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From: chuckcar on 23 Apr 2010 16:12 > http://wardsauto.com/home/respectable_4-cyl_engine_100421/ > > The Ward�s 10 Best Engines competition has recognized outstanding > powertrain development for 16 years. This month, Ward�s explores the > history of GM�s direct-injection 2.4L Ecotec I-4. > > A quick count of this year�s 10 Best Engines award winners reveals no > fewer than six 4-bangers: two turbocharged, two HEVs, one diesel and > even one naturally aspirated, workaday 4-cyl. engine � General Motors > Co.�s 2.4L Ecotec. > > �In the Equinox,� Ward�s editors raved, �this engine never fails to > delight with ready throttle response and strong mid-range > acceleration.� > > Several were �astonished to achieve 30 mpg (7.8L/100 km) in the > Equinox in mixed driving, without babying it.� And we�ll bet some, if > they had not known it was a 4-cyl., might have mistaken it for a V-6 > as many other reviewers have. > Never heard of BRM? They should quadruple that IMHO. Listen to this: http://www.f1-fansite.com/sound/Brm_v16.mp3 Enough to scare Thor IMHO. -- (setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )
From: hls on 23 Apr 2010 08:11 "john" <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ccc67ecb-888e-411b-ba96-54ea8d570a64(a)c2g2000pre.googlegroups.com... http://wardsauto.com/home/respectable_4-cyl_engine_100421/ The Ward�s 10 Best Engines competition has recognized outstanding powertrain development for 16 years. This month, Ward�s explores the history of GM�s direct-injection 2.4L Ecotec I-4. A quick count of this year�s 10 Best Engines award winners reveals no fewer than six 4-bangers: two turbocharged, two HEVs, one diesel and even one naturally aspirated, workaday 4-cyl. engine � General Motors Co.�s 2.4L Ecotec. �In the Equinox,� Ward�s editors raved, �this engine never fails to delight with ready throttle response and strong mid-range acceleration.� Several were �astonished to achieve 30 mpg (7.8L/100 km) in the Equinox in mixed driving, without babying it.� And we�ll bet some, if they had not known it was a 4-cyl., might have mistaken it for a V-6 as many other reviewers have. ******* That will be a first for GM...
From: Don Stauffer on 23 Apr 2010 09:38 john wrote: > http://wardsauto.com/home/respectable_4-cyl_engine_100421/ > > The Ward�s 10 Best Engines competition has recognized outstanding > powertrain development for 16 years. This month, Ward�s explores the > history of GM�s direct-injection 2.4L Ecotec I-4. > > A quick count of this year�s 10 Best Engines award winners reveals no > fewer than six 4-bangers: two turbocharged, two HEVs, one diesel and > even one naturally aspirated, workaday 4-cyl. engine � General Motors > Co.�s 2.4L Ecotec. > > �In the Equinox,� Ward�s editors raved, �this engine never fails to > delight with ready throttle response and strong mid-range > acceleration.� > > Several were �astonished to achieve 30 mpg (7.8L/100 km) in the > Equinox in mixed driving, without babying it.� And we�ll bet some, if > they had not known it was a 4-cyl., might have mistaken it for a V-6 > as many other reviewers have. > I think folks make to big a thing about number of cylinders. Total displacement is a bigger thing. Fewer big cylinders, or more little ones- so what. Yes, there is a bit of optimization of efficiency with cylinder size (a preferred cylinder displacement) but it is not a sharp thing and not super sensitive to size. Remember how many years the four-cylinder Offy was king of Indy?
From: Nate Nagel on 23 Apr 2010 12:54 On 04/23/2010 08:11 AM, hls wrote: > > "john" <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:ccc67ecb-888e-411b-ba96-54ea8d570a64(a)c2g2000pre.googlegroups.com... > http://wardsauto.com/home/respectable_4-cyl_engine_100421/ > > The Ward�s 10 Best Engines competition has recognized outstanding > powertrain development for 16 years. This month, Ward�s explores the > history of GM�s direct-injection 2.4L Ecotec I-4. > > A quick count of this year�s 10 Best Engines award winners reveals no > fewer than six 4-bangers: two turbocharged, two HEVs, one diesel and > even one naturally aspirated, workaday 4-cyl. engine � General Motors > Co.�s 2.4L Ecotec. > > �In the Equinox,� Ward�s editors raved, �this engine never fails to > delight with ready throttle response and strong mid-range > acceleration.� > > Several were �astonished to achieve 30 mpg (7.8L/100 km) in the > Equinox in mixed driving, without babying it.� And we�ll bet some, if > they had not known it was a 4-cyl., might have mistaken it for a V-6 > as many other reviewers have. > ******* > That will be a first for GM... Sounds a lot like the VW turbo motor... based on an early 70's design... not saying that the GM motor isn't good (I have no experience with it) but there have been excellent four-poppers available for decades. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel
From: jim beam on 23 Apr 2010 13:39
On 04/23/2010 09:54 AM, Nate Nagel wrote: > On 04/23/2010 08:11 AM, hls wrote: >> >> "john" <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:ccc67ecb-888e-411b-ba96-54ea8d570a64(a)c2g2000pre.googlegroups.com... >> http://wardsauto.com/home/respectable_4-cyl_engine_100421/ >> >> The Ward�s 10 Best Engines competition has recognized outstanding >> powertrain development for 16 years. This month, Ward�s explores the >> history of GM�s direct-injection 2.4L Ecotec I-4. >> >> A quick count of this year�s 10 Best Engines award winners reveals no >> fewer than six 4-bangers: two turbocharged, two HEVs, one diesel and >> even one naturally aspirated, workaday 4-cyl. engine � General Motors >> Co.�s 2.4L Ecotec. >> >> �In the Equinox,� Ward�s editors raved, �this engine never fails to >> delight with ready throttle response and strong mid-range >> acceleration.� >> >> Several were �astonished to achieve 30 mpg (7.8L/100 km) in the >> Equinox in mixed driving, without babying it.� And we�ll bet some, if >> they had not known it was a 4-cyl., might have mistaken it for a V-6 >> as many other reviewers have. >> ******* >> That will be a first for GM... > > Sounds a lot like the VW turbo motor... based on an early 70's design... > not saying that the GM motor isn't good (I have no experience with it) > but there have been excellent four-poppers available for decades. > > nate > yup, available for quite some time: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Climax#The_engines my personal fave: http://theoldone.com/articles/Larryscivic/Larrys_Civic.htm -- nomina rutrum rutrum |