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there's a really cool video of the new engine at the bottom of this page
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Featuring the first application of Nissan's 1.6-liter direct injected four-cylinder turbo in North America, it will be available with torque vectoring all-wheel drive, so it might just be the driver's car of the bunch, too. Featuring "180+ horsepower and 170+ lb-ft of torque
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That tiny four cylinder engine has more horsepower than a 1975 standard Chevy big block V-8.
What was Nissan (and Renault) doing when GM was cost controlling during the late 1990 and 2000s? When all engineering was conducted in the finance department? This current technology says when GM was actually bankrupt. Reasons for GM's bankruptcy appear from innovative companies. Another example of GM spread sheets today only reporting what existed 10 years ago.
Nobody needs that much horsepower in a car. Which says how much smaller that engine should really be because it features the latest examples of current technology.