Delphi diesel for Renault concept

Renault is using Delphi’s Diesel Common Rail fuel injection in its Logan Renault Eco² Concept car to help achieve some of the lowest levels of emissions to date.

The Eco² participated in Michelin’s Bibendum Challenge in China this November, an event which researches ‘clean’ vehicles in real operating conditions.

Delphi’s Multec system includes a high pressure pump, a spherical distribution rail and an electronic control unit combined with a software prototype specific to this application. Together, these enabled the car to record CO₂ emissions of 71g/km, which corresponds to a fuel consumption level of 2,72l/100km (87 miles/gallon).

‘For a car of that segment it is an excellent result.’ said Delphi Diesel's general manager José Avila. ‘Knowing that even if the concept car is a prototype, its technical characteristics have been defined to make its industrialisation highly feasible. ‘

The Delphi Common Rail system on the Logan Renault Eco² concept allows enhanced combustion, resulting in fuel consumption optimisation together with reductions in CO₂ emissions.