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Having owned and driven many miles in a Chevy Sprint I feel secure in saying that 3 cylinder power is very practical in cars up to 2000 lb.. My gas mileage was amazing for an '85 automobile, topping out at 56 mpg on one carefully managed solo trip. However, the average of town and city with a heavy foot hovered around the 40 mark. God forbid you should be hit by any full size, or for that matter, economy size vehicle. At a little over 1800 lbs. the Sprint was easily bent. The engine life is not up to the new 4 and 6 cylinders and cost about the same to replace. But if you drive it over 100,000 miles you would save enough to buy another engine. All in all, I would buy another if it was still made. Or one of those neat little Geo convertibles. I believe Mitsubishi is using a 3 banger in their new "ForTwo". Hope this helped. admin@budget-auto-online.com
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How are 3 cylinder cars?
Theyre pretty good!
Which cars come standard with a 3 cylinder engine?
There are now not many cars in the United States that are made with a 3 cylinder engine. A couple of the vehicles that were once made with a 3 cylinder engine is a Geo Metro and Dihatsu Charade.
What cars today have 3 cylinder engines in them?
BMW developing a new family of 3-cylinder turbo engines that will go into the next-generation MINI
Who was the first to make the first cars?
The very first practical automobile was made by Karl Benz in 1885. It was produced in Germany and he called it the Benz Patent Motorwagen. It had 3 wheels and was powered by a 1 cylinder 3/4 h.p. engine. Top speed was 8 mph.
What is the meaning of a 3 cylinder car engine?
There are cars that have engines with only ( 3 ) engine cylinders such as : The Chevrolet Metro with the 1.0 liter , 61 cubic inch , 3 cylinder engine ( 1999 )
What is the difference of 318ia 325i 328i?
The 3 in the model numbers designates all these cars as 3 series cars. The next two numbers designates the motor size. 1.8 liter four cylinder or 2.5 liter and 2.8 liter six cylinder motors. The i tells us they are fuel injected.
How many cylinder used in cars?
Could be 4, 6 or 8 cylinder.
Are 4 cylinder cars gas savers?
a 4 cylinder car is not a gas saver
What voltage are 6 cylinder cars?
12v in cars. Can be 24v in lorrys. 6v cars were phased out in the 50's.
Where is the 1 cylinder on a 2000 vw passat?
Most cars have the first cylinder opposite the gear box. French cars are generally the exception. It is in the front of your car.
How did first car move?
The first cars were driven by steam. The internal combustion engine superseded the steam engine as it was more efficient.
How many oxygen sensors does a Chevy Lumina euro have?
As you have not stated year and engine model I have to speak in generalities. 4 cylinder cars have two V6 cars have 3 or 4 depending on above
