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Saving the planetOn top of acceleration from low speeds (courtesy of very high torque), the enginedelivers superior sound insulation. Engineers say this is because the pre-injectionof fuel smoothes the noise of combustion and attenuates vibrations – so you’refighting noise pollution as well as saving the planet.Anyway, the new generation of HDi, high pressure, direct injection diesel enginescuts carbon dioxide emissions to levels 20% lower than classic, indirect injectionengines. There is also a 40% reduction in carbon monoxide, 50% in hydrocarbonsand 60% in particles.The most noticeable benefit of the FAP is the elimination of polluting sootparticles (the black exhaust smoke you choke on when following poorlymaintained trucks up the slightest incline).FAP destroys diesel particles and reduces emissions to a barely measurable0.004g/km. With fewer particles to choke on, the engine sucks in pureperformance and pushes out more power.Incredibly, fuel consumption falls at the same time. HDi engines provide a fuelsaving of over 20% against the previous generation of diesel engines.Clean technologySo you contribute less to the greenhouse gas effect while drawing on fewernon-replenishable carbon resources.Overseas, Peugeot gets more and more credit for the environmental benefitsbestowed by its 30-year investment in clean diesel technology. The public hascottoned on big time and increasingly applauds the company’s commitment tosustainable mobility.Peugeot’s Tremery factory in France has become the world’s biggest dieselmanufacturing plant. For two years in a row, Peugeot has been Europe’s biggestseller of low-emission cars and looks to be headed for a third straight top spot.Other accolades keep coming in. The super-efficient Peugeot 308HDi turbo-dieselcleaned up recently by achieving a new world record for fuel efficiency, achievingconsumption of 3.13 litres per 100km while covering 1 919km on one 60-litretank of diesel.Cuts emissionsDevelopments are not going to stop. It’s already been established that an HDiengine can take up to a 30% biodiesel blend, which cuts even more emissions.If governments were really serious about the environment they’d pay us todrive a Peugeot HDi…However, Peugeot did welcome spring with an offer of trade-in assistance forthose moving to eco-sensitive HDi options. A chance to customise your ownfinance package was available on some models.Owner-friendly as well as eco-friendly… that can’t be bad.All Peugeot vehicles are SABS approved, this includes test reports for fuel consumption.28