Jaguar Land Rover has revealed a range of new Ingenium petrol engines and announced a £30 million research project into advanced new transmissions, called Transcend.
The four-cylinder 2.0-litre Ingenium petrol engines will be produced at JLR’s £1 billion Engine Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton. The company says they deliver up to 25% more power than the engines they replace, while consuming up to 15% less fuel. They use a range of technologies including an electro-hydraulic valvetrain, integrated exhaust manifold and a twin-scroll turbocharger with ceramic ball bearings, and will be available from next year.
Three versions of the 2.0-litre petrol Ingenium engine will be available, with 197bhp, 247bhp and 296bhp, all using a twin scroll turbo.
The Ingenium range of engines is modular, with a capacity of 500cc per cylinder, which means that parts and designs can be shared among different sizes. The arrival of the 2.0-ltre petrol Ingenium units follows the announcement of diesel versions last year. Straight-six, 3.0-litre units were confirmed earlier in 2016, and 1.5-litre, three-cylinder engines are planned as well.
Transcend is an acronym for Transmission Supply Chain Excellence for Next Generation Dual Clutch Technologies - the name of a research project by five organisations, of which JLR is the lead. The consortium is developing an eight-speed transmission that will improve efficiency and expand all-wheel drive capability. It uses an ultra wide ratio spread that is double that of other eight-speed transmissions – to integrate a low-range gearbox with dual-clutch and hybrid technology. JLR says it offers a fuel-saving capability of up to 10% and better off-road performance, and will weigh 20kg less than existing comparable gearboxes.
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