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.
Between its birth under Nixon and its death under Dubya, the Celica underwent
several changes to powertrains, competitors and buyer demographics but never wavered from its mission as Toyota's entry - level sport coupe.
After holding back its release until tweaking a host of details, Hyundai has announced the specifics of its upgraded 2013 Sonata Hybrid and these center around mpg -
boosting changes to its powertrain.
With
no changes to the powertrain, EPA fuel economy remains a thirsty 14/20 mpg city / highway for the RWD model, and 13/19 for the 4WD model.
There are
no changes to the powertrain, and the Sports Tourer will continue to be offered in Europe with four diesel and four petrol engines.
-- With there be
any changes to the powertrain or chassis?
Renault has updated the Pulse for 2015 model year and it gets additional new features and aesthetic upgrades to the dashboard with
no changes to the powertrain.
Land Rover has made
some changes to the powertrain line - up too.
Chevrolet's updated pony car does not include
any changes to the powertrain, which means power still sits at 455 horsepower for SS models.
Expect
no changes to the powertrain under the hood on both the models.
It looks like there are
no changes to the powertrain and drivetrain, both in terms of choices and output — it isn't mentioned, but the 1.5 litre i - VTEC with IMA motor combination should retain its total combined 136 PS at 6,600 rpm and 172 Nm from 1,000 rpm to 3,000 rpm output.
It's unknown whether Honda plans to make
any changes to the powertrain line - up or enhancements to the existing units.