
A Straight-3 is an internal combustion engine with three cylinders arranged in a straight line side by side. Most straight-3 engines employ a crank angle of 120° and are thus rotationally balanced; however, since the three cylinders are offset from each other the firing of the end cylinders induces a rocking motion from end to end. The use of a balance shaft in antiphase to that vibration produces a smoothly running engine. ==Automobile use== The straight-3 is the smallest engine in use in modern cars, generally for engine displacements of around 1 litre. Cars in the 'super-mini' class often use them on base models, as do the Japanese Keicars. A straight-3 is also used in the Suzuki Swift and they were used in two stroke cycle Saab Automobiles Saab 93 - Saab 96. One experimental Saab had ''two'' transverse straight-3 engines, the ''Saab Monster''. list of automotive superlatives straight-3 engine was the 543 cc Suzuki ''F5A'' used in the 1982 Suzuki Cervo. Smart (automobile) currently produces a diminutive 799 cc Diesel straight-3, the smallest ever. Most straight-3 engines fall below 1.2 liters, with a 1198 cc Volkswagen unit seen as the largest petrol unit. A 1.8 L (1779 cc) Diesel was produced by Alfa Romeo for their 1984 Alfa Romeo 33 ''1.8 TD'', the largest straight-3 ever produced. ==Motorcycle use== 4-stroke : Triumph Motorcycles, Laverda, Yamaha, BMW. 2-stroke : Kawasaki, Suzuki == See Also == Straight engine Piston engine configurations
> Morven: Two-stroke SAABs no longer produced. : no, (unfortunately....) but they are still running !
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A Straight-3 is an internal combustion engine with three cylinders arranged in a straight line side by side. Most straight-3 engines employ a crank angle of 120° and are thus rotationally balanced; however, since the three cylinders are offset from each other the firing of the end cylinders induces a rocking motion from end to end. The use of a balance shaft in antiphase to that vibration produces a smoothly running engine. ==Automobile use== The straight-3 is the smallest engine in use in modern cars, generally for engine displacements of around 1 litre. Cars in the 'super-mini' class often use them on base models, as do the Japanese Keicars. A straight-3 is also used in the Suzuki Swift and they were used in two stroke cycle Saab Automobiles Saab 93 - Saab 96. One experimental Saab had ''two'' transverse straight-3 engines, the ''Saab Monster''. list of automotive superlatives straight-3 engine was the 543 cc Suzuki ''F5A'' used in the 1982 Suzuki Cervo. Smart (automobile) currently produces a diminutive 799 cc Diesel straight-3, the smallest ever. Most straight-3 engines fall below 1.2 liters, with a 1198 cc Volkswagen unit seen as the largest petrol unit. A 1.8 L (1779 cc) Diesel was produced by Alfa Romeo for their 1984 Alfa Romeo 33 ''1.8 TD'', the largest straight-3 ever produced. ==Motorcycle use== 4-stroke : Triumph Motorcycles, Laverda, Yamaha, BMW. 2-stroke : Kawasaki, Suzuki == See Also == Straight engine Piston engine configurations
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> Morven: Two-stroke SAABs no longer produced. : no, (unfortunately....) but they are still running !
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