Volvo Reveals The Powerful And Efficient Engines It's Going To Put In All Its Cars

Motor Authority

The range of Volvo's Drive-E engine consists of two four-cylinder engines: a common rail diesel and a direct-injected gasoline unit.

Volvo first announced in September 2011 it would fit its entire lineup with engines consisting of no more than four cylinders.

From the smallest hatch to its seven-seat XC90 SUV, a four-cylinder engine would eventually be fitted to each model, albeit with power-boosting technologies in order to keep the cars' performance competitive.

Volvo’s new four-cylinder engines, grouped under the Volvo Engine Architecture (VEA) heading, entered production in May of this year. Now, finally, the Swedish automaker has released some specs for the engines.

Volvo is now calling its engines the Drive-E range and will be offering the first unit, a 2.0-liter turbodiesel, in some of its models overseas this fall. The whole Drive-E engine range basically consists of two four-cylinder engines: a common rail diesel and a direct-injected gasoline unit.