.7L turbo to replace 1.5L for 12% better FE
 

This is an awesome little engine! (and cute too, lookit how small it is haha)

.7L 3 cylinder turbo
direct injection (gasoline)
100 hp 103 ft/lbs
SOHC but has "dual independent cam phasing, allowing for fully variable valve timing and overlap on both the intake and exhaust ports" - dunno how they do that, but that sounds awesome
delivers 32% more torque than a typical 1.5L engine @ 1500 rpm

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That is awesome. I want one.

Wow. I want one too! Those HP and TQ ratings are nearly the same as my 1.6 Civic.

32% more torque at 1500 rpm sounds just perfect.

Wow !
100hp and 700ccs.
That is a great power to displacement ratio. Bet that would be great in a bike......

The Edison2 VLC cars use a 250cc (turbo?) single cylinder that produces ~40HP. If the car is light enough, this is plenty of power.

That's the exact amount of torque as the current 1NZ-FE but 2700 rpm lower. Imagine the extra room in the engine bay. No more busted knuckles while tinkering.

Wow. Bolt a luggage handle on the top of that, and you can keep a spare and just hand-carry it into the shop when it needs an oil change.

I want one!
Throw that little lawnmower engine in the lemon and putt all the way to work and class.:turtle:

Daox -

Building on what Clev said, the HP junkies can have one for each axle. Full time AWD + 200 HP total.

CarloSW2

Can I get a downsized one for the Fireflies please? :)

About half that output would be fine!

No, one for each wheel!.

400HP, independently controlled AWD and direct power application!

No need to downsize that one any more, just run the transonic injectors with compression ignition and 80-1 AF mixtures, for cruising.

regards
Mech

This engine is perfect for a CRX, Geo Metro, Triumph Spitfire, Fiat 850 Spyder, ect.

It would also go nice on a crotch rocket...

I actually seriously believe that 100 HP and 103 ft.lbs. is too much for a street motorcycle. You'll never actually need that power.

That would be the equivalent of daily driving a tow truck, for those of us who would normally drive an Isuzu P'up.

I don't know if they're willing to R&D a 1.5-cylinder version for you, Darin...

That's funny. :)

one thing I find exciting is seeing direct injection moving down from the high end applications. Once it is put into more mainstream cars, I can guarantee average fuel economy figures will go up very much.

Like the 2011 Hyundai Sonata? 2.4 GDI, 24/35 mpg with a stick, $20,000. I hear they have waiting lists.

Wow thats sweet like a wankle but with more moving parts. :)

I was thinking... (danger, Will Robinson... Danger!) 100HP and 103TQ... that's like DOUBLE the power of the diesel in my Golf. Hell, that's pretty much the same power as most four cylinder cars on the market currently, close to it anyway. More than the older ones, comparable to the newer ones...

Seems like it'd be GREAT swap material, eh?