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05-08-2009, 01:50 PM
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  | Actually 3 cyl are not that bad, they sound good and can be very nervous & responsive engines. 
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| Am I the only one who likes this idea? The baseline is simple: Times are changing and even luxury manufacturers have to adapt and evolve themselves as well as the wishes of their customers. We are moving into a direction where more people find the idea of owning a luxury car with a powerful and efficient engine far more interesting than a luxury car with a powerful and inefficient engine.
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| From a manufacturer's perspective, having 10 car models hare the same engine is a phenomenal way of keeping costs down because engines are incredibly expensive to develop. Mercedes, Audi and other mass producers are most certainly looking into it. As always with economic decisions, the big losers are the consumers who will have to fork over big bucks just to buy a naturally aspired engine. Turbo charged engines are not everyone's cup of tea and I fear that car buyers in the market for a NA engine will be hogged. |
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| I just doubt the numbers though, how a 1.35L can do 180hp, a 1.8L I4 can do 240hp, 350nm.. does this mean high compression/high strain on the engine resulting in shorter life? 240hp/350nm is not something that a 3.0L I6 M54 can do, and that engine is just 9 years old.
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| ...Mercedes is also looking into 3 cylinder engines. Here's one, from the current smart fourtwo cdi. I think it might be the current record low fuel consumption in Germany? With 3.3 l/100 km or 71.3 MPG in US numbers.  |
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| ^^ The first gen smart had four-cylinders Mercedes motors. The smart Forfour had a 1.5l three cylinder cdi motor derived from the Mercedes A-Class. The current fortwo is featuring Mitsubishi motors, AFAIK.
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"New smart diesel engines start production A 45 hp (33 kW) common rail direct injection turbodiesel with 799 cc displacement for the new smart cdi started production on a new line in Kölleda, Thüringen. The smart cdi was certified to consume 3.3 liters per 100 kilometers which translates to 71.3 MPG in US numbers emitting only 88 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer. Mar 20, 2007" | |
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I'd like to see how that works. 
