three-cylinder

Andrew Fraser , gasoline powertrain director at Ford of Europe, said attracting customers to the three-cylinder will all come down to what he called the "and" factor.

Engine Makers' New Math Jeff Bennett 2011

U.S consumers may be migrating away from V8 and V6 engines but the last time a three-cylinder was sold in the U.S. dates back to the 1990s with the Suzuki Swift and General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Metro.

Engine Makers' New Math Jeff Bennett 2011

The three-cylinder engines are a stark contrast to the years Ford spent building its profile and profitability on selling big vehicles powered by six- and eight-cylinder engines.

Ford Outlines New Small Engine Jeff Bennett 2011

BMW AG recently showed its i8 concept car with a three-cylinder engine that is used to supplement the battery.

Engine Makers' New Math Jeff Bennett 2011

FRANKFURT— Ford Motor Co., which for decades has pushed the boundaries of big engines to power its sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks, said on Monday it will equip three of its European models with a new three-cylinder engine.

Ford Outlines New Small Engine Jeff Bennett 2011

NEW DELHI -- Hyundai Motor Co. introduced its smallest car ever on Thursday, a three-cylinder, four-door, five-seat hatchback to be built and sold in India and compete squarely against the biggest-selling model of the country's top car maker, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

Hyundai Debuts Eon Small Car in India Evan Ramstad 2011

Sure, the three-cylinder car returned 39 mpg in our testing, but it requires premium fuel, thereby offsetting potential pump savings.

Smart USA teams with Nissan on new small car 2010

From 1889 to 1905 they built five prototypes of a car with 20 to 25 horsepower (19 kW) air-cooled three-cylinder rotary engine with a vertical crankshaft over the rear axle.en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams-Farwell

Rotary engine car | My[confined]Space 2009

A plug-in hybrid concept car with an electric motor over the front axle and a 220-hp, three-cylinder turbocharged engine over the rear axle, with the traction batteries and fuel tank situated in between, the i8's mechanical undercarriage is essentially an extruded-aluminum skate.

Twiki, Bring the Car Around Dan Neil 2011

Volkswagen is already marketing its three-cylinder Up compact car using a variation of the slogan from its 1959 U.S. launch of the Beetle.

Engine Makers' New Math Jeff Bennett 2011