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New PSA 1.2-liter 3-cylinder turbo takes International Engine of Year category award

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The PureTech family of 3-cylinder engines offers high levels of performance, cutting fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions by an average of 18% compared with its predecessors. With overall average emissions of 110.3 Some 100,000 units of the engine, which displaced the reigning category champion Volkswagen Group 1.4-liter liter and 1.2-liter

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

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Clutches are OWC1, C1 and B1. 1) and external cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). GM chose exhaust cam park timing to optimize cold-start emissions and engine efficiency based on the chosen intake cam park timing selection. Click to enlarge. —Jocsak et al. L Ecotec engine.

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