Nowadays, the Internet is full of people with lofty ideals, enthusiastic and enthusiastic about the immeasurable contribution of large-displacement engines to the development of the industry, and they believe that this trend will lead the market to a brilliant tomorrow. However, in terms of product consumption, such sounds do not seem to attract enough attention in the field of real life, and in real life, a large number of consumers still prefer small displacement engines, especially since the Volvo XC90 is equipped with 2Since the 0T engine, a series of luxury cars positioned at more than 500,000 have emerged this type of engine, which has made the development of large-displacement engines in an embarrassing situation.
According to the ranking of fuel car brands that are currently selling hot in the market, only one of the top 100 vehicles loved by the public has an engine displacement greater than 20l, exactly the 2 that Toyota is still producing5-liter internal combustion engine. Among sedans and SUVs priced at less than 500,000 yuan, you want to find 25t or 3The 0t engine is not easy, and only a few models still have 3It is equipped with a 0-ton engine and is mainly aimed at the imported car market. The reason is clear, for most consumers, choose 2Engines above 0L mean that the cost of use is high, and both the purchase cost of the vehicle itself and the subsequent maintenance cost are under great pressure.
First of all, 3The price of 0t cars is generally higher than 400,000, which is obviously unaffordable for many ordinary families; Secondly, in accordance with 3The use of 0t engine, each period of vehicle and vessel tax needs to pay about 3,000 yuan, the comprehensive fuel consumption is expected to remain between 12-15 liters all year round, and the maintenance cost is also close to 2,000 yuan. Carefully calculated, just for the so-called "large displacement feelings", the annual consumption of funds may have reached the scale of 10,000 yuan, which is really sighing that only people with deep pockets can enjoy this luxury experience!
However, even these fashion-conscious tycoons are now gradually realizing that the nostalgia for large displacement is not necessarily worth nostalgia, after all, today's internal combustion engine technology has long since ceased to rely on the output performance of large-displacement engines. In the past, large-displacement engines were mainly discussed because turbine technology was not yet perfect, and in order to achieve extreme speed, it was necessary to rely on a larger cylinder count engine to provide powerful driving power. Given the classic Mercedes-Benz M159, which is equipped with 6The 2-liter V8 engine has a horsepower output of nearly 500 PS, making it easy for an AMG C-Class Performance Edition to reach a 100-mile time of less than 4 seconds. However, in today's view, such a speed is not outstanding, but it takes 6A 2-liter eight-cylinder internal combustion engine is used as a power support.
With the increasing sophistication of turbo technology, the two-block layout was abandoned in the course of evolution, and now the mature 3The 0T engine is based on Mercedes-Benz's own AMG 3For example, the 0T engine, which is installed in the AMG C43 model, has a 47 seconds to achieve an excellent performance of breaking 100 times, although more than 6The 2L V8 engine is 0 slower5 seconds, but the displacement ratio is reduced by half, and the resulting benefits are undoubtedly huge; Not only that, but compared to the former, the new car is also more economical in terms of vehicle and vessel purchase tax, maintenance and fuel consumption, and has been significantly improved in terms of reliability.
The AMG C-segment model, which has shifted to an electrified road, has adopted a 20L with a new energy combination of turbine and motor, relying only on 48 volt power supply can achieve a four-cylinder engine in 4Breaking the 100 in 7 seconds, despite the lack of two cylinders, the acceleration score is the same as 30t is no different. There is no doubt that over the past decade, the direction of the internal combustion engine has shifted to the three pillars of development: downsizing, lightweighting and high-tech content, with the use of four-cylinder engines.
Replace what it used to be.
Nowadays, in people's consumption concepts, only a budget of 200,000 yuan can buy a traditional fuel model with excellent acceleration performance and can reach the mark of about 7 seconds, which is undoubtedly a real benefit brought by advanced technological progress! But a decade ago, in an era when the internal combustion engine was dominant, this acceleration was almost relegated to the realm of 10 seconds.
It has to be said that for the majority of car owners, what they are pursuing is not excessive emotional sustenance or feelings that only exist in dreams, but the kind of experience that is related to the actual use experience. Today, after continuous improvement and refinement of 2The 0T engine is fully capable of achieving the perfect balance of performance, reliability and fuel efficiency, and for those looking for higher efficiency output, the engine with a larger displacement seems to be less important.