They're nice numbers for a 1.8 litre unit.
It's kind of like converging technology. Let's face it common rail diesel injection principles are borrowed from multipoint petrol injection systems. The difference is that diesel is diectly injected and the pressures are very high, something 1300bar or more.
Taking that back to petrol and injecting directly into the combustion chamber is novel, and allows the ECU to inject the fuel in stages, thereby minimising the combustion noise and maxxing out power and economy.
Borrowing technology is looking like a good way for things to really improve across the board. Combine this with a Lexus type hybrid drive and you could well find big cars, with big power and torque numbers from small capacity (therefore lightweight) engines that can deliver 50 plus MPG day in day out. |