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Mokka is the third model Opel most successful in Italy, after the Run and l ‘ Astra , and Italy was ordered in 50,000 copies since its launch in 2012. Because it is an SUV, which today is in itself a success factor, and because it is a’ car that embodies the right compromise in many fields. Has a measure “right” – 4.28 meters long, a cross between a Juke and Qashqai – and now also has an engine “right” as displacement and power: in this stage of technological development, it seems that 1.5-1.6 liters is the ideal size for diesel engines on small SUV, as the competitors Renault Captur and Fiat 500X .
1.6 TDCI 136 bhp, Euro 6 , replaces the old 1.7 with some more horsepower and dispensing softer and silent. We drove the new Mokka with 1,600 over the winding roads around Dublin, Ireland. We found it nice to “full” even at low speeds, and did not give us thoughts on the highway and on the climbs. The combination with the six-speed gearbox allows you to extricate the hook without problems overtaking: in short, the right engine for this model. The noise 1.6 CDTI is satisfactory: the Opel even talk of the engine as the “whisper diesel,” the whispering diesel, compared to the old 1.7 that, by admission of the house, was “rough and noisy. “
The 1.6 CDTI – as well as the new 2.0 CDTI 170 CV mounted sull’ammiraglia Insignia – was developed at the center GM Powertrain in Turin , responsible for all diesel engines of General Motors, in collaboration with poles Germans and Americans. The two engines are part of the plan for Opel to bring to market 27 models and 17 engines (between updates and news) in the years 2014 to 2018.
Opel engineers have not spared content on mechanical, therefore, but on materials used in the interiors yes: hard plastics abound, and the skin-like to some setups is definitely better to choose the fabric coverings. And then remains the weak point of the buttons on the dashboard , which are myriad, and all of a similar size, so that to change radio station is likely to raise the temperature of the climate. Another questionable aspect is trim drive, you need to keep well flat cornering car from the high center of gravity, but transmits the back and legs all the vibration of ‘ asphalt, especially with the standard tires more sports (the model tested had 17 “wheels). The Mokka, also gets along well even in the mountains and on the highway, finds its ideal habitat in the city, thanks to the raised driving position and its five doors, suitable to get on and off easily all tribal members.
Opel Mokka 1.6 CDTI – the
What: is the small Opel SUV equipped with the new turbo diesel engine, which replaces the old 1.7 CDTI. In Italy, 50% of the Mokka purchased goes to diesel, 30% gasoline and 20% LPG
What changes: in the engine, everything, since it has been redesigned from scratch , with aluminum engine block, rather than cast iron. As in other applications (on Zafira, Meriva, Astra) is distinguished from the old 1.7, rougher and rumoso, for low noise and low fuel consumption. It has 136 hp and 320 Nm of torque (instead of 130 hp and 300 Nm of old 1.7) and is approved Euro 6 (has the filter for the treatment of nitrogen oxides NOx integrated in the same “canning” of the particulate filter)
> Main competitors: Renault Captur, Nissan Juke, Fiat 500X, Jeep Renegade
New engine: four-cylinder 1.6 CDTI with 136 hp coupled to a six-speed manual transmission
Consumption: the Mokka 1.6 CDTI is approved for consuls of 4.1 liters / 100 km and CO2 emissions of 109 g / km
Other engines available for the Mokka: 1.6 petrol 115 bhp, 1.4 turbo with 140 hp (also bi-fuel petrol-LPG, here the proof of Fatto.it)
Drive: front or integral
like: the Mokka has a measure “right”, spacious but not too cumbersome; now also has an engine of the right size and power
Not convinced: dashboard too crowded with buttons and controls; plastics and coatings ugly
Production: the 1.6 CDTI is produced in Hungary. The car in Korea and Spain
Online: from March
Prices of diesel 1.6 Mokka: from 24.350 euro, or about 600 euro in more than the old diesel
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