The 3.0 - liter EcoDiesel's 60 -
degree cylinder banks enable more efficient packaging, while effectively balancing the potent inertia generated by torque - rich diesels.
Not exact matches
The 45 -
degree 16
cylinder engine (essentially two straight 8s sharing a common crankshaft, as each
bank had its own carburetor, distributor, and accessories.
It's a 75 -
degree, 3.5 - liter twin - cam V - 6, with a turbocharger bolted to each
bank of
cylinders.
To that end, Acura uses a 60 -
degree angle between
cylinder banks.
The biggest changes were reserved for its drivetrain though, with a new version of VW's VR6 engine (a 15 -
degree V6 in which both
banks of
cylinders share the same head).
The unit is actually a very narrow - angle V6, displacing 2861cc, with two offset
banks of
cylinders at 15
degrees to one another.
... It is hoped that future versions of the engine will include such technologies as spray - guided direct injection (because the
degree of downsizing means that dethrottling is still attractive) or two - stage charging systems (because of the benefits of 3 -
cylinder banks in turbocharged engines.
Its compressor sits in the 90 -
degree V of the
cylinder banks and is belt - driven by the crankshaft.
The car is powered by a new, Isuzu - designed 90 -
degree 4.2 - liter V - 8, with twin overhead cams per
cylinder bank and four valves per
cylinder.
The new V12 TDI belongs to Audi's family of V engines but has the ideal included angle for this engine type of 60
degrees between
cylinder banks.
Unlike a traditional V - 6 engine where the three
cylinders are on each side in a V configuration, flat - six engines feature two
banks of
cylinders that are separated by 180
degrees so they face out horizontally, rather than in an angled V arrangement.
The outcome is a V12 with a classic
cylinder bank angle of 60
degrees, and thus an amazingly compact power package — the power unit measures only 665 millimeters from top to bottom, including the intake system.
The compressor is so compact that it easily fits inside the 90 -
degree V of the
cylinder banks, in place of the intake manifold.
The two turbochargers of the eight -
cylinder engine are accommodated, along with the catalytic converters, in the V - shaped space between the
cylinder banks, which are positioned at a 90 -
degree angle to one another.
Details of how and where Isuzu will sell the car also have to be confirmed although it's thought Lotus will be involved closely.The car is powered by a new, Isuzu - designed 90 -
degree 4.2 - liter V - 8, with twin overhead cams per
cylinder bank and four valves per
cylinder.
The
cylinder -
bank angle is 90
degrees.
The 3.5 - liter engine powers only the rear wheels and is unrelated to the 290 - 310 hp V6 engines powering other Hondas and Acuras that have the
cylinder banks at a 60 -
degree angle; the NSX V6 uses a 75
degree - design.