Volvo has unveiled the most powerful version yet of its new 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, Drive-E engine line-up.
The new petrol unit is described as being ‘triple charged’ and develops 444bhp – a huge 222bhp per litre. Volvo’s current range-topping production petrol Drive-E engine, the T5, develops 245bhp. However, there’s no news yet as to a likely launch date for the new motor.
The new engine uses two conventional turbochargers supplemented by an electrically powered ‘turbo-compressor’. The triple-charging setup is also supplemented by a fuel pump running at an unusually high 250 bar pressure.
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