Verso becomes first Toyota to get BMW diesel
Available from early 2014, the Verso 1.6 D-4D offers 111bhp with torque of 199lb from 1,750rpm to 2,250rpm and will offer CO2 emissions of 119g/km.
The unit joins the existing 122bhp 2.0 D-4D and the 130bhp 1.6 Valvematic and the 145bhp 1.8 Valvematic petrols.
The Verso 1.6 D-4D compact MPV will be the first Toyota be equipped with an engine supplied by the BMW Group under a contract agreed by the manufacturers two years ago.
Didier Leroy, senior managing officer of Toyota Motor Corporation, and President and CEO of Toyota Motor Europe (TME), said: ‘At Toyota, we believe that tackling environmental challenges facing our industry will require more than one approach. Hybrid is at the core of our strategy towards sustainable mobility, but we also see a role for clean diesel in Europe.
‘Working together with an industry leader like the BMW Group allows us to benefit from economies of scale to reduce development costs as well as improve our time-to-market.’
Natalie Middleton
Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.
