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For any particular model of car, engine designers are given a whole list of technical requirements and performance targets…within a size ceiling.
By Gavin Bennet
Columnist
The public thinks of car engine sizes in terms of “litres” – 1.2, 1.5, 2.0 etc.
But most engine sizes are not in round numbers. Why would manufacturers make an engine of 1,298 or 1,976 or 2,964 cc?
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