A dragster model that was created by Nicolas Brunet and which is fitted with a race-tuned 2.0-liter GM Ecotec engine has allegedly set a new world record for a four-cylinder racecar completing the quarter-mile run in 6.71 seconds with an exit speed of 207mph (333km/h) at the Napierville Dragway in Canada. Read more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com – All Rights Reserved
A dragster model that was created by Nicolas Brunet and which is fitted with a race-tuned 2.0-liter GM Ecotec engine has allegedly set a new world record for a four-cylinder racecar completing the quarter-mile run in 6.71 seconds with an exit speed of 207mph (333km/h) at the Napierville Dragway in Canada. Read more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com – All Rights Reserved
Even though GMC made a fuss over their Terrain Denali, with its new 3.6L V6, this past week, the hot ticket seems to be the 4-cylinder Terrain, along with its Chevrolet stablemate, the Chevrolet Equinox.
GM confirmed that they have placed ”temporary order limits” on the 2.4L 4-cylinder models. Supplies have been low, and while they typically account for most of the crossover model’s sales, higher gas prices have only increased demand for them. In 2011, the 4-cylinder models made up 8…
Mitsubishi announced today the development of two new fuel-sipping technologies. The first is a new compact lightweight 1.8 liter inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine known as 4J10 and the other is the latest version of the company’s Auto Stop & Go technology.
“The development of these latest technologies is expected to play a big part in achieving MMC’s own upcoming fuel and environmental efficiency targets,” Mitsubishi said in a statement.
The new 4J10 MIVEC engine features ne…
At the moment, oil is relatively inexpensive compared to earlier this summer, but it does not approach the $0.79 world of 15 or so years ago, as a result, four-cylinder engines are making a comeback. Nearly five years ago, at the pinnacle of the housing bubble, just over 30% of cars sold in the US were fitted with four-bangers; now it’s somewhere around 50%. Has the car industry become all cold and tired, frightened of a $150/barrel oil future?
Having owned an early Civic, I know what it’s like to s…
The German automaker’s volume leader is fitted for 2012 with the twin-scroll turbocharged 4-cylinder that appears currently in the Z4 sDrive28i, as well as a new 8-speed automatic transmission.
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In 2006, Genreal Motors became well known for its famous 2.0 LNF liter 4-cylinder Ecotec engine that pumped out 260-hp and 260 lb-ft of torque. Word on the street is that GM is now working on an all-new 2.0 liter turbo engine.
A version of the 2.0 liter LNF 4-cylinder is still found in the Buick Regal Turbo and the Buick Reg…
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Fiat SpA has announced that it will produce a new gasoline direct injection turbo engine for Alfa Romeo in Italy at the FMA plant in Pratola Serra beginning in early 2013.
The engine is designed for both transversal and longitudinal applications. The 4-cylinder engine will have a displacement of 1.8 liters and a maximum outpu…
BMW has just announced pricing on the 2012 BMW 528i and the 2012 BMW 528i xDrive, which is now powered by a 2.0 liter 4-cylinder. Prices start at $46,700 for the 2012 528i and $49,000 for the 2012 528i xDrive.
Power for the 2012 BMW 528i comes from a 2.0 liter 4-cylinder single twin-scroll turbocharger making 240-hp at 5,000 rpm and 260 lb-ft of torque between 1,250 and 4,800 lb-ft. Mated to an 8-speed automatic Sport and Manual shift modes and Adaptive Transmission, the BMW 528i averages 22/32 mpg (city…
So it’s been forever since we’ve been hearing rumors about Porsche doing a 4-banger and a new entry-level sports car. Today, we have a new report shedding some light on Porsche’s 4-cylinder plans. According to AutoWeek, high-ranking Porsche officials at the company’s Weissach research and development center in Germany have confirmed engineering work is moving-forward on a 4-cylinder horizontally opposed gasoline engine.
The new boxer engine will first debut in a mid-engined entry…