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Old 03-28-2012, 08:43 PM   #19 (permalink)
niky
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More parts also equals smaller parts.

One of the big difficulties with direct injection is packaging. If you're going to have direct injection and more cylinders in a small package, you're going to have to sacrifice valve space to make it work. Keeping the 1.0 3 cylinders allows them to have more space in each combustion chamber to pack the valves, injector and spark plug.
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