Fiat to build two cylinder SGE engine in Poland
Fiat has decided that it will be building its new small SGE engine at its Bielsko Biala plant in southwest Poland. The SGE (Small Gasoline Engine) is Fiat’s smallest engine with only two cylinders and a 900cc displacement. It will be going into the upcoming Fiat Topolino and other small Fiat cars like the Fiat 500, Fiat Panda and possibly the Fiat Grande Punto as an economical baseline engine.
The engine will be equipped with Fiat’s Multiair electronic variable valve timing system and will have a few tune levels available ranging from a normally aspirated 65hp output to a turbocharged 110hp output. The engine design reduces the weight of a conventional 4-cylinder by 20% and installed volume by 25%.
July 6, 2008 @ 11:45 am
900cc that can produce 110hp..interesting!
but output from most of superbike engines is greater (without force induction of coz) ..this is due to racing tech ehh?? anyone know?
July 6, 2008 @ 1:28 pm
one can’t compared car engine & superbike engine per se, even though the cc is almost similar. 1 thing for sure, superbike engine thrives on high rpm but the torque isn’t that outstanding. Typically road going car engine rev hardly exceed 5 figures rpm.
July 6, 2008 @ 7:07 pm
Good! the fuel consumption would be great in this. Small car small engine and big saving in fuel definitely
July 6, 2008 @ 10:02 pm
110 bhp …super light super supermini
July 6, 2008 @ 10:16 pm
suddenly the concept of a two cylinder econobox like the Tata Nano is not an isolated one. Foresight on Ratan Tata’s part perhaps?
Anyway is that an engine with a boxer layout? what seems weird is the engine is half the size but weight is only reduced by 20% and worst volume only 25%. That means the combusted volume of fuel, which has been reduced by half (from 4 cyl) effectively HAS to deal with more weight. Doesnt seem like a logical approach. There should have been more reductions in weight and space.
July 6, 2008 @ 11:08 pm
i have a feeling they are comparing to a 4 cylinder engine of equal displacement
July 6, 2008 @ 11:14 pm
test
July 7, 2008 @ 2:57 pm
WILL THIS BE ON THE FIAT 500 ARIA?
July 8, 2008 @ 6:44 am
Wah…Macam motosikal.
July 13, 2008 @ 8:09 pm
Oh no, car companies are introducing lesser cylinders? that means more noise and vibration! I personally consider 4 cylinders low and anything lower is just brute and uncivilized.
Nah, I don’t like this.