There should be one common cylinder for 3, 4, 6 and 8 cylinder engines. 1.5 3 to a 4.0 V8.
What a hot mess with how many powertrains there are...then add in Europe and China and what the heck! So much waste.
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No matter how many we have they are all capable of erupting in flames at any given moment.
I think the new 1.5l I3 and the 2.0l I3 have common pistons. No idea whether any larger engines are based on these dimensions as well.
A lot of it has to do with legacy. The vision of the perfect engine differs 10 years ago from that of today. An engine plant gets tooled up and then the next best idea takes shape. This is more recent as Ford in the 60s/70s/80s actually had less Powertrain complexity than today. So for the legacy plant, the company is posed with three options: 1. Gut it and put a new engine line in 2. Shut it down 3. Keep it going with some mild upgrade. Option 1 is a lot of investment. Option 2 has union agreement considerations. Option 3 ends up being the lesser of two evils. So that is why we have so many engine architectures. Even engines that perform the same both hp/torque and fuel economy wise but are completely different designs.
Answer: Ford MOTOR Company. You might expect alot of motors (engines).
Don't even ask how many driveshafts we have for the trucks...like over 100...
Hmmmm, I don't think I've ever heard anyone suggest we should reduce the number of powertrains and platforms to put them on in order to reduce complexity and engineering costs. You better rush to get this patented and credit for saving the company when the Legend can't.
Tell me you know little about the car market without telling me you know little about the car market.