Powerful engine 1.6 L from Volvo

Swedish car manufacturer, Volvo, announced its new petrol engine with a capacity of 1.6 L four-cylinder equipped with direct injection technology (direct injection) and turbo charged. This combination they named Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDi).
Variants of this Anyar machine code there are two with T3 and T4. For the 1.6 L GTDi T3 has 150 PS power and 240 Nm of torque. While the 1.6 L GTDi T4 180 PS and 240 Nm of torque, but can be increased to be 270 Nm, depending on needs. Both engines will be pinned on the Volvo S60 and V60.
"We anticipate no decrease in fuel consumption and exhaust emissions of about 20 percent compared with conventional gasoline engine with larger displacement and a similar performance," said Senior Vice President of Product Development Volvo Magnus Jonsson, Monday (30/08/2010) this. At the same time, he continued, GTDi engine can provide power to quickly and seemed to feel of driving a modern diesel engine.
Both variants of the machine equipped with automatic transmission, Powershift six-speed and six-speed manual is also for 1.6 GTDi T4. Its privileges, when the driver again and then lifted off the gas pedal, the gears soon be free. Thus, reducing rolling resistance and fuel economy.
While the T3 is only offered 1.6 GTDi six-speed manual gearbox is equipped with the function "start / stop". So, when the car stopped due to freezes, the engine went dead. We want roads, no need to turn the ignition key. Simply press the accelerator, the engine has come back.

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