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Renault-Nissan turbocharged 1.4 liter H4Jt engine

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TCe 130

The Renault-Nissan Alliance’s new TCe 130 engine is said to combine the best parts of both the European and Japanese halves of the partnership – Nissan’s petrol engine expertise and Renault’s turbocharging and combustion experience.

The new TCe 130 engine is a 1,397cc engine derived from the HR family of engines, which currently consist of the HR15DE and the HR16DE. The HR16DE is no stranger as it is found in both the Nissan Latio and Nissan Grand Livina found in our local market. In Renault nomenclature it is called the H4Jt (Nissan HR14DET?) and joins its Renault-derived TCe 100 1.2 liter turbocharged D4F engine as part of a family of new downsized and force inducted engines for better fuel economy and lower emissions.

The 1.4 liter engine has an aluminium sump and a quick-spooling turbocharger. Its head has been redesigned to feature ports that create a swirling effect in the airflow which mixes the air-fuel mixture more evenly, improving combustion and as a result, torque at low revs. The head also has a continuously variable camshaft angle for the intake. The use of a low-noise timing chain increases durability.

The Euro 5 compliant engine produces 130 horsepower at 5,500rpm and 190Nm of torque at 2,250rpm. It will be used in C-segment Renault cars such as the new Renault Megane III and upcoming MPVs based on the new Megane III platform. No news yet on which Nissans will use this engine.

Look after the jump for photos, a torque graph and a video of the new engine.

TCe 130

TCe 130 Torque Curve

Video: Renault-Nissan TCe 130 1.4 liter turbo

25 Comments »

  1. azrai said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 6:56 am

    Nice R&D again. Check this out. http://www.bharian.com.my/Current_News/BH/Wednesday/Ekonomi/20080909233341/Article Hope it will come to our shore sooner.

  2. LittleFire85 said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 7:44 am

    Wow.. Now Nissan-Renault also follow VW.. Haha.. now i think left is the DSG gearbox.

    Anyway hopefully Nissan can put this engine into his March and wala! March Sport!

  3. awak said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 7:47 am

    d4f turbo,
    good for savvy,

  4. rexis said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 8:21 am

    Massive low rev torque, for a petrol kar.

  5. Wilson Ho said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 8:41 am

    nice torque….

  6. Wilson Ho said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 8:44 am

    can it goes in savvy??

  7. aksMs said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 9:41 am

    What is the engine code for Savvy anyway?
    Perhaps, it could fit. Heheh.

  8. jolly_idiot said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 9:43 am

    Next issues will be the reliability. Not sure, but I heard lotsa ppl driving renault have complaints on it’s reliability issue. Might be due to our whether here doesn’t suit them?

  9. awak said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 9:50 am

    savvy engine is d4f

  10. awak said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 9:58 am

    d4f unit same used in renault clio and savvy,

  11. Alifz said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 10:17 am

    Looks like Renault re-cycling tech from previous Nissan FJ20ET…

  12. raverus said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 10:18 am

    This is what PROTON should be benchmarking, not body kits and facelift.

  13. bmpower said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 10:41 am

    Wow!
    1.4 with 130hp output!
    That’s ubercool!

    raverus said,
    September 10, 2008 @ 10:18 am
    This is what PROTON should be benchmarking, not body kits and facelift.


    You better ask that from Toyota first, they use their old engine for all car.

  14. ingolstadt said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 10:41 am

    Hmm, still, the benchmark should be VW’s 1.4 TSi 170hp engine.

  15. Alifz said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 11:05 am

    bmpower said,
    September 10, 2008 @ 10:41 am

    You better ask that from Toyota first, they use their old engine for all car.
    -Yup, I second you. In-fact those toyol-ta are using Yamaha engine…

  16. 4G63T DSM said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 11:14 am

    It would be interesting if someone manages to shoehorn this powerunit into a Savvy….. Savvy GTi perhaps….

    The problem is, its unlikely we will see any of these in our current lineup of nissans as turbo charge powerplants are inherently more expensive. More expensive powerplant = more taxes = more expensive cars.

    Its not like the down sized engine is going to make a big dent on road tax savings and fuel consumption, that is if you intend to boot it all the time….it will still consume the equivalent of a 2.0L of petrol on full tilt…..

  17. BanyakMasukWorkshop said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 3:42 pm

    raverus said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 10:18 am

    This is what PROTON should be benchmarking, not body kits and facelift.

    —————————————————————-

    2 giant companies like renault and nissan, who have been working together since the year 2000, and they finally have an engine like this ready for 2009, and you expect the same thing from tiny proton? its just not a fair comparison.

  18. csv said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 4:30 pm

    nice, look at the “mini” intercooler. lol.

  19. csv said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 4:31 pm

    wow, the torque is equivalent to the sylphy’s 2 liter unit!

    thats why people should be looking at, torque, instead of HP HP HP.

    torque allows driveability and quick acceleration, HP allows high top speed.

  20. raverus said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 4:38 pm

    Dear BanyakMasukWorkshop,

    Theres great gap between ‘comparison’ and ‘benchmarking’, more like look into the works then looks in this case, please check on your english first :) lol

    http://www.dictionary.com

  21. BanyakMasukWorkshop said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 5:04 pm

    raverus said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 4:38 pm

    Dear BanyakMasukWorkshop,

    Theres great gap between ‘comparison’ and ‘benchmarking’, more like look into the works then looks in this case, please check on your english first :) lol
    —————————————————————

    bro, you can say whatever you like, but benchmarking also means to compare, maybe you should properly read all the definitions first before you comment.. and your comment “This is what PROTON should be benchmarking, not body kits and facelift.” maybe i’m wrong, but i’m reading your comment as “this is what proton should be doing(coming up with new engines), rather than do body kits and facelift.” you are in fact making a comparison with what nissan and renault has done and what proton has been doing.

    besides that, my point has nothing to do with grammar, or english. so you’re missing the whole point of my comment.

  22. LittleFire85 said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 6:12 pm

    Ppl VW offer Proton a place also dont want, when ppl got better technology then only smear at them… lolz…

  23. pju_3 said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 6:38 pm

    Cool…..can we get this on our next batch of latio/grand livina :)

  24. BanyakMasukWorkshop said,

    September 11, 2008 @ 9:55 am

    LittleFire85 said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 6:12 pm

    Ppl VW offer Proton a place also dont want, when ppl got better technology then only smear at them… lolz…

    ——————————–

    how is this relevant, or related to nissan and renault?

  25. ALPINA BMW said,

    September 11, 2008 @ 7:52 pm

    where did i hear this before, oh yea, volkswagen 1.4 tsi

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