What does actually the dCi badge mean on vehicles by Renault?
Abbreviation of Direct Common-rail Injection, this badge is used by Renault-Nissan Alliance (Renault, Dacia, Nissan) marking cars powered by diesel engines based on the technology of the same name. Engines under the dCi label have replaced dTi variants with the classical direct injection, and are using Delphi (later replaced by BOSCH due to high volume of issues) and Continental (ex Siemens) fuel injection systems, fixed or variable geometry turbos, as well as EGR and DPF andi-pollution systems.
First car to display this badge was a first generation Renault Laguna in 1999, while the 1.5 litre version appeared in 2001 with the restyled Renault Clio II. Nissan contributed in developing some of the engines and it was a natural choice for their models, while Dacia as part of the alliance makes use of them too. Apart from the three companies the spectrum of brands using them in their vehicles includes Volvo, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Mercedes, Smart, as well as Infinity.
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