2006-08-19 05:18:10 · 17 answers · asked by notgnal 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
No - in a car large enough to take a family of 5 and their luggage a long distance in comfort and safety (say something Golf or Focus sized) a 1.0-litre engine would be too highly stressed to be efficient. A 1.6-litre petrol would be more efficient than a 1.0-litre in this situation, and 2.0-litre turbo-diesel would be even better.
When I worked at Daewoo we discovered that the 1.0-litre Matiz (a very small car) with no passengers used less fuel in normal driving than the 0.8-litre version, because the driver didn't need to work the engine so hard. As the car & load gets heavier, the optimum engine size for fuel efficiency will increase.
2006-08-19 05:33:07 · answer #1 · answered by Neil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be silly to limit engine size as even small engines can be very highly tuned to make a car break the speed limit. Back in the early 90s the Dihatsui charade turbo was a 1ltr but developed 100 bhp, their reconing was 3 cylinders each 333cc gave optimum effeciency (oh plus a turbocharger). Motor bike engines can produce even more power!
More engines like Hondas V tec and Toyotas VVTi need to be developed that give good effeciency under 'normal' driving condition but can rip you face off if needed.
2006-08-19 10:25:39 · answer #2 · answered by Eyeball 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1000cc, don't you mean 1000 ci? And if you are some sort of hippie that is against the gas cars, then get a life! I will NEVER stop driving a gas car. I love the sound of an American V8, so if you don't like it then tough luck to you buddy! I don't care if the only leagel car is a hybrid, I guess I will be the only one driving a gas V8, I also would love to see that hybrid keep up to me!
2006-08-19 05:29:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gee, my truck has a 5300cc engine, and it'll run right over the sissyass 1.0 liter go karts you call cars...and I love it. You want to run around in a tin can deathtrap, be my guest..but look out.
2006-08-19 15:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by spitfire_230 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a good idea! Good for the Planet!! But then I'm biased because my car is only a 1 litre anyway!!
2006-08-19 05:25:49 · answer #5 · answered by Fluke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you tw@t.... .Just because that's all you can afford! What you need to do is shift your sh!tty little heap of tin our way and stay off the roads, so we can get to where we need to be quicker and faster while churning up the environment.... ok?
2006-08-19 05:24:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1000cc may be a bit small - say max 1600cc - no more.
And no big V8`s - their time is over - nobody needs them
anymore.
2006-08-19 06:15:25 · answer #7 · answered by swenson0 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no way, my bikes got a bigger engine than 1000cc and both my cars!
2006-08-19 05:40:41 · answer #8 · answered by chunky 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think you miht be getting your measurements a little transposed
why would want an engine in a car that is smaller than a large motorcycle engine your fuel economy would stink beyond words and it's expectant life would be less...BTW the engine in my car is approx 5700 cc i think you were looking for c.i.d. not cc
2006-08-19 05:28:51 · answer #9 · answered by Bucky411_hit 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1000cc. Hell, that's a motorcycle.
2006-08-19 05:28:37 · answer #10 · answered by Billy TK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋