While reading this question
about a motorcycle cylinder and piston, the question comes to mind basically for the same thing, only for an automobile engine.
Not exact matches
Extrapolating this and also your earlier response
about motorcycles; if you look at Motorcycle engines of comparable size /
cylinders to small car engines of similar capacity, you will see that the car manufacturers often still decide to adopt major design changes to their powertrain - rather than just using the same engine design approach.
If you are worried
about running out of juice, BMW will offer an optional range extender: a modified version of the 650cc two -
cylinder gasoline engine used in the company's CT650 GT
motorcycle.