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Wednesday, 12 November 2008
HYUNDAI has launched what it believes will be two world beating diesel engines.
The engines in either 2.0 or 2.2 litre format are Euro-5 compliant and develop 184bhp and 200bhp respectively. Hyundai believes that the bigger of these two engines rivals the performance of some V6 diesels.
Called the R engines, they claim to benefits from the third generation common rail system with piezo-electric injectors to deliver fuel at 1800-bar for a new degree of accuracy and control.
It also features an electronic variable geometry turbocharger and an advanced engine control unit (air system-based charge control).
The all-aluminium R-engine is fitted with a 16-valve dual overhead camshaft which is driven by an internal steel silent timing chain.
For reduced vibration and lower noise, the R gets a lower balance shaft that has been encased in a stiffened ladder frame housing for increased rigidity.
Weight saving features for the engine includes serpentine belt with isolation pulley, a plastic head cover, plastic intake manifold and plastic oil filter housing.
To achieve Euro-5 emission compliancy, the R is fitted with a close-coupled diesel particulate filter plus highly efficient exhaust gas recirculation with by-pass valve.
The R-Engine will enter production next year. It will see its first application in new SUV vehicles and large saloons.

Caption: Hyundai has unveiled its new diesel engine range for use in the next generation SUV’s and cars for 2009.

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