IKCO Produces Home-Made Car Engine
TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Iran's giant car-maker Iran Khodro manufactured a home-made engine named EC5 which can reduce fuel consumption in Peugeot 301 passenger cars.
Iran Khodro has produced 50 EC5 engines so far by using CVVT technology.
The volume of 301 car engine is 1.6 liters, its maximum power is 110 horsepower and its maximum torque is 150 Nm at 4,000 mph. The combined fuel consumption of the car is 7.1 liters per 100 km of travel.
The power and torque of the EC5 engine has increased by 4 to 7 percent compared with the TU5 engine.
The engine has come out of various high performance tests successful and it has been tested in different weather conditions.
The EC5 engine has a more uniform torque curve which reduces fuel consumption.
Iran Khodro has produced 50 EC5 engines so far by using CVVT technology.
The volume of 301 car engine is 1.6 liters, its maximum power is 110 horsepower and its maximum torque is 150 Nm at 4,000 mph. The combined fuel consumption of the car is 7.1 liters per 100 km of travel.
The power and torque of the EC5 engine has increased by 4 to 7 percent compared with the TU5 engine.
The engine has come out of various high performance tests successful and it has been tested in different weather conditions.
The EC5 engine has a more uniform torque curve which reduces fuel consumption.