3-cyl engines a flop in China, 2022 Binyue switching to 4-cyl



In a rather surprising u-turn, Geely will be dropping the turbocharged 1.5-litre 3-cylinder (JLH-3G15TD) in the Geely Binyue, opting for a 4-cylinder engine instead

This marks a departure from their earlier stand, as Geely was one of the few Chinese manufacturers that continued to stick to 3-cylinder engines while other brands dropped theirs.

The new engine is also a 1.5-litre unit, and it produces 3 PS more than the 3-pot engine, bringing the total output to 180 PS

The main reason why Geely decided to axe the 3-cylinder engine is because of poor response from Chinese buyers, as they typically avoid 3-cylinder cars.

Flop

4-cyl FTW

4 cylinder less stress less breakdown eh

Not even 2022 lah, they shifted towards 4 pots not long after before we launched our X50.

Year 2020 already got 1.4T 4pots model, but mostly to serve as lower end lah.
https://car.autohome.com.cn/config/spec/45053.html

This post has been edited by msacras: Feb 16 2022, 01:14 AM

Kek,when I say 3 cylinder engine sucks many automotive engineer cum cap supporter come out defending shit. Now slap own face Liao. 3 cylinder engine can’t even meet their own 6th standard hence switch back to 4 cylinder. It’s right saying that china export outdated tech that no one want to Malaysia and boating fans are hype about it. Lmao

Inkambing x50 discount to clear 3 cylinder stock

The first time I saw 3 cylinder engine design, the thought that came to my mind is :

What is this discounted tryhard engine ?

Lai lai. 80k for Flagship.

Inline 6 > all

from what i know, if 1 out of 4 cylinder break down(ie spark plug not working, or its cable or power), the car can still move, but lose like 50% power,


but 1 out of 3 cylinders break down, there is no chance it can still move

3 cylinder is rough and not balance. 4 cyl much smoother

The main reason 3 pots become the new meta is coz manufacture have to comply with lower emission to pass that strict euro regulation.

isnt that go EV directly solve the problem ?

Million dollar argument…

Dude~~

Hybrid car oso msian paranoid edi takut maintenance and the battery replacment will cost a bomb and resale value sucks etc2….

What more full ev car?

Can la. That day my car cylinder #2 was misfiring so it ran on only 2 cylinders..

sooner or later we need to go ev, carbon is the world's problem, the planet can live without us, we cannot live without the planet.

Always buy first regret later.
So many CCP supporters spewing lies and people want to believe.
Good thing car is cheap, reputation is expensive.

One time no good, forever curse CCP product no good, will never gain respect anymore no matter how hard they try, just like Huawei

misfire and not fire at all maybe different ? i think misfire mean wrong timing, not the most efficient way to burn fuel, but not fire at all will break the crank's rotation cycle.

3 cyl, 4 cyl... what are those? what difference do they make?

If small cars ok, like perodua viva.

4 cylinder 2 up 2 down 1 rotation:

3 cyclinder up down differently in 1 rotation:


4 cyclinder advantage:
Balanced, less vibration problem in a cycle

3 cyclinder:
No advantage other than cheap, will run out of alignment after continuous cycle.