10 Scandalously Under-Appreciated Engines
We asked you which engines are too often overlooked - whether it's because of a more iconic engine available in the same car, or it's simply forgotten for no good reason - here are the best suggestions
1. All Volvo five-cylinder engines
Suggested by TurboToddler - Volvo's five-pots are legendary, and are even responsible for the…
2. Toyota 2T-G
Suggested by Luqman Hakim - This engine preceded the much-loved 4A-GE.
3. Ford Barra
Suggested by Ethan Waked - A
4. Alfa Romeo Twin Spark
Suggested by Muaz Yusof -
5. Toyota 7M-GTE
Suggested by mstrcornelis -
6. Volkswagen Beetle engine
Suggested by On The Apex -
7. Volvo B4194T
Suggested by Julius -
8. Audi 3B
Suggested by Sarma lover - Placed in the Audi S2, it made an impressive 220bhp from 2.2 litres.
9. Saab B234R
Suggested by Macez - It's
10. Toyota 3S-GE 'Beams'
Suggested by me -
Comments
l32. it’s overshadowed by the lsjuan but it is just as good with only 3.8l
The T Spark is a superb engine, I can tell you that from experience ;)
6G72 is far overlooked.
You should have put examples of cars where those engines where. I’m not good with engines code names XD
Quad 4 !!!
Quad 4
Y no vq series
or vg series from nissan
vg series was in the 300zx and vq series was in all late 90s early 2000 nissan maximas and in the 350z and the 370z and the g35 from infiniti
thank you for including the 2.0 twinspark! its a beautiful engine, mine has an aftermarket exhaust and i have to say its probably one of the best sounding 4 bangers out there
did you change crank bearings already? or still waiting for them to catch? :)
“knock knock” “who’s there?” “Crank bearing”
TVR AJP6 Speed Six and TVR AJP V8. Both has good power and torque stock. The sounds are also amazing. Aftermarket is minimal but there is a few AJP specialists including TVR Power themselves, the designer Al Meling and a few others provides tunes for these engines
Oh yeah. The 2T-G was also available in fuel-injected “2T-GEU” form. It was used in the Corolla TE71 1600GT