Stage 4

Period: from May 2005 to July 2007

Budget: 10 to 15 Millions Euros

This program will give a reliable answer to all remaining questions related to the MCE-5 technology. At the end of this stage, a 4-cylinder engine will be mounted on vehicles. This 4-cylinder engine will be perfectly representative of a mass-production engine integrating an MCE-5 VCR engine block.

Production processes, costs, and sub-contractors will be identified to allow short-term mass-production of the entire MCE-5 VCR engine block.

The project is financed by the MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT Company, by major automotive suppliers and OEMs and by license granting to carmakers.

R&D program will be carried out under collaboration by several laboratories, engine research centers, engine OEMs and industrial companies that are well-known for their know-how, excellence and strategic position on the worldwide automotive industry scene.

At the end of this R&D program (mid-2007), an operational 4-cylinder MCE-5 vehicle will be delivered to MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT Company’s clients (carmakers).

This vehicle will permit to measure the impact of the MCE-5 technology on vehicle performance and emissions, to test its robustness and reliabilty in various driving conditions, and to evaluate its conformity to various commercial strategies.

In addition to vehicles, engines will be delivered for various evaluations on test bench (endurance, SFC, pollutants emissions), and implementation of different VCR strategies.

The 4-cylinder MCE-5 VCR engine will have the following features:

Main characteristics:
X
Architecture:
in line 4-cylinder

Capacity:
1,484 cm3

Bore:
75 mm

Stroke:
84 mm

Compression Ratio - min:
6.7:1

Compression ratio - max:
18:1

Max power:
160 kW

Max torque:
300 Nm

Engine block size:
3

Height from crankshaft axis
to cylinder head gasket mating surface:
241 mm

Length:
identical to that of a L4 75 mm bore
conventional engine

Width max:
about 30 mm more than a 1.5 L

Width min:
about 40 mm more than a 1.5 L

Engine mapping will be optimized on delivered vehicles.

 

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