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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
The longer stroke-to-bore actually is one of the reasons that lead those 3-bangers to have a better low-end responsiveness. At least in my country they're still more restricted to entry-level subcompacts while forced induction is the exception, not the rule.
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Why would an undersquare engine be any more capable to produce low end torque than an oversquare engine?
I checked what VW offers in Brasil. Their 3-cylinder engine is almost square, but VW's 4-cylinder 1.6 liter engine is much more undersquare.