All-new Opel 1.6 CDTI diesel engine 100 kW/136 hp

 Opel’s first all-aluminum diesel engine is first launched in the Zafira Tourer. It will also be rolled out to replace current 1.7-liter and lower powered 2.0-liter diesel engines in several Opel models, with additional power-outputs to come. In its first execution, it packs 100 kW/136 hp and strong torque of 320 Nm, boasting an exceptional power density of 85 hp per liter which is unrivalled in its displacement class.

Compared to the 2.0 CDTI engine with similar power also available in the Zafira Tourer, it offers a 10 percent reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. That means combined cycle fuel consumption of just 4.1 l/100 km and 109 g/km CO2, figures no other 7-seater compact monocab with similar output can match.In smaller vehicle applications, sub 4.0 l/100 km fuel consumption and CO2 emissions near or below 100 g/km are expected.

With Opel’s BlueInjection selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system enabling compliance with Euro 6 emissions standards (effective September 2015), the 1.6 CDTI is as clean as a gasoline engine in its operation.

Like its gasoline counterpart, the 1.6 CDTI also benefits from a series of ‘sound engineering’ measures to minimize noise, vibration and harshness. It has recorded the lowest in-vehicle noise ratings when tested with the Zafira Tourer against other vehicles using 1.6-liter turbo diesel engines.

A high pressure, common-rail fuel system, allied to closed-loop combustion control and strong intake charging from a variable geometry turbocharger (VGT) are key technical features. These functions, and many more, are controlled by the 1.6 CDTI’s sophisticated engine control unit, developed in-house by General Motors. This state-of-the-art ECU, engineered in Italy, Germany and the United States, will be used in all of Opel’s future four-cylinder diesel engines.