TECH TORQUE

THE FUTURE OF THE TURBO-DIESEL ENGINE MAY LOOK GRIM, BUT THE TURBOCHARGED PETROL ENGINE’S STAR IS SHINING EVER BRIGHTER.

FRASER STRONACH

IN RECENT years, road testing at 4X4 Australia has involved a near constant stream of turbo-diesels, with the odd petrol engine in the mix. But this status quo was recently undone, with no fewer than three petrol vehicles – in a row – to road test, which has got to be some sort of record. You may think: “Well, so what?” But there’s more to this tale than that. Two of those three petrol engines were small-capacity turbocharged fours rather than larger-capacity naturally aspirated fours, sixes or eights, all of which says much about where automotive engine development is heading right now. First up was the Haval H9, a Chinese take on a Toyota Prado, save for its 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine. Otherwise, the H9 mimics the Prado in every way:…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2016

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