So Three-Cylinder Engines are Dogs, are They?
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Auto-forums and general-comments in discussion forms are full of snide comments (and sometimes full of something else LOL)
about three-cylinder turbo engines not being able to get out of their own way. That may have been true of the non-turbo Mickey-Mouse three-bangers that Geo, Suzuki, and Subaru used back in the 1980s.....but today's modern three-cylinders with state-of-the-art turbo systems, although not dragsters, are anything BUT sluggish.
Check out this video from Arkansas Police chasing, at high speed, a Chevy Trailblazer equipped with what is probably the same engine as in my Encore GX.....a turbo 1.3L three with 155 HP and 177 ft-lbs. of torque and 9-speed automatic, although both the Trailblazer and Encore GX also come with a smaller 1.2L turbo-three and CVT of 137 HP and 162 ft-lbs. of torque. Police finally caught up to him and literally bumped him off the road. The guy was apparantly trying to get away with fake-checks from a bank.
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Check out this video from Arkansas Police chasing, at high speed, a Chevy Trailblazer equipped with what is probably the same engine as in my Encore GX.....a turbo 1.3L three with 155 HP and 177 ft-lbs. of torque and 9-speed automatic, although both the Trailblazer and Encore GX also come with a smaller 1.2L turbo-three and CVT of 137 HP and 162 ft-lbs. of torque. Police finally caught up to him and literally bumped him off the road. The guy was apparantly trying to get away with fake-checks from a bank.
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I mean they DID get him.
Usually even 5.7 chargers can get away fairly easily if they aren't stupid, there are a few infamous cars that bait cops with no plates then run for views.
Recently a Z06 was doing that routine
Usually even 5.7 chargers can get away fairly easily if they aren't stupid, there are a few infamous cars that bait cops with no plates then run for views.
Recently a Z06 was doing that routine
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I had a Honda AquaTrax Waverunner a few years ago. It was like a 1200cc triple with turbo and it was the fastest thing on the lake when i got it. I had it tuned, impeller changed and it would almost go 100mph on ethonal. There is nothing specifically wrong with a 3 cylinder. They have much better balance than a 5 cylinder.
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The squad car the video is from started off nearly a minute behind, so it took a bit to catch up. But it doesn't look like the Traillazer ever really got over 100.
Now I'm not exactly experienced with running from the police, but if I were going to try to get away I think speeds like 150mph might be more effective.
Now I'm not exactly experienced with running from the police, but if I were going to try to get away I think speeds like 150mph might be more effective.
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The squad car the video is from started off nearly a minute behind, so it took a bit to catch up. But it doesn't look like the Traillazer ever really got over 100.
Now I'm not exactly experienced with running from the police, but if I were going to try to get away I think speeds like 150mph might be more effective.![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Now I'm not exactly experienced with running from the police, but if I were going to try to get away I think speeds like 150mph might be more effective.
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The squad car the video is from started off nearly a minute behind, so it took a bit to catch up. But it doesn't look like the Traillazer ever really got over 100.
Now I'm not exactly experienced with running from the police, but if I were going to try to get away I think speeds like 150mph might be more effective.![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Now I'm not exactly experienced with running from the police, but if I were going to try to get away I think speeds like 150mph might be more effective.
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I remember watching a video of a guy in a white stolen Hemi Challenger (a Demon or Hellcat versionl, I think) leading police on an almost endless chase on the Interstates East out of Houston. It was so fast that the turbine-powered helicopter with the traffic-reporter ultimately couldn't keep up.
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wow, that was intense, but seemed like a ludicrous over use of police resources.
intrigued i looked at another on the channel. a lot faster mercedes c class![EEK!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/eek1.gif)
intrigued i looked at another on the channel. a lot faster mercedes c class
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I like my engines with an even number of cylinders.
That means no 3 cylinders for me.
Just messing @mmarshall . 🤖. 😁. 🚀
That means no 3 cylinders for me.
Just messing @mmarshall . 🤖. 😁. 🚀
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I like my engines with an even number of cylinders.
That means no 3 cylinders for me.
Just messing @mmarshall . 🤖. 😁. 🚀
That means no 3 cylinders for me.
Just messing @mmarshall . 🤖. 😁. 🚀
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wow, that was intense, but seemed like a ludicrous over use of police resources.
intrigued i looked at another on the channel. a lot faster mercedes c class![EEK!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/eek1.gif)
https://youtu.be/C1P1uWl4w08?si=sHNJM5vSXXr-WBSM
intrigued i looked at another on the channel. a lot faster mercedes c class
![EEK!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/eek1.gif)
https://youtu.be/C1P1uWl4w08?si=sHNJM5vSXXr-WBSM
This ollllld S-class video I love, W126:
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In the past, we saw some in-line-5 engines from a few different manufacturers (Audi, Volvo, Isuzu)...but ultimately they were not successful. I don't ever remember 7 or 9-cylinder powerplants for vehicles, although there were some old radial-engine designs with that number of cylinders for airplanes.
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Auto-forums and general-comments in discussion forms are full of snide comments (and sometimes full of something else LOL)
about three-cylinder turbo engines not being able to get out of their own way. That may have been true of the non-turbo Mickey-Mouse three-bangers that Geo, Suzuki, and Subaru used back in the 1980s.....but today's modern three-cylinders with state-of-the-art turbo systems, although not dragsters, are anything BUT sluggish.
Check out this video from Arkansas Police chasing, at high speed, a Chevy Trailblazer equipped with what is probably the same engine as in my Encore GX.....a turbo 1.3L three with 155 HP and 177 ft-lbs. of torque and 9-speed automatic, although both the Trailblazer and Encore GX also come with a smaller 1.2L turbo-three and CVT of 137 HP and 162 ft-lbs. of torque. Police finally caught up to him and literally bumped him off the road. The guy was apparantly trying to get away with fake-checks from a bank.
https://youtu.be/VPambs_0eHU
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Check out this video from Arkansas Police chasing, at high speed, a Chevy Trailblazer equipped with what is probably the same engine as in my Encore GX.....a turbo 1.3L three with 155 HP and 177 ft-lbs. of torque and 9-speed automatic, although both the Trailblazer and Encore GX also come with a smaller 1.2L turbo-three and CVT of 137 HP and 162 ft-lbs. of torque. Police finally caught up to him and literally bumped him off the road. The guy was apparantly trying to get away with fake-checks from a bank.
https://youtu.be/VPambs_0eHU
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