Theyre pretty good!
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.
BMW developing a new family of 3-cylinder turbo engines that will go into the next-generation MINI
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 )
The Chevy Metro sprint cars, specifically the models produced from 1995 to 2001, featured a 3-cylinder engine option. This small, efficient engine was part of the Metro's design aimed at fuel efficiency and compactness. The 1.0-liter 3-cylinder engine was particularly notable for its lightweight and economical performance.
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.
Could be 4, 6 or 8 cylinder.
a 4 cylinder car is not a gas saver
12v in cars. Can be 24v in lorrys. 6v cars were phased out in the 50's.
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
Most cars have the first cylinder opposite the gear box. French cars are generally the exception. It is in the front of your car.
The cylinder capacity.
On most 6 cylinder cars the fireing order would be 153624 On 4 cylinder cars the most used is 1342