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Toyota’s New Family Of 4-cylinder Engines Set To Launch With Redesigned Corolla

June 20, 2006 on 2:45 am | In Car News |

TOKYO - The redesigned Toyota Corolla, due to be launched in Japan this fall, is expected to be powered by the first in a family of new four-cylinder gasoline engines.

Toyota says its new 1.8-liter engine will be cleaner, more efficient and more powerful than its predecessor.

For example, Toyota says the engine will offer at least a 5 percent improvement in fuel efficiency compared to conventional engines.

Toyota builds 1 million of the current engines a year in plants around the globe. The new 1.8-liter engine will be the first in a family of engines that will range from 1.6 to 3.0 liters.
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