It will offer a new four cylinder that is turbocharged to produce 201 horsepower and 229 pounds-feet of torque.
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When powered by gasoline, the C-MAX Energi uses the all-new 2.0-liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine - powerful and fuel efficient and among the most advanced non-turbocharged four-cylinder powertrains Ford has ever offered.
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The company announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show that the U.S. version of its Mazda 6 midsize sedan, which got a major redesign for the 2014 model year, will offer a new four-cylinder diesel engine, in addition to a conventional four-cylinder gasoline engine.
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Next year Ford will offer a new Focus compact car in Europe, with a one-litre, three-cylinder engine that performs as well as the 1.6 litre, four-cylinder engine it replaces, yet uses about 20% less fuel.
After years of offering only high-power, high-consumption six-, eight-, and 12-cylinder engines, BMW, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz will start rolling out efficient four-cylinder engines in the United States this year.
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On the road, the 2.0 liter, four-cylinder, 150-horsepower ILX is quiet and the steering is precise.
The 328d will have a four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine that puts out 180 horsepower.
The Ford Escape offers three different four-cylinder engines and is worth a look, too.
As with the Optima, the Regal offers a choice of two direct fuel-injected four-cylinder engines.
The car has a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine with a 6-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive.
Which is why the base Jaguar XF now comes powered by a seemingly modest 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.
The last car BMW sold in the United States with a four-cylinder was the 1999 318ti hatchback.
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Like the Caliber, they feature powerful, more fuel-efficient, four-cylinder engines. (The Sebring's 2.4-liter version churns out 170hp).
Mazda has not said how much power the consumer version of the new diesel four-cylinder will generate.
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So luxury automakers are responding, not only with four-cylinder engines, but hybrids and other fuel-saving technology as well.
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So engineers made upscale features like charcoal-black leather seats and chrome wheels available even with the smallest four-cylinder engine.
Fuel economy gets better, especially with the 8-speed transmission or the four-cylinder turbo.
Several different engines can be dropped in, like a turbo--necessary for Saab's peppy image--or a fuel-efficient four-cylinder for the Malibu.
Several different engines can be dropped in: a turbo, necessary for Saab's peppy image, or a fuel-efficient four-cylinder, for the Malibu.
In this case it's a four-cylinder BMW-sourced engine providing that extra range, exhaust peeking out just behind the front-left wheel.
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The 1.4-liter four-cylinder turbo in the Dodge Dart generates 160 hp, the same as a bigger, 2.0-liter engine without a turbo.
At 184 horsepower, the base, four-cylinder engine is slightly less powerful than the 2001 Cherokee's base V6, but it's much more efficient.
The car uses a 1.8-liter, 98-horsepower four-cylinder gasoline engine with an 80 hp (60 kW) electric motor charged on a Ni-MH battery.
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Nissan offers a four-cylinder and a six-cylinder engine in the new Altima.
The four-cylinder gasoline engine in the new Toyota Corolla is about as efficient as it gets, producing 130hp and 41 highway miles per gallon.
The smaller and lighter four-cylinder gets better mileage than the six-cylinder when the six-cylinder is paired with a manual transmission, according to EPA estimates.
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Volkswagen has to make sure the four-cylinder engine in the Jetta and Audi A4 doesn't outperform the six-cylinder in the Passat and Audi A6.
Essentially leveraged as a form of high-tech turbocharging, here a small electric motor gives a modest fuel-free power boost to a direct-fuel-injected 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine.
Heavily automated, it can build a four-cylinder engine in less than the 1.82 worker hours it takes at Toyota's best engine factory in West Virginia.
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