Volvo Drive-E Engine Range Detailed, Australian Timing “To Be Confirmed”

Volvo has released technical details of its new Drive-E range of engines, promising four-cylinder economy with six- or eight-cylinder power.

The Drive-E engine range consists of just two four-cylinder engines – one petrol, one diesel, both 2.0 litre – that are considered flexible enough to replace eight engine architectures on three platforms.

At the heart of the new design is Volvo’s “i-Art” linear engine-combustion technology in the diesel, with a small computer mounted in the top of each diesel injector. Volvo even claims that it sounds better.