Another eco option for Brazilians: Citroën Xsara Picasso Eco
Filed under: Flex-Fuel, Hybrid, Citroen, South/Latin America
It seems that it’s not just Europeans who are getting green (or blue) labels for virtually every model of the road. We recently reported that Volkswagen has taken the BlueMotion badge to Brazil and that the Smart fortwo is being put on sale there. Well, it looks like Citroën has had the same idea and has unveiled a new model for the Brazilian market: the Xsara Picasso compact minivan, which is going to get the green label of “Eco″ (not Airdream as in Europe). What’s the Xsara Picasso got going for it? A flex-fuel engine, like the Brazilian BlueMotions, but mated to a Stop/Start system. A good side benefit of the Start/Stop system is that flex-fuel models won’t need an additional gasoline reservoir for cold starts. Citroën claims that the latter system itself cuts fuel use by 8 percent, which “adds to the benefits of using ethanol at the pump.”
[Source: Citroën Brazil via Le Blog Auto]
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Original post by Xavier Navarro