Better MPG due to a reduction in rotational mass via one less piston to move. I despise them. I had one in Las Vegas as a rental. The driving experience was best described as gutless and unrefined.
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I put a lot of miles on a Subaru J-10 3 cyl. I believe the body was called the "Justy" in the US and had a small 4 cyl. in it.
I was hoping to get a friend to test drive a new Trax. Her involvement with car shopping appears to have waned.
So endless and stupid were her questions/comments, I'm not going to resume communications.
I was hoping to get a friend to test drive a new Trax. Her involvement with car shopping appears to have waned.
So endless and stupid were her questions/comments, I'm not going to resume communications.
Doesn't matter what you think, you won't have a choice after some time.
Had slew of Chevy Sprints back in the 80's and enjoyed every one. Even with automatic and a/c they ran just fine. The 5-speeds could get over 60 mpg while the turbo was pretty quick.
Fiat 500 Pop (non Turbo) can do 31-38 mpg
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Pow...aseModel=500&srchtyp=ymm&pageno=1&rowLimit=50
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Pow...aseModel=500&srchtyp=ymm&pageno=1&rowLimit=50
Umm....that's not a 3 cylinder.
Becasue of the weight added to it. 1, 2, 3 cyl engines will do good on motorcycles in terms of mpg but once you put weight on it, (the body, frame, seats and other accesories) it's no better than 4 cyl in terms of mpgs and yet even worst adding the weights of the occupant. Once you get into 5th gear (manual trans) the vehicle starts shaking, so you downshift to 4th to get an extra torque
Those torque numbers make me smile, I had a 3 cyl Trax for a rental while out in Yellowstone and a Trailblazer in Vegas and I can say the 5 hp Briggs powered go-kart I puttered around in as a kid felt like it had more torque than either one of those poor things. I will say, they both got really good gas mileage and drove fine if the terrain was flat and there was light traffic, but if someone had told me these things were making 80 lb-ft of torque maximum, I would have believed you. They were fine as rentals, but if I had to own one and use it as a daily driver, I'd have depression.
Some are better with their turbos. I believe the Trax does 0-60 in 8.8 seconds which is better than a kick in the rear.
Seems wrong, but maybe in order to get to a lower displacement, not so bad. Seems like 0.4-0.5L per cylinder is a sweet spot for power and emissions? or maybe just emissions, no idea.
A 3 cylinder should be shorter and maybe smaller all around. I had no fun doing a timing belt on my I4, imagine what a few extra inches (you know, like a whole cylinder's worth) would do to make that job easier.
A 3 cylinder should be shorter and maybe smaller all around. I had no fun doing a timing belt on my I4, imagine what a few extra inches (you know, like a whole cylinder's worth) would do to make that job easier.
3 cyl engines only make sense with 1.0L of displacement or less. Otherwise they do not provide any gas saving benefits. The only reason we have them in larger displacement is cost savings for the manufacturers. It's cheaper to make a larger displacement of the same engine configuration and number of cylinders, or slap a turbo on it than to design a new configuration with more cylinders.
Yes! At idle there is a slight vibration at idle you can feel in the vehicle that is inherent to odd cylinder vehicles that the manufacturers just can't seem to hide. On acceleration or cruising they are fine. The vibration at idle is so subtle only a car person would notice.
I once owned a 3 cylinder GEO Metro. 1,000 cc I believe. For what it was , it was one of the most reliable, cost effective, and easiest to maintain I've owned. Fuel economy was excellent. If environmental impact was an issue, it was probably more earth friendly that an EV could ever be.
My FJ has a lovely sounding 3 cylinder 850cc engine, needless to say it scoots.
My Scarab also has a 3 cylinder engine, a Rotax 1.5L supercharged and intercooled, pumping out 250hp.
I'd love to flick a Corolla GR around the track, I'm sure it'd be a hoot.
When you're having a good time, who cares about FE?
My Scarab also has a 3 cylinder engine, a Rotax 1.5L supercharged and intercooled, pumping out 250hp.
I'd love to flick a Corolla GR around the track, I'm sure it'd be a hoot.
When you're having a good time, who cares about FE?
Yes, sorry Ecosport.
It’s only because it moves you on government charts and does absolutely nothing for the consumer.
This is similar to how it’s virtually illegal to sell a standard cab bench seat truck.
They weight stupid bs over the actual economy of the vehicle.
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