4cyl. engines powered 64.5% of vehicles built in 2010
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4cyl. engines powered 64.5% of vehicles built in 2010
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/02/f...built-in-2010/
64.5 for 4cyl.
20.8 for V8
That leaves only 14.7% for V6, V10, V12 and I5 engines. I wish I had a subscription to Wardsauto.com so I could see if they break the numbers down further.
The 4-banger rose to new heights across the board, powering 64.5% of the ’10-model cars built in North America and 17.7% of light-truck output.
V8 engine powered a mere 20.8 percent of the total North American light-vehicle output in 2010, down from the 22.8 percent in 2009. In contrast, the four-cylinder engine powered 64.5 percent of all cars built in 2010, an increase from the 61.9 percent in 2009.
20.8 for V8
That leaves only 14.7% for V6, V10, V12 and I5 engines. I wish I had a subscription to Wardsauto.com so I could see if they break the numbers down further.
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Re: 4cyl. engines powered 64.5% of vehicles built in 2010
It's not that surprising really. 4 cylinders have become so powerful that they can perform just fine for everyday commuting. The V8 numbers is mostly driven by trucks, i would assume.
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Re: 4cyl. engines powered 64.5% of vehicles built in 2010
You're doing the math wrong.
64.5% of all CARS were 4-cyl, leaving 35.5% for V6, V8 and other configurations.
20.8% of all LIGHT VEHICLES were built with V8s.
You can't add up the two numbers and subtract from 100%, unless the article was worded poorly and actually meant light vehicles when they said cars.
Before I read the thread and had only read the thread title, I was thinking '64.5 sounds high for total US sales, and low for world wide sales'.
I'm thinking this probably explains it. It's probably less for total US light vehicle sales. Though it's still probably the most popular engine choice by a significant margin.
64.5% of all CARS were 4-cyl, leaving 35.5% for V6, V8 and other configurations.
20.8% of all LIGHT VEHICLES were built with V8s.
You can't add up the two numbers and subtract from 100%, unless the article was worded poorly and actually meant light vehicles when they said cars.
Before I read the thread and had only read the thread title, I was thinking '64.5 sounds high for total US sales, and low for world wide sales'.
I'm thinking this probably explains it. It's probably less for total US light vehicle sales. Though it's still probably the most popular engine choice by a significant margin.
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Re: 4cyl. engines powered 64.5% of vehicles built in 2010
Not at all surprized.
Last year the big 3 US automakers all averaged over 30 mpg with their car fleets...32-33 mpg if I remember the numbers (which is why no one should be worried much about upcoming CAFE standards...especially with fuel prices likley to stay above $4 per gallon in another 3 or 4 years).
As for the balence of vehicles sold, even if the writer meant just cars instead of "light vehicles", you can bet your 1st born that almost every single vehicle sold of that 14.7% was a V6. The number of V10 and V12 buyers is barely enough to hold a card game and the I5 is barely a spec on the chart of annual vehicle sales figures.
Last year the big 3 US automakers all averaged over 30 mpg with their car fleets...32-33 mpg if I remember the numbers (which is why no one should be worried much about upcoming CAFE standards...especially with fuel prices likley to stay above $4 per gallon in another 3 or 4 years).
As for the balence of vehicles sold, even if the writer meant just cars instead of "light vehicles", you can bet your 1st born that almost every single vehicle sold of that 14.7% was a V6. The number of V10 and V12 buyers is barely enough to hold a card game and the I5 is barely a spec on the chart of annual vehicle sales figures.
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Re: 4cyl. engines powered 64.5% of vehicles built in 2010
You're doing the math wrong.
64.5% of all CARS were 4-cyl, leaving 35.5% for V6, V8 and other configurations.
20.8% of all LIGHT VEHICLES were built with V8s.
You can't add up the two numbers and subtract from 100%, unless the article was worded poorly and actually meant light vehicles when they said cars.
Before I read the thread and had only read the thread title, I was thinking '64.5 sounds high for total US sales, and low for world wide sales'.
I'm thinking this probably explains it. It's probably less for total US light vehicle sales. Though it's still probably the most popular engine choice by a significant margin.
64.5% of all CARS were 4-cyl, leaving 35.5% for V6, V8 and other configurations.
20.8% of all LIGHT VEHICLES were built with V8s.
You can't add up the two numbers and subtract from 100%, unless the article was worded poorly and actually meant light vehicles when they said cars.
Before I read the thread and had only read the thread title, I was thinking '64.5 sounds high for total US sales, and low for world wide sales'.
I'm thinking this probably explains it. It's probably less for total US light vehicle sales. Though it's still probably the most popular engine choice by a significant margin.
Cars includes just cars... light vehicles include pickups. Pickups still have a "disproportionate" number of V8 engines. Take GM... they essentially offer only V8 fullsize trucks for retail sale and try not to publicly admit they sell an antiquated V6 model.
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Re: 4cyl. engines powered 64.5% of vehicles built in 2010
You're doing the math wrong.
64.5% of all CARS were 4-cyl, leaving 35.5% for V6, V8 and other configurations.
20.8% of all LIGHT VEHICLES were built with V8s.
You can't add up the two numbers and subtract from 100%, unless the article was worded poorly and actually meant light vehicles when they said cars.
Before I read the thread and had only read the thread title, I was thinking '64.5 sounds high for total US sales, and low for world wide sales'.
I'm thinking this probably explains it. It's probably less for total US light vehicle sales. Though it's still probably the most popular engine choice by a significant margin.
64.5% of all CARS were 4-cyl, leaving 35.5% for V6, V8 and other configurations.
20.8% of all LIGHT VEHICLES were built with V8s.
You can't add up the two numbers and subtract from 100%, unless the article was worded poorly and actually meant light vehicles when they said cars.
Before I read the thread and had only read the thread title, I was thinking '64.5 sounds high for total US sales, and low for world wide sales'.
I'm thinking this probably explains it. It's probably less for total US light vehicle sales. Though it's still probably the most popular engine choice by a significant margin.
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