Japanese 3 cyl engines are still being produced today and very reliable. It will be a good everyday car for most Asian countries.

@sam4D

Жыл бұрын

You may see on Toyota Agya 1000cc, very efficient 3 cylinder. It reach speed 160-180kph ver easily and responsive.. I have it

@mattlawton4715

Жыл бұрын

Yaris gr is now number 1

@mattlawton4715

Жыл бұрын

@@sam4D absolutely 💯 👌 👍

@ronaldderooij1774

Ай бұрын

@@sam4D Correction, this engine was developed and marketed by Daihatsu. Toyota bought Daihatsu and thus it is now a "Toyota" engine. I owned one, and it is good, but not as good as the Mitsubishi Mirage/Space Star engine I have now. The tolerances are smaller in Mitsubishi engines (no oil consumption) and Mitsubishi of course puts a balance shaft in the engine (less vibrations).

3 cyl Suzukis have been produced in Europe since the early 80's and are always best selling cars that easily run 250,000 miles...

@dylanzrim1011

3 жыл бұрын

Guessing they’re used as taxis? If that’s the case you will always see that much on the clock,

I hate when people talk bad about the Geo Metro when they haven't even seen one (drove) or owned one. They are one of the most durable pieces of machinery out there. I've owned about five of the them and keep coming back to them.

@Tommysmess

Жыл бұрын

I have one and the only issue is the coolant pipe that's metal started rusting away but the car still runs and drives like a rocket lol,

I have driven a 2014 Mirage at over 90mph. It is has no trouble. It's not fast but will always go up hills and will be incredibly reliable.

@ronaldderooij1774

Ай бұрын

Agreed. But going uphill with 90 mph is a bit of an undertaking for this little engine. Gradient 5% max.

I have a Geo Metro with 351k miles and that 3 cylinder engine keeps right on going. The car might look like junk but it gets me where I need to go.

@Millermacs

7 жыл бұрын

True

@rinkevichjm

7 жыл бұрын

And it's European successor model with basically the same engine turbocharged delivers 111 HP and should be on this list.

@spiritofthewolf15x

7 жыл бұрын

My '96 Metro has over 300,000km, original 3 cyl, original 5 speed. Still runs, never let me down. Still gets 35 mpg.

@rinkevichjm

7 жыл бұрын

Mine is 21 YO 1.0 just had the gaskets replaced to eliminate oil drips. But I don't drive it like a car and driver editor and get about 40 MPG. I wish that 5 speed were a Dana variglide CVP though.

@bcubed72

7 жыл бұрын

+James Rinkevich Seems pointless to turbo an economy car. For 40 MPG, you could have had a NA 4-cyl, and not had the typical turbo headaches.

The 3 cylinder of the 80's/90s weren't crap. The Daihatsu Charade G11 Diesel, held the Mpg record up until recently, and the petrol 3 cylinder 1.0 in the same car also produced 7 more horsepower than the same era 4 cylinder 1.0 A series used in the Austin Metro. The japanese 3 cylinders are also bomb proof, and the Charade GTTI had over 100hp from a turbocharged 3 cylinder in the late 80's, so these new 'amazing' engines are nothing new.

@spiritofthewolf15x

7 жыл бұрын

I've a '96 Metro that has over 300,000 km on the clock, and not all of those were "nice easy" highway clicks. The old Suzuki 3 cyls will run forever with basic preventative. Yes, it only has MAYBE 60hp but at an average of 6.5L/100km and a 40L tank I'm not complaining. It still cruises at 100kph effortlessly and since it's ugly, dented, old and a manual I never have to worry about it being stolen.

@lce124

7 жыл бұрын

With a 1996 rover metro you are lucky not to have gone through a few head gaskets at that mileage.

@spiritofthewolf15x

7 жыл бұрын

lce124 Rover? No. Rebadged Suzuki Swift Under the name of Geo? Yes.

@lce124

7 жыл бұрын

Ah right, i was originally referring to the Austin Rover Metro that was sold over here in the uk, and was very popular at the time.

@gregorymalchuk272

6 жыл бұрын

lce124 Holy crap. The Mercedes diesels of the time were barely squeezing 125 horsepower out of THREE liters. Understressed and reliable though.

The geo metro 1.0 L with the 5 speed manual , was simple and bullet proof. Got 40+ mpg and had lots of power for that light chassis. They've yet to make better cheaper cars than that.

@zoidberg444

Жыл бұрын

Under 2L of displacement its stupid to have anything other than a manual. Its basically an extra 50bhp you can get way more out of it.

My 94 geo metro 4 dr wagon does just fine Thank you very much ! 😀

I disagree. I love the 58 mpg geo metro. Some of us are more about fuel economy than going. 150 mph with a 3 cylinder.

@shinlancer

4 жыл бұрын

That 50 to 58 mpg geo motor will do over 100 if tuned and built with passion instead of by someone who hates everything about it.

It's nice to see/hear that a proper MPG rate can only be obtained by using stick shift. Another reason to avoid automatic gearboxes...

I love my 1992 Geo Metro with its 997cc three cylinder motor. It never breaks down and gets 36-50 MPG. It does what it is designed to do: save gas.

@kimmer6

8 жыл бұрын

+WAVETUBE84 I have a 92 Metro convertible. Its getting tired but still gets 40mpg average. It used to average 46mpg. I built the Diesel Geo Metro (its on KZread) with Kubota 3 cylinder D905 engine. It got 70mpg during testing. They are fun little cars and nobody breaks into them to steal anything.

@gregorymalchuk272

6 жыл бұрын

kimmer6 Did you turbocharged it? Did you crank up the fuel rack? Do the stock Kubota injection pumps have a provision for boost compensation to reduce smoke?

Toyota's 1KR-FE engine is exceptional. 69HP. A little underpowered in a larger hatchback but if you go easy it will do 60MPG and they are a very resilient engine.

@MrRedeyedJedi

Жыл бұрын

Where as my street triple 675cc 3 cylinder provides 105 horse power with good fuel economy :) mapped, the engine is capable of 125 hp

@zoidberg444

Жыл бұрын

@@MrRedeyedJedi I'm surprised Toyota never collaborated with Yamaha like they did with the 2JZ to produce a 3 cylinder with some more power. I always thought you could extract more power out of that kind of displacement.

@MrRedeyedJedi

Жыл бұрын

@@zoidberg444 it seems a lot of companies hold back on the iniection calibration, for fuel economy and emissions. Few modern engines in general seem to be set up to their full potential. The same engine mine has at 105hp is in the Daytona 675 and although the same engine, produces around 135 horse power.

I had a 1991 Daihatsu Charade 1.0 3-cylinder car. It was running on LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas). Only after 353640 km (210789 mi) was the engine beyond repair. I drove it from the Netherlands all over Europe and Turkey. After 320000 km there was oil in the cooling liquid and cooling liquid in the oil. No problem. Every 10000km or so I skimmed of the oil in the expansion tank. Not bad at all for what we call a shopping car. They are most likely designed for 10 years and 10000km / year.

The Daihatsu 3 cylinders engines were everything but crap. In fact, these were quite reliable and the GTTI version was an awesome piece of tech for its era This guy clearly doesn't know what de f* he's talking about.

@veraysweet9624

9 жыл бұрын

Pip Master subaru ones where amazing as well

@ericbeltrami2718

9 жыл бұрын

+veray sweet yeah I know, the 1.2 liter three-cylinder put out 66 horsepower, but dang near 80 pounds of torque at a fairly low rpm.

@MrNamegame

8 жыл бұрын

+Pip Master As for the Geo Metro ones...meh. They make a barely-usable 62 HP and 26 lb/ft of torque, and get 55 MPG, but you cannot do anything with the motor after starting it until it's fully warmed up unless you don't mind replacing a cracked head, and sometimes even having to replace the whole engine due to a cracked block.

@ericbeltrami2718

8 жыл бұрын

Out of habit I always let my car warm up the minimum of 3 minutes if its been sitting overnight I usually I won't drive it till its all the way to normal operating temperature these genes were built with the minimal amount of metal needed to build the motor, so yeah you're right about just starting up and driving off and eventually cracking the cylinder head. They also have a bad tendency of cooking exhaust valves at around 150,000- 200,000 miles, so I always use 89 octane, burns a little cooler.

@ericbeltrami2718

8 жыл бұрын

my 1992 Geo Metro is rated at 55 horsepower @ 58 foot pounds of torque @ 3300 rpm it weighs 1593 pounds with a dry fuel tank. They're not as useless as you think.

My 2014 Mirage is number one to me! Still going strong 46mpg+ w/Automatic CVT. 3 cylinder heaven.

We have a 2022 Mini Cooper Countryman, and that little 1.5 turbo 3 pot actually does a pretty good job on fuel economy and pep!

"80's and early 90's 3 cyls were crap" Meanwhile my 96 Metro 1.0 3 has over 300,000 km on it, still runs as well as the day it rolled off the production floor, still gets at least 6.5 L/100km (about 35mpg). Considering how well it's doing I expect it to run for at least another 150,000 km without issue.

Good job, that was fun.

Love my 3-cylinder fz-09

@StevePlegge

6 жыл бұрын

135 hp/liter!

0:39 "yeh they're still around" LOL

This guy doesnt know what he is talking about. I used to own a Daihatsu Charade GTti and it was amazing. Its 996 cc 3cl turbocharged engine was putting out 105 hp at and it was an engineering masterpiece. It had low fuel consumption , very high reliability and it was super fast. It could reach 200 km/h for nothing. This car was truly amazing not a piece of crap. I have put to shame many cars that are considered fast with that "piece of crap".

@gregorymalchuk272

6 жыл бұрын

Dimitris Holy crap! 105 horsepower out of 1 liter? Mercedes diesels were barely able to squeeze 125 horsepower out of THREE liters. But I suppose they were understressed and very reliable.

@dylanoppeneer2354

5 жыл бұрын

Opel crossland x 1.2 turbo reaches 210 kmh

@mictianabsterges1313

4 жыл бұрын

Daihatsu charade GTti

@dieselgeezer18

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregorymalchuk272 diesels work differently than gasoline engines. You will get a MUCH higher fuel efficiency with a diesel, even though it has MORE cc than a gas. Also diesel engines trade some of their horsepower for MUCH higher low end torque. While a 125HP gas engine will barely move at 1.500 RPM, an 125HP diesel engine at 1.500 RPM would literally fly. This means that you dont have to downshift in a diesel and rev high, which leads to much better fuel efficiency. Also diesel engines are usually a lot more reliable

@timothykeith1367

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't Daihatsu owned by Toyota?

I had an 87 Sprint Turbo for over 18 years, sold it in 2010 still running great. Quick and over 42 MPG. Some of these get only 36 MPG? Kind of gas guzzlers for a small car. The Mirage seems the most sensible choice, they get 45 MPG or better according to owners. Seems the Fiesta 1.0 ECO tech is a good 2nd choice, if you are more concerned with speed, with fuel economy 2nd and still pretty good.

Okay, I agree, but from a durability point of view, the Vw Polo 3 cyl. deserves a place in here!

I have a 2018 Mirage...would love to throw a turbo on it just for fun. However, I do love the 580 kms on a 30 L tank (highway).

@jashton8710

2 жыл бұрын

@@ivangarcia1327 no major issues but then it only has 35,000 kms on it

There was a little known of, but incredibly way ahead of its time 3 cylinder engine produced in the mid to late fifties by the Turner Manufacturing Company of Wolverhampton in the UK (alas, way too off the wall for those times though!), It was a 2.1 litre 3 cylinder scavenge blown all aluminium diesel 2 stroke, an extremely innovative and handsome looking engine indeed and amongst other things was in fact used in the LandRover. It utterly slashed running and maintenance costs for then! The US variant was know as the "Cerlist," this particular triple was used by the military in the rare but gorgeous looking forward control jeep.

Very good video.

3Cly in the Metro was simple and reliable, though not powerful. owned a 92. used it as a delivery and courier vehicle. put 100,000 miles on it in ONE year. bought it with 70K for $700, sold it with 177K for $250. car interior was crappy, but never failed to run, and AC was ice cold. 38city. 50+hwy. loved it.

@luarbiasawaras8700

2 жыл бұрын

$700 ? thats cheap, in my country automobiles are expensive

@kens97sto171

2 жыл бұрын

@@luarbiasawaras8700 That was back in the early 2000's. Everything is expensive here now too..

@luarbiasawaras8700

2 жыл бұрын

@@kens97sto171 how much now ? in my country now, a used suzuki swift like that could worth $2000

@kens97sto171

2 жыл бұрын

@@luarbiasawaras8700 I looked on eBay Motors. I only found one. A 91 XFI model.. (the most desired one) 147,000 miles. $2300. The older VW rabbit and Jetta diesels from the 1980s are also extremely expensive. That's been true for a while. A very nice clean one is over $4,000. Especially the caddy the pickup truck version of the golf. When I bought my metro they were more common, although not a popular car. But I was using it for delivery and so was looking for something efficient and easy to park. Bought it for $700, I drove it for about a year and a half put over 100,000 miles on it in one year. And sold it to somebody for $250. In North America the big problem with these was that they were basically kind of considered a trashy car. Particularly the interiors on them fell apart pretty badly. Also they had a serious rusting problem around the frame area right where the front suspension mounts. And so a lot of times the car would look okay but the control arms would rust off of the frame and it really wasn't fixable. Mine was the three cylinder with five speed manual transmission and AC. Besides that it had roll-up windows and had a pretty basic interior. But that engine was fantastic, I never had to do anything to it. The only failure I had with the car was for some reason it tended to go through rear wheel bearings. Which is weird because the car doesn't weigh anything particularly on the rear axle. Quite possible that they were installing an over torquing the bearings, it's pretty easy to do if you're not knowledgeable and how that style bearing gets installed.

@luarbiasawaras8700

2 жыл бұрын

@@kens97sto171 ok thanks for the info Sir, and you are right the engine is always great but suspension and steering are more difficult to maintain

Michael flat an, I was wandering the same. Here in the UK the Smart Fortwo does 67 mpg. I think the American gallon is smaller.

Stepping away from cars, but still on the topic of triple-cylinder engines: 1997 Polaris XLT. 600cc (0.6L) triple, 98hp. 1996 Polaris 680 Ultra: 680cc (0.68L/0.7L) 155hp.

Hi, Just wanted to say that you forgot the VW Up 1.0l 3cylinder with 75hp using no turbo. This is stronger than the Mitshubishi in case you haven't realized. Still great video and I love your show.

+CNET You have forgotten the Nissan Micra 1.2 liter DIG-S engine... I drive one and it's a wonderful piece of machinery, it produces 98 horse powers and 147 of torque... I think it packs a powerful punch ;)

I get that this came out in 2014 but the ecoboost 1 liter was around then wasn't it? surely its better than the mirage and smart.

OMG the turbo is great for perfomance. My 1991 Opel Vectra is 2.0 with 115 HP.

Daihatsu 3 Cylinder engines are carp? Wtf? You dont know what you talking about.Till to the 2010 the Daihatsu CB80 993ccm which was produced in 1987 was the most powefulled 3cylinder at a production car.105hp at street carup to 200hp at the rallye cars.

@umaxen0048

4 жыл бұрын

Daihatsu uses "Zero Defect Engineering". The engines can easily last 50 years. Toyota owned and now Toyota uses their strict quality control methods...

@kurtveldeman9291

3 жыл бұрын

I've got two Charade GTti's, one fully stock, one fully modified putting out close to 200 bhp, suffering from blown headgasket now, but I'm going to rebuild it with ARP headstuds... Amazing pieces of engineering. I'll always keep them top. 👍

Hay I had a geo metro. And it was a good car.

The god father of the 3 cyl engines was the one in the 1987- 1993 Daihatsu charade Gtti. Twin cam 12 valve turbo! 101 hp standard, went up to 170hp just with minor mods, with a weight of 830kg, it was a rocket.

@stephenwhite6319

7 жыл бұрын

I agree had loads of them, better on fuel than all of them, 20 + years ahead of these. that blokes obviously doesn't know his cars. like someone else too what about the vw 3 pot.

@timothykeith1367

2 жыл бұрын

Where could I get one in the U.S.?

@Barkevshadian

2 жыл бұрын

@@timothykeith1367 You can't. We imported and engine from Jordan to Canada 20 years ago and shoved in in a Innocenti Detomaso.

Evinrude 3 cylinder 2 stroke outboard was revolutionary before COVID hit and they shut😢

My 1986 Chevy Sprint had a 3 cylinder engine that was still going at over 110,000 miles. I was young and dumb and I never once changed the engine oil. What I did was when the engine oil was getting a little low I would just add new engine oil and top off the existing BLACK oil. I am saying I never changed the oil or drained all of it out, not once! I never changed the oil filter. Truthfully in the end the little car that could was still driving fine but she was blowing out grey smoke from the tailpipe because the oil was that diry. Can you imagine how much dirt and sludge accumulated in the engine and having me the owner only just adding more oil into the existing black oil for that many years (about 11 years). The car was peppy for it's claimed 45 h.p., on long drives I remember getting over 55 mpg. and around time 42 mpg was the average. That was excellent back then. I purchased a new Ford 1997 Crown Victoria as her replacement. That car was destroyed in a terrible 3 car collision and was hit from behind. I liked the Ford so much that I purchased a brand new still on the "showroom" floor Model Year 2000 Ford Crown Victoria V-8 Engine Intercepter version of this model on November 1999 which we still use everyday and she is 100% reliable even after 23 years. I admit that in November 2022 we had to replace the heater coil and then in January 2023 we replaced most of the front end steering parts. But what do you expect from a car with over 200,000 miles on it and is now 23 years old? Today is April 18, 2023. The paint has held up and she still looks very good. She is 100% dependable and as I said she is our daily driver. - Peter age 73

Elio's motor will be a .9 liter 3 banger... Excited to see what that motor does when it finally gets to market...

@DesuVR

10 жыл бұрын

Was just about to mention that! If Elio keeps their promise of 49/84mpg, and 107mph top speed, it will be one impressive powerplant. BTW, I'm ALL IN!

@Jonesdawg79

10 жыл бұрын

Tony Vo I wish I could be all in. I just hope I can snag one when my family's car is paid for in a year and a half... I am specifically waiting on how well it does in the crash test.

Honourable mention to the toyota 1KR-FE, it was voted engine of the year for 2007/08/09/10 in the sub 1.0l category

The subaru justy was almost indestructible! I in fact own a 1988 four wheel drive justy.

What about the vw group 1l tsi with a 105 horsepower which you can find in almost all of thier cars today. Or the renault 0.9l turbocharged engine with 90 hprsepower

Thanks but where s ford s ecopost 3 cylenders ? Which s the best in the segment

a less interested in horse power, more interested in how long the engine lasts if i wanted horse power would get a larger engine

@Millermacs

7 жыл бұрын

True

@hoboleadertuber6903

7 жыл бұрын

radio boys mirage Mitsubishi proven for a 5 years good engine. base by friends of friends since year 2012.

@arik2934

7 жыл бұрын

radio boys that's why they used specific outputs

@meaders2002

7 жыл бұрын

*+radio boys* Brian Cooley forgot to mention of all the "direct injection" engines, a great many require decarbonization of the intake valves at as little as 20,000 miles. Simply remove the intake manifold and attached turbo ducting. Then get an air blasting kit with walnut shell for grit. Blast each intake valve clean of the carbon that is sticking the valve (the indication service is required). Reassemble and roll. Cost at the shop 4 hrs at $55-$80/hr. The fix is to get an engine that has injectors serving the intake port of the cylinder or injecting into a plenum chamber which feeds the intake manifold. I think direct injection is going to be one of those ideas that won't make it.

@bcubed72

7 жыл бұрын

+radio boys I agree with you, but kinda hard to determine longevity with brand-new engines! I'd worry more about MPG myself, since bodies tend to rust out quicker (at least up in PA) than engines tire out. But yeah, HP (particularly displacement-specific HP) is almost meaningless in this class of engines.

wow i was waiting to se a VAG car in this ! i have the 1.0 Audi A3 and it has 115 hp it feels like its 125hp . its quick

There's a new one: the PSA (Citroen, Peugeot) PureTech? 130 HP on 1.2l, that's about 108 HP/l but boy are these suckers easy on fuel and max torque starts at 1500 rpm. Runs smooth, fairly quiet and sounds decent on its own unlike the BMW ones.

@Bull1the1Great

4 жыл бұрын

citroens have great engines . mine consumes around 4.5 liters of diesel on 100 km/h

What about VW ea211?? that can run with gasoline, e85 or only ethanol? A nice engine, here in Brazil.

The little 1988 Suzuki F6A R engine makes 115.2BHP & 140.7 Nm/Lt (547cc l3 = 63BHP @7500rpm - 77Nm @4000rpm) That makes this engine the number 1 or 2 in the list (considering the ford ecoboost engine doesn't transmit all the 123HP to the wheels) :)

I have a 2016 BMW 118i, has the B38 1.5T 3 cyl that the Mini has. There I was thinking it was a reliable little lump, aaaaand at 37,000 miles, "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION" error comes out of nowhere, engine shaking like an earthquake, loss of power, and white smoke plumes coming out the rear! Came up as misfire so replaced all plugs and ignition coils. Codes cleared, warning lights gone, yet the problem persists. Maybe I just got unlucky? Car has been serviced at BMW every 10,000 miles, no out standing recalls either.

Greetings from a fan over in Denmark.. I see that you had the Opel Adam on this list, which is very commendable. A little update. Since you´ve mentioned a purely European model in this list, I´d like to note, that Ford has an even more powerful 1.0 Ecoboost enginge, here in Europe. It´s a 140hp 1.0 that is found in the Ford Fiesta Black edition, and Red edition.. Thought perhaps, those should have been mentioned, as the clear winners.. Though, they are still basically the same 1.= engine.. But, it was power you were looking for, so.....

Hi i am looking for daihatsu charade turbo 1.0 engine can you plz help from where i ll get modal 1988.

Wow, mister.... I had 1980 Daihatsu Charade (living in Chino Hills,Southern California) and I can tell you, you have never sat in that car! Not luxury,but enough space,as the seat was adujstabe even for big man...but the engine! Whoa!.That was something else. 998cc 3 cylinder, RPM red line was somewhere at 7000. In Diamond Bar(next to Chino hills), there is a very steep 2 lane road - Chino Hills parkway, from Grand Avenue intersection, going direction Chino Hills. On that hill road I rode my stock Daihatsu in 3rd gear(it was 5 speed manual)at nearly 6000 RPM and the and the only stock car, able to pass me was Corvette....Camaros, Pontiacs or Cadillacs or anything, just could not even keep up. People knew me and many have tried(as I lived there 11 years) many times...It was always racing uphill. Once I went to San Francisco in 5Hrs and 20 min I was looking at the bay water...all the way 95 miles/hr.....that is - even going up the Grapewine pass on North side of LA, with average mileage of 44 miles/Gallon. (Specked at 64 miles per Gallon at 55 MPH speed). Although not a real luxury, it was comfortable and the trunk/hatchback could take more then Cadillac. I always thought it was my best car(and I had 19 cars all together). So, saying that Daihatsu was a crapp 80's car is a miss-characterising it. Maybe Chevy Metro or Subaru Justy...But definitelly not Daihatsu ! Unfortunately my son wrecked it in accident with some 150K on it...

I'm waiting for GM to put three cylinder engines in full size Siverado pickup trucks. Now they have four cylinder engines in those trucks, something at one time I never thought would be done.

GM, please bring the Opel Adam here to the U.S.!

Of course the real king of the three-cylinders is the Triumph Rocket III.

@TheGrifter777

8 жыл бұрын

+zyrgle No, no, no it's the Triumph daytona !!! ;)

@roberts1677

6 жыл бұрын

I like my Street Triple rather a lot.

@mr.145

6 жыл бұрын

Laverda Jota.180 !

@duggydugg3937

6 жыл бұрын

zyrgle I had a 3 cyl 2 stroke Kawasaki ..acceleration was wild...

Here in Europe we have 2.0 L Turbochrged Diesels that get 58 mpg

@sigmaprojects

9 жыл бұрын

Ford Fan 2904 We have them in the US also, but mostly just from VW.

@hernes0071

9 жыл бұрын

Ford Fan 2904 what car?

@erikeriksson1559

9 жыл бұрын

Ford Fan 2904 here in sweden we have 2,5 liter turbodiesel volvos doing 45 mpg

@FirstOnRaceDayCapri2904

9 жыл бұрын

And here in Spain i have 3,0 L Naturally aspirated Carbureted Ford Capri that gets 20 Mpg haha i'd much rather have that than get better fuel consumption

I drive a Suzuki Swift 1997 with 1,0 L 3 cylinder and it's good.

I’m 16, just bought a 1.2 Litre, 60 horsepower, VW Polo with an I3 and I’m so excited 😆

Two-Cylinder engines are made by Fiat at the moment. The Twin-air engine spits out 90 hp with 875cc in the Panda Cross, and 105 in the 500 Lounge. The most normal however is 85bhp in the small 500.

Seat / Audi / Volkswagen 1.0 ecotsi engine is the best in real world. 120 hp 250 nm

What about Toyota VVT-i 3 cylinder engines?

@Thenosferatu1900

4 жыл бұрын

Aygo and yaris 👍

what about the kia/hyundai 1.0 t-gdi with 120hp?

I love triples. . .in motorcycles tho. own three Triumph Triples!

The sound of 3 cylinder engine is the most dismal racket ever.

It would be awesome if a US OEM started offering the 5 stroke 3 cylinder engine invented by Gerhard Schmitz. The prototype engine generated 138 hp @ 7000 rpms, and 122.5 lb-ft @ 5000 rpms on a conservative tune. That's 185.7 hp/liter. The real kicker is that it gets diesel fuel economy, because its able to extract far more work out of the expanding gases via its 14.5:1 total expansion ratio, yet high pressure cylinders only have a 7:1 compression ratio.

Almost spit out my tea on #2 lol

من فضلك هل سير السياراه على بخار البنذين يقل من قدرتها

The best 3 cylinder engine is Suzuki's powerplant currently used in the Arctic Cat T660. The newest in the F/K serries engines. Suzuki has been the BOSS of 3 bangers for 40 years.

Was that last Ford SFE filmed overlooking San Francisco bay?

What is the point if the 3 cyclinder gets worst MPG?

@craig2web

10 жыл бұрын

Worst compared to what?

@cjgaltieri

10 жыл бұрын

I know right? I have a 2006 toyota corolla that gets ~36 miles/gallon. And its a 1.8 liter v4 with a 4 speed automatic transmission. With a total of 126 hp it does only get 70 hp/liter, but thats not bad, thats as much hp/liter the smart and it gets better mpg!

@craig2web

10 жыл бұрын

Arion, the worst MPG cars get well under 20 mpg. CJ, at best, your Corolla was rated by the EPA as getting 37 mpg highway, so if you're averaging 36, you're either doing mostly highway driving or just lighter on the gas pedal than most. If you were driving any of these 3 cylinder cars, you would likely get well into the 40s - maybe even 50s (which is what the Opel Adam is rated at over in Europe).

@cjgaltieri

10 жыл бұрын

***** it is mostly highway driving but it gets about the same mpg as those v3s and it is a four door and doesn't sound like a lawn mover.

@craig2web

10 жыл бұрын

cjgaltieri You're comparing apples to oranges: you're comparing your highway mileage to the combined mileage of these 3 cylinder cars, which generally get well into the 40s and 50s on the highway. And the old Geo Metro got close to 60, and the new Elio is expected to get close to 90.

UPDATED: Ford's 3-cylinder Ecoboost is now available in the Focus.

where is the engine # located?

??? Ford Fiesta 1.0l ecoboost available in Europe, 125hp. Tremendous torque!

@MuScL3CaRMaNiA

7 жыл бұрын

I also read (not 100%) that the ST engine will be replaced with one of these new 1.0l engines capable of squeezing 200hp

Smart Roadster Brabus makes 101HP with 0,698L so about 145HP per Liter. It should be on the list was sold 2003-2007.

If you're looking for horsepower this ain't your engine but if economy is your game then the 3 cylinder engine is your paradise.

I have 1.2 VTI 82hp and its great.

No mention of VW's 1.2L three pot. Not the most powerful but great sounding and goes well for its size,,

Nice list of 3l engines out there. Back in the days I wanted the AWD Justy, was a peppy little critter! May I add to the list but I don't think these will reach the US the Fiat 500 Twin Air (1.2l) and the Nissan March (Micra in other markets with the HR engine) and in some variations of the Tiida (Versa for the US)

@Mladjasmilic

10 жыл бұрын

Twin Air is 0.85l , 2 cylinder .

@FrankBruce

10 жыл бұрын

Very true! I stand corrected and this is the kind of technology that makes the Twin Air more dramatic

These would probably would make perfect ultralight aircraft engines.

my street triple is quoted for 105hp with a capacity of 675cc that 0.155hp per cc * 1000 = 155.55hp per litre. then there is the Daytona that produces 126hp for the same capacity. are you sure these are the top 5 three cylinder engines?

not mentioned 0.9 litre TCe - 90 HP used on Dacia models

@jonathandonne1432

8 жыл бұрын

I have a Renault Twingo with this engine, 900cc & 90bhp, very sprightly engine & get roughly 50mpg around town

I'll keep my Geo. Thanks.

@richardkaltenbach3961

6 жыл бұрын

AnytimeMinutes Ditto! Same Here! They Can Keep That POS Crap Jacked Up Silverado!!

my 97 civic isnt slow but also not fast still gets 45 mpg in a manual, why is it hard to get good mpg's???

They missed: Renault 0.9 tce, Nissan HR12DDR and Peugeot-Citroen 1.2 Puretech. They all deserve to be on top 5.

@jjpeeters67

6 жыл бұрын

Of course, but what do Americans know in general about small engines..nothing.

@conradsealy9603

5 жыл бұрын

That Nissan HR12DDR. Thats an impressive little engine.

A Mercedes C-Class saloon with the 204bhp, 2.1L diesel will do 50 mpg around town.

2000-2006 Honda Insight 1.0 liter is a good one.

Haven't seen any at the 200 000 mile + club so far.

that's really odd... I'm always getting compliments about my 1992 Geo Metro 3 cylinder, that I keep for a backup car. Must be something to do with The near $4 a gallon of gas here in California.... hmmm....

@stephenwhite6319

7 жыл бұрын

4 dollars, arh, UK prices 7 dollars.

@ericbeltrami2718

7 жыл бұрын

My point exactly, fuel economy is what these engines are made for.

what about a 3 rotor hehe

@DerKrawallkeks

9 жыл бұрын

jules leenders yea!!

@IMRAN-KHAN804-80

6 жыл бұрын

How to adjust tapped valve ?

@jackclark5220

6 жыл бұрын

3 cylinder "cylinder!"

@mrcaz1753

3 жыл бұрын

3 rotor is godly. 4 rotor is OP

Daihatsu 3 cylinder engines are designed as "Zero Defect Engines" meaning they can last 30+ years without fail...

Whats about Puretech e-thp ?

I have 50kW 3 cyllinder engine in 2005 Skoda Fabia and it's perfect for the city.

Excellent review.... I really enjoyed that..

Can't take this serious. The 1KR-FE is missing.

@Thenosferatu1900

4 жыл бұрын

From the toyota aygo and yaris

Yeah i still think The Triumph Daytona 675R three-cylinder 675cc 126-128bhp at the crank and is way smoother then most inlines 4 motorbikes.

Except that the BMW B38 engine can be easily tuned to 150hp for daily driving while the Ford one cannot. I've heard that with some minor changes you can take it to ~170hp. Not bad for a 1.5L engine.

can't be a serious ranking if it's not considering suzuki's F8D and K10 engines, or toyota's 1KR-FE on it.

Why were they showing the mini cooper s, when only the low-end mini cooper has a 3-cylinder engine?

@lordmini76

10 жыл бұрын

Because the cooper s looks better?

@travelmehmet

10 жыл бұрын

At least that was the model! The ford fiesta had a totally different Ford being driven!!! 😂

There are other 3-cylinder engines that should have been on the list, since it's listed by power/liter. Ford 1.0 L I3: 140 PS (140 PS/L) (Ford Fiesta Red and Black Edition) Honda ECA1 1.0 L: 70 PS (68 PS/L) (Honda Insight first generation!) Toyota 1KR-FE 1.0 L: 71 PS (71 PS/L) Volkswagen Group 1.0 L: 75 PS (75 PS/L) Volkswagen Group 1.2 L: 88 PS (73 PS/L) Volkswagen Group 1.2 L diesel: 75 PS (63 PS/L)

the Mitsubishi engine that smart used in the 451 came at 71 and 84bhp (turbo). the turbo can be remapped to reliably give you almost 130 bhp. i really don't understand why they detuned it so much at the ECU. 130 per litre beats all of these apart from the race car. i'd be interested to see what they all make with a reliable remap.