Hyundai’s new GDI engines revealed in Beijing

Hyundai’s new GDI engines revealed in BeijingOther than the new Verna, Hyundai has a few other interesting announcements made at Auto China 2010. First is a new 1.6 litre engine packed full with tech such as direct injection, dual continuously variable valve timing, and a variable induction system.

Everything is in including efficiency tech such as CrN Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) coating, Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) coating and water jacket inserts to enable a stable temp balance between the upper and lower blocks. The only thing missing is turbocharging. But thanks to all of this technology the engine manages to make 140 PS (138 horsepower) while keeping to the latest emission standards. That’s just about 22 horses short of 100 horsepower per litre of displacement.

Next is a direct injection version of its Lambda V6 engine of 3.3 litre displacement – as a result peak output is 300 PS (296 hp), also from a normally aspirated engine. GDI will later also be added to the 3.8 litre Lambda model. Hyundai also reveals that it will be adding a third variant to the Lambda family – not sure if it will be smaller than 3.3 litres or larger than 3.8 litres. Hyundai also displayed a self-developed 8-speed automatic transmission.

Look after the jump for a video presentation of the new 1.6L GDI.

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  • Good to know… hope they kept it simple so that it’s easier for the 2nd hand market to repair it.

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  • seancorr on Apr 26, 2010 at 9:36 am

    the 1.6l engine power output is nice in addition to all those tech in the engine. now if they put that into the cars being sold here that would give T & H a run for their money.

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  • acerman on Apr 26, 2010 at 9:57 am

    Campro CPS 1.6 vs this engine? Can compare or not paul?

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  • Peter on Apr 26, 2010 at 10:08 am

    Very good….

    Hyundai has had many different variants of latest technology engines now…..

    Hyundai has gained alot through its partners…….

    Of course, they are smart in focusing on other variant like the V6 engine rather than turbocharged engine…..Reason is simple, turbocharged engine is not really reliable than V6, supercharger or larger CC engine……

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    • False, they are going turbo. But their research haven’t came to fruit yet.

      Turbo is a must in the future, indeed it poses a reliability problem but without implementing it, how are you gonna know what will go wrong? A general conception of turbocharging is high pressured force induction, which is generally not the case with production cars. Layman terms, manufacturer prefer soft boost as it doesn’t really strain the engine parts and it offers better torque at lower RPM which in terms saves more fuel while u stop n go inside city. You won’t get such kind of Nm at low RPM compared to TC engines or Diesel.

      I think Paul needs to do an article on Turbocharging, Difference in Hard/Soft boost, and reliability of TC (I think there is a statistic from Mercedes concerning on TC reliability).

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    • Oh yea.. it’s u again. :S

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    • Their diesel R series engine shared wt Kia are also great too!

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    • 4G63tDSM on Apr 26, 2010 at 3:24 pm

      Of course, they are smart in focusing on other variant like the V6 engine rather than turbocharged engine…..Reason is simple, turbocharged engine is not really reliable than V6, supercharger or larger CC engine……

      —-

      What are you talking about?

      How many turbocharged cars have you owned that has been turbocharged from the factory and maintained properly?

      Or is it all hear say from people who have rojaked thier engine, abuse them, and when they blow, blame the engine? You do realize that people who buy turbo cars are usually harder on thier cars then uncle/aunty driving a plain jane toyota sedan right….?

      I have my 12 year old turbo 4G63 and had 230,000 km on it before it needed a rebuild (original TD05H some more…)- valve seals are all shot…

      Has this guy missed the news of Hyundai’s new 2.0 Turbo engine? They are not even offering the V6 in the Sonata like they used to.

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      • I think he generalize turbo with those of ultra high pressure boost (needs intercooler).

        BTW Paul, My comment is awaiting moderation. So long 1… i didn’t write anything that offensive in woh.

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  • alpha999 on Apr 26, 2010 at 10:12 am

    thumbs n toe up for…hyundai…

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  • Motorist on Apr 26, 2010 at 12:35 pm

    Very impressive.

    We were at par with Korea not so long ago. Now, look at where they have advanced to & where we’re are.

    It’s still not too late for this country but much needs to be done & many obstacles needs to be removed. Most importantly, a mind shift is most critical (I will not get into the racist policies, corruptions & cronism that is ruining our beloved country)

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  • ProTip on Apr 26, 2010 at 12:53 pm

    What’s the torque like? The horsepower is very impressive!

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  • so many cars with special custom design for China.

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  • droll on Apr 26, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    lovely! simply lovely! kudos to the Koreans for coming so far.

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  • 4G63tDSM on Apr 26, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    I’m impressed by them, especially the Lambda 3.3. Thats quite a decent output from a n/a engine. As a comparison, its a whopping 80hp more than the equivalent Toyota MZ 3.3 V6

    Wonder what the torque numbers are for the new motor…the last Lambda already had a very impressive torque curve.

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  • gavin on Apr 26, 2010 at 8:25 pm

    great engines we will never see for as long as our petrol is like sewage to these modern engines

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  • think on Apr 26, 2010 at 8:42 pm

    koreans are responsible and learning from their mistakes,,but proton is really enjoying a massage through a massaging chair of protections..how to learn from this type of habit…think

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    • endre on Apr 26, 2010 at 9:15 pm

      agree. The CPS tech is like “ayam bertelur riuh sekampung”

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  • Great Nippon on Apr 27, 2010 at 3:47 am

    the Koreans are late on turbo-charged engines, they also missed out valvetronic / multi-air aka butterfly-less throttle technologies on their engines.

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