Lynk & Co 03: Should I Buy the 3-Cylinder or 4-Cylinder Version?

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Specific differences between the 3-cylinder and 4-cylinder versions of Lynk & Co 03: 1. Fuel consumption: For engines with the same displacement, fewer cylinders result in less power output. At the same RPM, the volume of air intake per unit time is reduced, leading to less fuel injection and lower fuel consumption. Therefore, the 3-cylinder engine is undoubtedly more fuel-efficient than the 4-cylinder version. 2. Power output: The 3-cylinder engine has one less cylinder working than the 4-cylinder version, which reduces mechanical friction and increases thermal efficiency, thereby further improving engine power. This compensates for the initial acceleration power deficiency caused by the reduced air intake in the 3-cylinder engine. 3. Low-speed torque: For engines with the same displacement, fewer cylinders result in more abundant low-end torque. Each cylinder has a larger volume, with bigger bore and stroke, leading to greater low-speed torque. Combined with the smaller turbo lag phenomenon of the 3-cylinder turbocharged engine, the low-end torque performance of a 3-cylinder turbocharged engine with the same displacement is slightly better than that of a 4-cylinder turbocharged engine.