piston displacement
Additional answer
Actually it means the volume in all cylinders when their pistons are at bottom dead centre. This is more than the piston displacement because there is a gap at the top when the pistons are at top dead centre.
How much horsepower in a 2.2 liter car engine?
it varies by car to car
about 173 c.i.
it means the car engine is 1800 CC
polo GTI
mrfq400
it is a 1.8 liter car with either a v6 or a v8 engine
Car engine sizes are expressed as the volume of their cylinders. Thus a 2 Liter car would have an engine with a cylinder volume of 2 liters. This would be more powerful than a 1.5 liter car. However there is a complication, if the car has a turbo charger then more power can be obtained from a smaller engine than its basic liter size because the booster compresses the fuel and air before it gets to the cylinders.
there.
There is no Volvo car with a two cylinder engine.
1.6 litres
This would refer to a 1998 Nissan sentra, "inline 4" or inline 4 cylinder engine with a 1597 cubic centimeter displacement or typically called a 1.6 liter engine