Optimizing the replacement for engine displacement

10AEID0907_01

09/07/2010

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New boosting and fuel-delivery technologies, and even twin-cylinder ICEs, are among the solutions being employed by powertrain engineers aiming for the next round of fuel-consumption and emissions targets.

Engine downsizing, coupled with forced induction (and a greater number of transmission ratios), has become a central automotive powertrain philosophy for the 21st century.

Such a radical shift away from the established powertrain norm-“there is no replacement for displacement,” as the old saying goes-is demanding new solutions to the balance between efficiency, driveability, and cost. Engineers at turbocharger supplier Continental state that a car must be fun to drive as well as have lower environmental impact.

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Sep 7, 2010
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10AEID0907_01
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English