Tickerguy
204k posts, incept 2007-06-26
2022-06-18 17:12:46
Yep. Less frontal area and smaller holes. Both mean less drag and Skyactiv runs a modified Atkinson cycle at light load which adds a few more percentage points to volumetric efficiency.
The Skyactiv X engine - if we ever see it here - should reach 50mpg in the "3" .
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