The Japanese automaker has announced that the 2018 Accord will feature an all four - cylinder lineup when the 10th generation model launches later this year, powered by a pair of
smaller turbocharged engine options.
Not exact matches
Engine options are likely to stay similar to the current model with small - displacement turbocharged engines to make up the bulk of the engine ch
Engine options are likely to stay similar to the current model with
small - displacement
turbocharged engines to make up the bulk of the
engine ch
engine choices.
According to vehicle line director and chief engineer for North American
small cars Jim Danahy, «Providing the
option of a
turbocharged engine to our non-stick driving Chevy customers allows us to offer everyone the thrill and power of a fuel - efficient Ecotec 1.4 L powerplant.
The
smallest and most accessibly - priced
option, the Q3 competes among other compact luxury utilities with standard quattro all - wheel drive, leather upholstery, and a
turbocharged engine with plentiful power.
Ford is perhaps best - known for this phenomenon, making waves in 2011 when it made the EcoBoost 3.5 L twin -
turbocharged V - 6 its top
engine option and then again in 2015 with a surprisingly
small 2.7 L EcoBoost V - 6, serving as a middle child between the base 3.5 L naturally aspirated V - 6 and the more conventional 5.0 L V - 8.
While the next - generation F - 150's aluminum body panels and
small turbocharged EcoBoost
engines should go a long way to improving performance, Ford simply wants to give customers more
options, the automaker's product development chief, Raj Nair, told the Detroit Free Press.
Small but efficient
turbocharged 4 - cylinder
engines and clever
options like parallel parking assist spearhead the effort to set the compact Ford apart from its competitors.
«Providing the
option of a
turbocharged engine to our non-stick driving Chevy customers allows us to offer everyone the thrill and power of a fuel - efficient Ecotec 1.4 L powerplant,» said Jim Danahy, vehicle line director and vehicle chief engineer for North American
small cars.
The new 2.0 T splits the difference between most competitors» «
small» and «large»
engine options so effectively, it appears unlikely that a more powerful mill is in the cards, short of the new S4's
turbocharged 3 - liter V6.
A
smaller four - door coupe than the 6 Series Gran Coupe, the new 4 Series Gran Coupe will likely sport the same powertrain
options as the 4 Series, that is a 241 hp turbo four - cylinder
engine and a 300 hp
turbocharged six - cylinder
engine.
That large 5.7 - liter
engine only nets 15 miles per gallon combined, and there is no
option for a
smaller turbocharged engine.