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Researchers Tout Highly Efficient 2-Stroke, 2-Cylinder Engine

Scientists at the Valencia Polytechnic University in Spain say the little 2-cylinder, 2-stroke diesel they have developed is significantly more efficient and half the weight of a conventional 4-cylinder unit.

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Scientists at the Valencia Polytechnic University in Spain say the little 2-cylinder, 2-stroke diesel they have developed is significantly more efficient and half the weight of a conventional 4-cylinder unit. Yet it delivers nearly the same performance as the larger powerplant.

The 730-cc engine features low-temperature homogenous combustion, valve scavenging and 2,000-bar fuel injection.

The 2-stroke diesel project is part of POWERFUL, a European research effort among engineers in the Czech Republic, France and Spain. Their aim is to develop ultra-efficient engines for use in A- and B-segment vehicles.

Renault SA is coordinating the project, which also is developing a low-cost four-stroke 2-cylinder engine and a four-stroke, 3-cylinder engine capable of burning multiple fuels.

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