Car manufacturer Citroen has made new green improvements to its C5 model.

Citroen has developed a petrol engine in collaboration with BMW to in favour of its current 2.0i 16V 143 hp unit.

The 1.6i 16V THP 155 hp Euro V engine means that the new model boasts a 16 per cent cut in CO2 gas release and an 18.5 per cent better combined-cycle fuel economy.

Also available in an automatic equivalent, its CO2 output is 179 g/km – representing a reduction 10 g/km output improvement.

For each of the new versions of the vehicle, the improvements have meant a reduction in the fee that needs to be paid for the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).

VED applies to cars that were registered first from 2001 onwards and it an obligation which cost is based upon the CO2 emissions the motor produces.

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