Detailed interpretation of Brilliance 1.8T power system[Copy link]
Forward: When it comes to engines, the Chinese people are filled with pain. China's automobile industry has gone through fifty years of ups and downs, but these fifty years have been ridiculed by foreign countries as "fifty years without its own engine industry." As rising stars, Brilliance , Geely , and Chery insist on independent routes and have made breakthroughs in core technologies. Unlike Geely and Chery, which started from the low end, Brilliance has gathered various key technologies, started from the high end, and started to develop the 1.8T engine, which was officially mass-produced on the 26th.
Brilliance's 1.8T engine can be said to have opened the prelude to the era of national machinery. Major websites are reporting related events, but do you know the detailed parameters and technical characteristics of this engine? Do you know where the turbocharger used in this engine is produced? Do you know where the gearbox matched with this engine is produced? What is the performance of the gearbox? This article will reveal them to you one by one...
Technical parameters: outstanding power, fuel-saving and high efficiency
Multi-point fuel injection, four-cylinder separate ignition
Fuel brand
93 high quality unleaded gasoline (GB17930)
Lubrication method
Pressure and splash compound lubrication
Rated power/rated speed
125kW/5500r/min
Maximum torque/speed
235N·m/2000-4500r/min
Minimum fuel consumption
245g/kW
Oil fuel consumption percentage
≤0.3%
Idle speed
700-800r/min
Pollutant emission limits
Euro IV
Note: For other detailed parameters, see the attached
1.8TCI uses the engine's exhaust to drive the turbocharger impeller. The high-speed rotating impeller compresses the intake air and sends it into the cylinder, which greatly improves the charging efficiency. The valve drive mechanism adopts the internationally popular dual overhead camshaft and single-cylinder 4-valve: the overhead camshaft reduces friction loss, and the single-cylinder four-valve can significantly improve the charging efficiency and exhaust efficiency. Therefore, the power of the Brilliance 1.8T engine has reached a considerable 125Kw, and it can continuously output a maximum torque of 235N?m from 2000 to 4500 rpm, while the maximum power of engines with the same displacement does not exceed 120Kw, and the maximum torque is also an average of 210N?m. If you still have no idea about the performance of this engine, then let's compare the engine parameters of the current Sagitar 1.8T:
Sagitar 1.8T
Brilliance 1.8T
Power (kW/rpm)
110/5800
125/5500
Maximum torque (N·m/rpm)
220/2000-4600
235/2000-4500
Displacement (L)
1.781
1.793
emission
Euro III
Euro IV
Comparing the engine parameters of the Sagitar 1.8T, it can be seen that whether it is the power and torque values, the output speed of maximum power, or even the engine emissions, the Brilliance 1.8TCI is better than the Sagitar's 1.8T engine.
Due to the lack of domestic turbo technology, the turbocharger used in this 1.8T engine is from the British Garrett product, which is the same as that used by Volkswagen in Germany . Its reliability is still very high, and consumers do not need to worry too much.
Matching transmission: German ZF automatic transmission
The 1.8TCI engine will be matched with the 4HP-20 automatic transmission of German professional transmission manufacturer ZF, and will be used in conjunction with vehicles with front-wheel drive and transverse engine placement.
4HP-20 is an electronically controlled 4-speed automatic transmission, which has been equipped on Mercedes-Benz , Peugeot and other models. Since there is no one-way clutch in the 4HP-20 automatic transmission, the transmission has a compact structure, light weight, and fewer shifting parts, which reduces drag loss, increases transmission efficiency, and has low peak torque acting on components and transmission systems. However, this design requires precision machining of mechanical parts, high-performance software and precise engine control signals to ensure that overlapping shift control technology is used.
The following are the performance parameters of this transmission
Model
SY7182UZ
Gearbox Model
4HP-20
Gearbox type
automatic
First gear ratio
2.718
Second gear ratio
1.481
Three speed ratios
1.000
Four speed ratios
0.720
Reverse gear ratio
2.568
Main drive ratio
4.223
Equipped models: All Brilliance main models will be equipped with
The initial plan is to assemble the Zotye first to test its reliability. Perhaps due to the delay in the test plan, the Zotye 1.8T model demonstration car was available at the beginning of the year, but it has not been launched. At a recent press conference, Brilliance also stated that the Zotye 1.8T will be launched in the second half of the year, and as far as I know, the Junjie 1.8T will not be launched until the beginning of next year at the earliest. It can be said that this is a mixed message.
Written in the end: The concerns that exist
1. The first is the price. After several years of investment, the unit cost of the first batch of engines will naturally not be low. Even with the advantage of independent brands, compared with the mature turbo engines that have occupied the market for many years, it is difficult for Brilliance's 1.8T engine to set an overwhelming price. Therefore, everyone should not have too high expectations for the price of this engine.
2. Can the stability achieve the expected purpose? This is also a question many consumers have. Although 1.8TCI is not the first engine developed by Brilliance Group, the previously independently developed 4G22 engine has not been widely used despite its superior parameters to similar domestic engines. This makes many people doubtful. Even if the prototype comes from Germany's FEV company and the test results are good, the imported manufacturing equipment cannot completely dispel this doubt. After all, the manufacturing area is in China, and there are no large-scale vehicles for reference.
3. Is the supercharger reliable? There are not many models with superchargers in China, mainly concentrated in Volkswagen , and its effect can be said to be mixed. The consensus is that the supercharger needs to be replaced after about 200,000 kilometers, and the price is not cheap, which invisibly increases the cost of car maintenance. Even if the British Garrett products are used, the best matching performance cannot be guaranteed.
If Junjie brings a "heart booster" to Brilliance, then the 1.8TCI engine is Brilliance's "booster". The next step depends on how Brilliance uses the two cards in its hand. It is understood that the Zonchi will be the first to be equipped with a 1.8T engine, in order to launch the next trump card - the Junjie 1.8T with both "style" and "heart"
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Other detailed parameters of Brilliance 1.8TCI gasoline engine
name
Technical specifications
Bore x stroke
81×87mm
Firing order
1-3-4-2
Cylinder liner type
Nested
Engine oil brand
5W-30 API SL/CF 13 Cooling method Centrifugal water pump forced circulation
Pump head
1.6bar
Coolant
50% ethylene glycol 50% water
Cooling water outlet temperature
85℃~95℃
Power output direction
Counterclockwise (towards the power output end)
Valve clearance (cold)
Hydraulic adjustment without backlash
Spark plug gap
0.7-0.8mm
Crankshaft position sensor clearance
0.1-1.9mm
Generator belt tightness
Automatic tensioner with shock absorption, static tension force 320N