Talk:Tritec engine
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Hi Sfoskett,
I regret to report that I have just marked this article as an {auto-stub} because I strongly feel that there is a confusion in naming. I wonder why you called an engine Chrysler Mini for the only reason it is used for propelling Mini cars (owned by BMW)?I think the right way to mention engines is the way the manufacturer call them such as Chrysler HEMI, and never e.g. "Chrysler LeBaron engine" for the only reason that an engine is used iin a particular model of car.
--Millisits 01:55, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)
In the opening paragraph we have:
In 1997, Chrysler Corporation and Rover Group (then a subsidiary of BMW) formed Tritec, a joint venture to design a new small straight-4 engine for small cars. They built a factory in Curitiba, Brazil to manufacture the engine. When BMW sold Rover Group, BMW retained the stake in Tritec.
Then in the third paragraph we have:
The Tritec engine was designed entirely by Chrysler and is related to the 2.0 liter Chrysler Neon engine. It is a modern engine with an SOHC 16-valve head, electronic throttle control, and meets Euro III emissions requirements. There are three current versions of the engine, 1.4 L, 1.6 L, and supercharged 1.6 L.
As you can see, the first paragraph states it's a joint venture, then the latter states it was designed soley for the Chrysler Neon, this seems odd as the Neon is a 2.0 and the current tritec is a 1.4-1.6
Because of that i've removed the third paragraph until it can be reliably verified. Silent52 (talk) 05:24, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Silent52
As far as I'm aware the engine development was a joint venture by BMW & Chrysler, however I do not feel that in the end they were looking to develop & use exactly the same engine. It is my belief that the general principles of the engine are the same - Ie. The "ladder" construction of the block, where the crank is sandwiched between the main part and the lower section of the block. I also believe that both the engines are chain driven.
However I was under the impression that the Chrysler engine is a DOHC (double cam). Possibly we need to trawl through the internet and find out more data.
--Andrey Magiy (talk) 23:30, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The Fiat E.torQ engine is a development of this engine that shares tooling and dimensions, initially with minor revisions. The E.torQ NPM engine has more in common with the earlier Tritec engine than it does with the later E.torQ EVO and E.torQ EVO VIS engines and components are interchangeable between all versions. Integrating the E.torQ page into the Tritec page would clarify the initial and later development of the engine on each page. BuffMyRadius (talk) 06:23, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]