Opel has officially announced an all-new 2.0-liter diesel engine will make its debut in the Insignia sedan and Zafira Tourer MPV at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, which opens to members of the media on October 4.
The new diesel is part of Opel’s new line of engines announced as part of its Drive Opel 2022 initiative. The engine offensive will include 17 new engines to be released between 2014 and 2017. This new diesel is compliant with Europe’s new Euro 6 emissions standards and is “impressively quiet and smooth,” thanks to extensive architectural improvements, Opel says.
The engine will produce a healthy 170 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque, more than the 163 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of the outgoing 2.0-liter CDTI engine currently at the top of Opel’s diesel engine range. It will also be more efficient and friendlier to the environment, although Opel has yet to release exact emissions and fuel economy figures.
“This sophisticated engine makes a perfect partner for our top models Insignia and Zafira Tourer,” said Michael Ableson, Vice President of Opel Vehicle Engineering Europe. “Its high power density, refinement, frugality and sheer fun-to-drive qualities place it among the very best diesels in its class. With Euro 6 compliance, the new 2.0 CDTI fulfills future requirements today, and it will substantially enhance the appeal of our diesel portfolio.”
The 2.0-liter CDTI engine is the first in a new line of large diesel engines and will be available in the Insignia and Zafira starting next year. It will be manufactured at Opel’s Kaiserslautern engine plant in Germany, which also built the outgoing 2.0-liter CDTI engine.
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Is anyone familiar with the European vs. North American emission standards? I think we all read these articles on Opel diesels and wish GM North America would find use for these engines (if its in the Inginia then we know it could work on other Epsilon models), but how feasible would it be?
Yes I am, even though this new diesel, which is Euro 6 compliant, is exceptionally clean it would still require further work in order to meet the current US diesel emissions regulations which are the most stringent diesel rules anywhere in the world. The Cruze diesel is a very well engineered car but with relatively low sales and the very large cost of getting the engine to pass those regulations probably mean that GM are losing money on every one they sell at the moment. I think it will come eventually but currently the only people able to sell diesels in the US in any quantity is VW and Mercedes – why? God knows. The Cruze diesel is a good match for the Golf D.
@ David, in addition to your comments. this new GM TDI probably incorporated a few of the technologies that GM had to employ in order to meet CA-ARB/ US EPA requirements with the exiting 2 liter TDI. At the rate Europe is updating its Emissions requirements, it is believed that the US and EU will be on a par by the time Euro 7 rolls out. But, what is surprising is that GM’s engineers have now got 295 Lb-Ft of Torque from this motor. If that is done with with a single turbo charger??, that is quite a feat.
Also, as far as the Cruze Diesel here in the US goes, GM shot themselves in the foot by 1) using the wrong Diesel Engine and 2) pricing the Cruze where they did. GM should have used the 1.7 CDTI Engine from the Cruze in Europe and priced it to be competitive in the $18 – $ 22 K range and not as “premium product” @ $25k.
I love the new 1.6 CDTI. I was doing 3,2 l/100km on zafira witch is a big car. Also the 103 kW Ecoflex is very economical but when it is cold its sound like a tractor. BiTurbo was a big dissipointment but the 120kW single turbo is allright.
I don’t understand what GM is waiting for. They need to start bringing over:
1.3CDTi I4 – 95HP/150-165LB-FT (Spark)
1.6CDTi I4 – 135HP/225-240LB-FT (Sonic, Cruze, and Trax)
2.0CDTi I4 – 170HP/295-310LB-FT (Malibu, Impala, and Equinox)