Combustion system development for the new diesel engines in light and medium commercial vehicles from Ford and PSA

Abstract

This is the first engine family specifically designed for light and medium commercial vehicles to be produced under the joint Ford Motor Company/PSA Peugeot Citroen Diesel engine co-operation agreement. Although the new engine is based on an existing engine architecture, it introduces a number of technical innovations, raising the bar even higher for engine technology in the commercial vehicle sector. Part of the engine development has focused on optimising the combustion system and was led by the engineers of the Ford Research and Advanced Engineering Centre FFA in Aachen, Germany. The new engines produce engine-out emissions that are well within the stringent limits given by the EU4 Light Duty Truck (LDT) emissions standard for all of the vehicle applications, whilst maintaining good fuel economy.