We have seen the multi air engines on the fiat panda aria concept which made its debut at the Frankfurt motor show,Just-auto an online automobile information portal has reported in one of their articles that Fiat India is working on getting these engines to India because we in India expect small cars to be fuel efficient and Fiat car's where not associated with this tag.
Don't have much details as to which car these engines are being planned out for,but here is the engine explained
The engine is two-cylindered but don't be disappointed read on,
Total vehicle and weight is cut but using a new two-cylinder turbocharged engine that follows the current trend toward smaller displacement boosted engines and is twenty percent lighter and takes up twenty-five percent less space than a similarly powerful four cylinder. The 900cc SGE twin puts out 105 hp in turbo form using gasoline and Fiat's new Multiair electronic valve control system. A 65hp normally aspirated version is also being developed.
The Multiair system has no throttle which is always an efficiency drain in engines, but instead uses an electro-hydraulic system to actuate the valves. The system can provide full control over valve lift and timing. The SGE two cylinder also has a special crankshaft balancing system to ensure smooth running and is expected to go into production later in the decade. The version shown in the concept is equipped with a dual-fuel system that can operate on gasoline or a 70/30 methane-hydrogen mix.
Source:
Autoblog
In layman term this should be a very powerful engine but at the same time very very fuel efficient.
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Saturday, September 22, 2007
Fiat India working on advanced Multiair engines
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