I suppose they tuned the engine precisely to 99 PS for some sort of tax compliance. Maybe France (or some other major market for Citroen and Peugeot) have higher tax bracket for cars with 100PS and up.
Peugeot 208 BlueHDi 100 specs
| Price in Europe | €18,900 - €19,550 |
| Car type | Compact |
| Curb weight | 1176 kg (2593 lbs) |
| Introduced | 2016 |
| Origin country | France |
| Fuel consumption | 4.9 l/100 km (48 mpg US / 58 mpg UK) |
| CO2 emissions | 129 - 130 g/km |
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Lap times
| Track | Time |
|---|---|
| Autozeitung test track | 1:54.50 |
| Contidrom (3.63 km) | 1:54.50 |
Acceleration
| 0 - 50 kph | 3.4 s |
| 0 - 100 kph | 10.7 s |
| 60 - 100 kph (4) | 8.5 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (5) | 13.7 s |
General performance
| Top speed | 187 kph (116 mph) |
| 18m slalom | 62.0 kph (38.5 mph) |
| 50 kph - 0 | 10 m (34 ft) |
| 100 kph - 0 | 38 m (126 ft) |
| 150 kph - 0 | 84 m (277 ft) |
| Noise @ idle | 48 dB |
| Noise @ 50 kph | 65 dB |
| Noise @ 100 kph | 66 dB |
| Noise @ 130 kph | 69 dB |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | Inline 4 turbo diesel |
| Displacement | 1.6 l (95 ci / 1560 cc) |
| Power | 99 ps (98 bhp / 73 kw) @ 3750 rpm |
| Torque | 254 Nm (187 lb-ft) @ 1750 rpm |
| Power / liter | 63 ps (63 hp) |
| Power / weight | 84 ps (83 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 216 Nm (159 lb-ft) / t |
| Efficiency | 20 PS per l/100 km |
| Power / €5000 | 26 ps |
| Transmission | 5 speed manual |
| Layout | front engine, front wheel drive |
208 BlueHDi 100 competition
