Bye-Bye Five: The Future Dims for the Five-Cylinder Engine

Fans of oddball engines were dealt a blow recently when Volkswagen and Volvo both announced that they intend to phase out their five-cylinder powerplants. Among the last of their kind in the U.S., both will be replaced by turbocharged fours with fewer liters. Chalk up the rush to fewer cylinders and smaller displacements to the pursuit of higher efficiency and lower cost. READ MORE›› Read full story » from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com

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