FSO Caro picks up PSA diesel
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• FSO Cars plans to launch the Caro pickup in April, shortly after it launches its car range. The pick-up will be powered by the PSA 1.9-litre diesel engine, used in the Peugeot and Citroen Sevel vans. In the FS() it will produce 51kW (68hp) at 4,600rpm and 125Nm (921bft) of torque at 2,000rpm. A five. speed manual gearbox is standard.
Braking is by front discs and rear drums with a load sensing valve. The front is independently sprung with heavy-duty leaf springs at the rear. According to FSO, the dropside body offers a 2.0x1.5m cargo space capable of carrying two Euro pallets side by side and a 1,150kg payload. Future offerings will include tipper and box van conversions and a tilt.
Launch price is set at £5,999 (ex-VAT), including a 12 month/35,000 mile manufacturer's warranty with a free second year AA-backed unlimited warranty which runs on automatically from the first year. There is a six-year anti-perforation warranty.
FSO expects to have appoint. ed 100 UK dealers by the end of March which will sell the Caro Pickup and car.