Three-Cylinder Large Cars Off The Agenda At Volvo
Despite an engine downsizing push at Volvo that has seen the company's previous in-line five and six cylinder engines nixed, the company has no plans to downsize any further with its large cars. Speaking to TMR at the local launch of the XC90 SUV,
Despite an engine downsizing push at Volvo that has seen the company's previous in-line five and six cylinder engines nixed, the company has no plans to downsize any further with its large cars.
Speaking to TMR at the local launch of the XC90 SUV, the company confirmed it isn’t preparing to put its turbocharged 135kW 1.5 litre three cylinder engine in anything bigger than an S60.
According to Lars Lagström, product manager for Volvo’s ‘90 cluster’ vehicles, that engine is too small for its largest cars, including the newly launched XC90 and the coming S90 sedan and V90 wagon - not even as part of a plug-in hybrid powertrain.
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