TECHNICAL FEATURES
The technical features include
- An eight cylinder 90 degree 'Enclosed V' configuration liquid cooled aluminium cylinder block with cast iron liners
- Pistons are of open-ended skirt design, with two compression rings and a three piece oil control ring
- Two aluminium cylinder heads, each incorporating two hollow camshafts manufactured in chilled cast iron
- Four valves per cylinder
- Aluminium graded valve lifters (shimless)
- Variable Valve Timing (VVT) (inlet only)
- Top fed, 12-jet fuel injectors
- Engine front cover manufactured from aluminium which accommodates the crankshaft front oil seal
- Primary and secondary chains drive the camshafts
- An aluminium bed plate
- A cast iron crankshaft
- Fracture-split connecting rods in sintered-forged steel
- A twin multi-vee belt, which drives the front end accessories
- Fabricated stainless steel twin skin exhaust manifolds
- Electronic Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) valve
- An advanced engine management system incorporating electronic throttle control
- Meets with the fault handling requirements, as detailed in the European On-Board Diagnostic (EOBD) III, US Federal OBD and California OBDII legislation.