The Porsche 924-inspired Mitsubishi Starion was sold in the U.S., by Chrysler, as the Dodge and Plymouth Conquest. One of the most notable such partnerships was the Diamond Star Motors (DSM), which was a joint venture between Mitsubishi and Chrysler. In turn, Japanese companies responded by opening factories in North America and/or selling their cars under different brand names. government’s answer was import quotas for Asian cars. In the 1970s, when the oil crisis gradually killed off the Muscle car, Japanese carmakers seized the opportunity to flood the North American market with affordable, reliable, and fuel-efficient cars. This translates to great performance and fuel economy, akin to diesel engines, especially in SKYACTIV engines featuring cylinder deactivation technology. Together with multi-hole injectors spraying directly into the cylinder, across a wide surface area, this makes for rapid and simultaneous combustion. The spark-plug-controlled compression ignition (SPCCI) utilizes, both, spark ignition and compression ignition depending on the engine load while maintaining a high (for a gasoline engine) compression ratio of 14:1. The main feat of Mazda’s SKYACTIV engines is that they combine the best of gasoline and diesel engines. Mazda has always taken a more unconventional approach, and its SKYACTIV engine family, effectively makes downsizing redundant. However, this opened numerous problems with reliability and the fact downsizing engines really aren’t as eco-friendly as we were led to believe. The downsizing trend deprived us of many great engines in the name of fuel efficiency and consideration for the environment.
RELATED: 10 Japanese Car Brands You've Never Heard Of Toyota is also teaming up with Yamaha to create a hydrogen-burning version of the V-8 engine so, you can bet we’ll be seeing a lot more of that 5.0-liter engine in the future. We already mentioned Toyota’s efforts in making hydrogen a viable alternative to fossil fuels, and Toyota already has a fully functional GR Yaris and GR Corolla running on hydrogen fuel.
Since, the Japanese carmaker has been, continuously updating it, and in more modern iterations, it even features a hollow crankshaft for reduced weight.īest of all, it’s reliable and packs up to 477 horsepower. The 2UR-GSE is a 5.0-liter V-8 that dates back to the first-generation Lexus IS-F. With more and more manufacturers killing off their big V-8 engines in favor of inline-four hybrids, Toyota and Lexus, of all companies, are still offering one of the most exciting configurations – a naturally-aspirated, high-revving V-8 engine. Jakub "Flyz1" Maciejewski via Wikimedia Commons
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Moreover, 2024 will see a refreshed version of the 70 Series Land Cruiser, still true to the original, albeit with a few minor modernities like LED lighting and a slightly less Spartan interior. While Jeep and Ford are only now capitalizing on rugged, neo-retro-styled off-roaders, Toyota hasn’t stopped making the Land Cruiser 70 since 1984. The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 debuted in 1984, and despite newer models having arrived, it’s still in production. The 70 Series Land Cruiser has left a particular mark on the segment since it was improved on the original 40 series Land Cruiser without sacrificing the ruggedness, dependability, and off-road qualities that made it a legend. The Land Cruiser is the epitome of rugged, 4X4 dependability, and all eight generations are built to last. This, eventually, led to the first Land Cruiser, produced in 1955, and everything snowballed from there.
Toyota’s Land Cruiser traces its origins back to 1951 when the Japanese-Korean War created the need for light military transport.
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