Yup thats what I said – the Mercedes engines are PSA group 1.0 3 cylinder…Mercedes just put a badge on them….lol.
But its one method of cutting costs, buying off the shelf units and adapting them to suit their needs.
The car manufacturers were caught in the hop with the VW diesel fiasco and Govts banning diesels in city centres.
Diesel engine production is being slashed and they needed a small frugal petrol engine and the PSA Group had been developing the 1.0 3 cylinder for a number of years.