Have you noticed that almost all manufacturers have shrunk their engines in the past couple of years? Although they have dramatically reduced engine capacity, power output has not suffered in the least.
The fact that the engine capacity is only 2 litres, makes the engine versatile to improve power to weight ratio in any chassis and body form, be it hatch, sedan or SUV. The engine has a unique triple turbo layout, with a parallel twin turbo feeding the intake and then a larger third turbo, which is actually and electric powered booster similar to a hair dryer, which assist the twin turbos to spool up faster, which in turn eliminates turbo lag. In short Volvo has invented the perfect turbo charged engine.
The trend at the moment in manufactures is to have one power plant that can be tweaked to cover the entire range. We see it in the new range of VW Polos, with their 1.2 litre power plants, which have been tweaked for each variant in the range. Volvo has achieved a high output engine that can be fitted to anything from a hatchback to an SUV. Another plus that we will see from this development is fuel efficiency.
Volvo hasn’t announced an expected release date yet. For now all we can do is wait for this engine to hit our shores.
That's an great concept for Volvo, will usefull in future defiantly.