High and Low Displacement Engines

High & Low Displacement Engines People often think bigger is better, but that’s not always true. Cars that have bigger engines are said to be faster than those with small engine are, but an Acura Integra Type R can out accelerate a Ford Mustang GT easily. This may seem impossible until the differences in the design of the two cars are analyzed. A stock Integra coupe is relatively light compared to the Mustang. The Integra's …

…engine and it consumes a larger amount of fuel. Both low displacement and high displacement engine has its advantages. An analogy that demonstrates this is a long distance runner and a sprinter. When racing a short distance the long distance runner will lose to the sprinter but in a marathon type race, the sprinter will lose. Like engines both type of runners are used for a specific purpose and neither is better than the other.