604]], the [[Talbot Tagora]], and the CX, each competing for PSA's scarce financial resources. ...t inline four-cylinder engine. The car thus had 15 different four-cylinder engines during its life, each offering a minuscule improvement over the last, while
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  • ...]] and [[sports car]]s which used [[rear engine|rear mounted]] [[Renault]] engines. The proper pronunciation is closer to "al-peen". ...the years to the stage where, by 1974, the little car was handling 1800cc engines developing 180bhp+. With a competition weight for the car of around 620kg,
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  • ...motives and aircraft, and static engines such as electrical generators. In engines, there are parts which move against each other causing friction which waste ...pose the motor oil to temperatures of 320&nbsp;°F (160&nbsp;°C). In diesel engines the top ring can expose the oil to temperatures over 600&nbsp;°F (315&nbsp
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  • Diesel engines are more durable and more fuel efficient than their gasoline counterparts. ...their conventional counterparts are an increased price due to more complex engines, lack of availablity of fuel, and a higher rate of pollution. The emission
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  • PEHVs most commonly use [[internal combustion]] engines and electric batteries to power [[electric motor]]s. Modern [[mass producti ...ids where a small petrol engine powered a compressor. Several types of air engines also increased the range between fill-ups with up to 60% by absorbing ambie
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