In the international automotive landscape, Japanese cars are definitely a force to be reckoned with. When it comes to Japanese cars, we can't help but talk about the engines of Japanese cars.
In the view of the editor, the engine of japanese cars has the following three characteristics: advanced technology, durable and fuel-efficient, and good use of naturally aspirated and large-displacement engines. So, in the long history of Japanese cars, what are the classic engines and representative models? Today we will start with the 2.0L displacement.
As we all know, Japan is an island country, subject to land area and resources restrictions, so the Japanese people have a strong sense of environmental protection. When the Japanese car started, it is to take the family car as the main product, since it is a family car, then it is natural to be light and fuel-efficient, which determines that the engine displacement can not be too large, then, 2.0L This displacement has become the "golden displacement".
Of course, in the displacement below 2.0L, Japanese cars have also launched many boutiques, just to name two models: Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla, both of which used the displacement of 1.8L in the early days. So in the 2.0L displacement, what are the classic representative models?
Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Nissan Sunshine & Xuanyi, Mazda CX-5, Subaru Foresters
Speaking of Jiamei, people who are a little older will have a soft spot for it. The streamlined shape design is unforgettable, and to this day, there are still many imported Jiamei active on the road. In 2006, jia american production, re-named Camry, the main model is also 2.0L, the next ten years, 2.0L this displacement has also been the main model.
The Honda Accord is also a very worthwhile model in the mid-level car, Yishang IKEA. Since the seventh and eighth generations of Accord were sold out, the 2.0L displacement has been active with the Accord to this day.
At that time, Nissan Sunshine was an imported model, and it was also one of the most popular models in that era due to its beautiful appearance and durability.
Since Xuanyi was listed, it has played the space card, but what cannot be ignored is that Xuanyi has not lost power and fuel saving while ensuring space. Xuanyi is also an outstanding model with a 2.0L engine.
Mazda is also one of the car companies that are good at studying engines, and the CX-5 is a very successful model and a favorite.
Loyal to the horizontally opposed Subaru, many models also use 2.0L displacement, and the Forester is one of them.
3.0L- 4.0L Toyota Crown >Asia Dragon, Mitsubishi Pajero, Nissan&350Z>-R
Speaking of the 3.0L displacement, it seems that it will always accompany the V6, and many people think that the 3.0L and V6 are simply the perfect match in the engine. In this displacement, it is impossible not to mention the crown, after all, the crown model from import to domestic production, and then to today's discontinuation, it has brought too many memories to Chinese consumers. To this day, the 10th generation crown is still heavily active in the streets of Japan and Hong Kong, China as taxis.
After the twelfth generation of crowns was produced in 2005, the 3.0L displacement was well inherited and retained, and this generation of crowns can be said to be the generation with the most intimate contact with the Chinese people. Now many car service agencies do not hesitate to spend a lot of money to prepare this generation of crowns, making many of this generation of crowns unique.
As a model mainly focused on the North American market, the Asian Dragon model is deeply loved by car owners in the United States. A more significant feature of the car in North America is that it likes the big V6 and V8, and the Asian Dragon is equipped with such a 3.5L V6 engine. Until recent years, in addition to the Asian Dragon, there were still many Toyota products that used this displacement, such as the Prado and Alpha.
Mitsubishi is also the representative of a generation of gods, and Pajero uses 3.0L and 3.8L V6 engines.
When it comes to Nissan's cars, it is impossible not to mention Nissan's famous VQ series engines. This engine, to use the next popular phrase to describe: debut is the peak, to what extent? That's 14 years! VQ Engine has won the title of the world's top ten engines for 14 consecutive years, and such an honor is unique in the entire automotive industry. Of course, there are not a few models that use this series of engines, but they are generally 3.5L V6 displacement models.
The Nissan Murano, 3.5L V6, is also the prototype of the follow-up Dongfeng Nissan Loulan.
The Nissan elegant, 3.5L V6, is also the prototype of the Infiniti G series.
The GT-R, known as the road god of war, is a relatively special existence: it is special in two points: one is that it uses turbocharging, and the other is that it has become a recognized "supercar" with a small displacement engine of 3.8L V6.
The Nissan 350Z, 3.5L V6, is also an elegant sports car.
Displacement 4.0L and above Toyota Cruiser & Tanto & Sequoia, Lexus LS430 & GS430 & GX460 & LX570, Nissan Sima
When it comes to Toyota's famous 5.7L V8 engine, people often think of the roar that erupts when this type of car is fired, why does Toyota's car have such a sound? The answer is a large displacement + silicone oil fan. Mention this 5.7L V8 engine, really equipped toyota with a lot of cars, of course, there are Lexus, the engine of this car is Toyota's famous 3UR-FE engine, it is equipped with Toyota Land Cruiser, Tantu pickup, Sequoia and Lexus LX570.
Toyota Land Cruiser, 5.7L V8, also uses 4.7L V8, 3.0L V6, 4.0L V6, 4.6L V8, 4.7L V8 and other versions, today, it has also successfully "slimmed down", equipped with a 3.5L V6 turbo engine.
Lexus LX570, 5.7L V8 engine, is deeply loved by big guys in China.
In 1989, the first generation of Lexus LS was introduced, which began the glorious history of Lexus.
Lexus LS430, 4.3L V8 engine, is also a generational memory.
The third is the third generation of crowns that we need to highlight. It used the same 4.3L V8 engine as the Lexus LS430 and sold for nearly 900,000 that year.
Nissan Simma, 4.5L V8 engine, this is a "buried" executive class car.
To sum up, Japanese car companies in the past 30 years, indeed for us a lot of surprise models, of course, there are some very classic models are not listed here, such as the same use of 5.6L V8 engine Ofuller and Nissan's luxury brand Infiniti QXX80; 2.5L V6, 3.0L V6 Toyota Ruizhi; 4.0L V6 Toyota Overlord and so on. However, the times have changed, in the context of energy and environmental protection, in the context of the rapid development of new energy vehicles, Japanese car companies are also changing their car-making concepts. Toyota is also deeply cultivating pure electric vehicles after having hybrid technology; Honda's many main models on sale, such as CR-V, Accord, Odyssey, Alexand, etc., use hybrid technology; Nissan also replaces the concept of small displacement + turbocharging into many models. All in all, Japanese brands are also keeping pace with the times and constantly innovating.