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Citroen's C-cactus Uses Less Fuel First Thought
New Figures Reveal Citroën's C-cactus Uses Even Less Fuel!
Citroen's engineers have sharpened their pencils and made the Citroën C-Cactus, their proposal for a super economy car due to be launched next week at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (11 September 2007), to be even more economical than were shown by the first tests.
By carving a few extra kilos out of the weight and refining its diesel hybrid powertrain, the Citroën C-Cactus now has an average fuel consumption of just 2.9 litres per 100 km, a remarkable figure for a fully equipped family car sized vehicle and very close to the magic 100 miles per gallon figure. Also cut are the carbon dioxide emissions, down to just 78 g/km.
The C-Cactus achieves these figures thanks to light weight, a dramatic drop in the number of components and an advanced production-ready diesel hybrid drive train.
"These new figures show that Citroën engineers never rest," says Lawrie Malatios, General Manager for Citroën in New Zealand. "They are continuing in long history of innovation and creative design and engineering for which Citroën is justifiably famous and even with the C-Cactus world debut less than a week away, they are still flat out making this exciting new car even more efficient and environmentally friendly."
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