The partnership between Renault and Daimler, which guaranteed the supply of the 1.5 dCi the first to the second should end this month, advance the French L’Argus, when we get to know the 2021 range (MY2021) of the Class A, Class B and CLA.
Renault's popular 1.5 dCi will no longer power the 180 d versions of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, B-Class and CLA, but will continue to feature in several Renault, Dacia and Nissan.
Instead of the Gallic tetracylinder we will have a version of the Diesel OM 654q, the inline four-cylinder block from Mercedes-Benz, with 2.0 l capacity, which we already know from the 200 d and 220 d versions.
A change that has been foreseen for some time. The GLB, which uses the same MFA base as the Class A, Class B and CLA, was the first to dispense with 1.5 dCi, with its 180 d version already being served by the 2.0 l block, the OM 654q. And the same happened again with the new GLA.
Coincidentally, this new version of the 2.0 Diesel delivers the same 116 hp as the 1.5 dCi in the GLB and GLA, but by having more than 500 cm3 it promises greater availability.
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Also according to the French publication, with the end of the 1.5 dCi at Mercedes-Benz — or OM 608 in Mercedes-Benz language — the Getrag seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox associated with the 1.5 dCi will also be deprecated by a new one. eight speeds (8G-DCT) from Daimler itself.
you can no longer configure them
As if to confirm this change, the 180 d versions of Class A, Class B and CLA are no longer available on the brand's website for configuration.There is an exception, according to L'Argus. The future Mercedes-Benz Citan, which will continue to be derived from the Renault Kangoo, and the passenger version already announced as T-Class (2022), should continue to enjoy 1.5 dCi services.
However, in relation to passenger vehicles we can say that it is the end of a (small) era.
And will the 1.33 petrol engine also be abandoned?
No. And why is simple to understand. Unlike the 1.5 dCi, which is a Renault engine, the 1.33 Turbo was an engine developed from scratch between Daimler and Renault and Nissan (Partners in the Alliance), so the engine belongs to… everyone.