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> But why would you put an 800cc engine in a full-sized sedan? You have plenty of room to fit a decent turbocharged two-liter four-cylinder. You will have to,
by baybal2 5y ago
> But why would you put an 800cc engine in a full-sized sedan? You have plenty of room to fit a decent turbocharged two-liter four-cylinder.
You will have to, and you say "The size of the car is in no way constrained by the engine size," which is a complete nonsense. On the lower end, it's constrained by sellability of a car, and on the upper end it's physically constrained by the size of car frame.
> Only difference is they typically use space below the floor of the car, rather than in front.
Yes, and that's a very big advantage. Even very tiny EVs can have batteries with hundreds of kilowatts of power output.
- semi-extrinsic 5y ago> On the lower end, it's constrained by sellability of a car Yes, as already said, I completely agree. > and on the upper end it's physically constrained by the size of car frame In theory yes, but in practice you don't really feel this limitation, that's my point. As I said, you can fit a K24 engine into a Honda Fit (B-segment supermini car) without modifying the frame or bodywork. A turbocharged K24 can put out 300 kilowatts without breaking a sweat.
- baybal2 5y agoIt is a limitation, i4 is an upper limit what you can put in it, and a 300kw i4 will vibrate itself to pieces in prolonged use. Using bigger engines, for bigger cars really makes sense.