What Is the Smallest Engine in a Car?

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Small Car Engines

  • The Tata Nano (624cc)
  • Caterham Seven 160 (660cc)
  • Maruti Suzuki Celerio Diesel (793cc)
  • Fiat 500 0.9 Twin Air (875cc)
  • Smart ForTwo (898cc)
  • The Smart ForTwo comes with two engine options and the smallest is the 898cc turbocharged unit.

Small vs. Large Engines

  • The smallest production V8: Ferrari 208 GT4 (2.0L)
  • The largest engines made:
    • Chevrolet Suburban (8.1-litres)
    • Cadillac Eldorado (8.2-litres)
    • Dodge Ram (8.3-litres)
    • Dodge Viper (8.4-litre)
    • Bugatti Royale (12.7-Litre)
  • Inline-six engines are more expensive than V6 engines.

Engine Facts

  • The most powerful small block V8: 6.2L in the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, producing 755 horsepower.
  • The Stinger 609 engine costs $5695 naturally aspirated, with a supercharger adding $1700.
  • The world’s smallest working V12 required 1200 man hours to build, with a 12cm3 capacity and 10mm stroke pistons.

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