Saab’s goal for Smaller Engines
Since there is nothing one can do with the law but to comply, Saab’s response to Europe’s stricter emission requirements is to come up with smaller engines. As small engines produce lesser emissions, the people in Saab thought that having a relatively small engine, which also has the capacity to generate power not quite far behind from a standard-sized engine can do the environment a big deal. Together with companies such as the Renault and Volkswagen, Saab is already doing what it can to generate such an engine. According to Jonathan Nash, who is the present Saab Great Britain’s managing director, smaller-displaced turbocharged E85 Saab engines are most likely to exist really soon.
In our world today, everything seems to be getting smaller. Cellular phones, video players that went from Betamax, VHS, Laser disc, VCD, to DVD; music players that were then LPs, then tapes, CDs, to now in digital format. As there seems to be a trend for things to go small, it is not surprising at all that the same goes for vehicles. A smaller engine that can perform as well as a regular-sized one? It sounds really good. It sounds like the perfect solution to the hazard exhaust emissions do to the environment. Currently, there exists the BioPower engines, which is relatively smaller than most engines yet are preferred by most people in Sweden. This being the case, Saab believes that a smaller engine than the BioPower can be made. The said engine should equal—if not surpass—the quality performance other engines provide. Apart from this, Jonathan Nash also mentioned that Biofuels as well as hybrid technology most probably would be the future of Saab. As what can already be seen in Saab’s as well as the world’s first fossil fuel-free vehicle (the BioPower Hybrid 9-3), the revolution when it comes to Saab engines are just endless.
Source: Autoblog.com
