Best car under 4 cylinders
Best car under 4 cylinders
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thinfourth2

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32,414 posts

233 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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More pistons is better anyway what is the best car with less then 4 cylinders but more then 1 just to stop the wankle fans

I'll put down the charade GTti down as an early leader but i am sure there is some pre-war oddball with bucket sized pistons that i would also love.


Mr MXT

7,792 posts

312 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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I think this is pretty cool!

Regiment

2,799 posts

188 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Fiat 500 Twinair.

Debaser

8,442 posts

290 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Smart Brabus Coupe?

J4CKO

46,836 posts

229 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Fiat 500 (the original), Fiat 126, some Corsa's but they were st. I found that most cars with an austin A series engine, especially the original Mini never ran on a full compliment of cyclinders during wet weather.

Roman

2,034 posts

248 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Morgan


bennyboysvuk

3,494 posts

277 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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ETA - Arse, beaten to it. frown

How about a Morgan with a V-twin?




Rawwr

22,722 posts

263 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Roman said:
Morgan

That just looks like its puked up an engine.

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

279 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Ford KA is a belter

nottyash

4,671 posts

224 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Yeh, the Daihatsu Charade GTti. I loved minebowtie
Shame the only ones left have been chavved up now.

vdubbin

2,175 posts

226 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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As cool as that Morgan is, it's a trike and trike != car.


WeirdNeville

6,049 posts

244 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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I'll probably get slated for this but IMO the skoda Fabia 1.4 TDI 3 cylinder is a great engine... No - Really!
The 3 cylinder warble gives the normally anodyne engine note a dash of character, it's an eager little thing too and revs freely and pulls well, perfectly suiting the car it's in. To cap it all it really is incredibly frugal, actually returning 60-65Mpg.

I liked ours, anyway!

chopper602

2,333 posts

252 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Citroen 2CV - 29 whole horse power from 602cc horizontally opposed pushrod twin . . .

DanDC5

20,008 posts

196 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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This. 200bhp from a 600cc 3 cylinder engine and full slicks.


bicycleshorts

1,939 posts

190 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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DanDC5 said:
This. 200bhp from a 600cc 3 cylinder engine and full slicks.

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FreeLitres

6,128 posts

206 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Tesla?

getmecoat

varsas

4,075 posts

231 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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TonyHetherington said:
Ford KA is a belter
Aren't all Ka's 4 cylinder?

Chris71

21,549 posts

271 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Roman said:
Morgan

We have a winner!

That or one of the miniature single seaters like a Cooper Jap or a modern equivalent.

nottyash

4,671 posts

224 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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varsas said:
TonyHetherington said:
Ford KA is a belter
Aren't all Ka's 4 cylinder?
yes
That said maybe the new ones share enginesconfused

thinfourth2

Original Poster:

32,414 posts

233 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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nottyash said:
yes
That said maybe the new ones share enginesconfused
phone hello is the Ford central control

Yes I'd like to book an engine for a week next tuesday