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clan chieftain · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell

The only one I ever had was a Vauxhall Corsa that sounded like a bag of nails. Never had another one since though many manufacturers like Audi..Volkswagen and Nissan to name a few are making them.
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welshrover · Joined: 09 Aug 2011 Posts: 326

citroen and peugot too Wink

corsa with 3 cylinders Shocked

D4B · Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK

Drove a Toyota Aygo once ~ never again ~ these 3 cylinder
cars always sound to me like they are misfiring......

I wonder how I will get on with my 2 cylinder Honda when it's
on the road? Here is a vid of the same engine tuned and on a
rolling road (make sure your speakers are on)

Laughing

http://www.ridelust.com/honda-n-360-so-what-does-a-354-cc-honda-sounds-like-like-nothing-else/

Click the link above, then you scroll down a little and play video where it says Honda N360

Inglewood · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:20 pm Post subject:

There's a 1 litre 3 cylinder turbo petrol engine in production by Ford

TonyBrooks · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 108 Location: Maidenhead

I have had three, 3 cylinder two Stroke Saab 96's - lovely cars.
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52classic · Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 493 Location: Cardiff.

Hired a 3 cyl Peugeot something on holiday last year. Awful thing!
Took it back and complained that I thought someone had bashed the underneath on something, so bad was the constant vibration. Got a free upgrade to a Renault Twingo which is one of the nicest small cars I've ever driven.

colwyn500 · Joined: 21 Oct 2012 Posts: 1745 Location: Nairn, Scotland

Larry, three out of four ain't bad. You want to try a "2-cylinder Fiat 500 when one of the plugs is misfiring...it just won't move.

geonot · Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 53 Location: edinburgh

I have a 3 cylinder petrol VW Polo as a courtesy car just now . Drives really well and is very economical- But sounds like a little diesel Surprised

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22820 Location: UK

This, but never had it running Smile

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47Jag · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:42 pm Post subject:

My sister-in-law has a Suzuki Swift and I had to move it to get my car out. I told her to bring bit to my place next day as I thought it was running on 3 cylinders. When I opened the bonnet felt such a fool it only had 3 Embarassed

I had only ever driven the GT version before and of course it has 4 cylinders and really moves.

Art

clan chieftain · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell

The early Saab..Wartburg and I think the DKW were 3 cylinders. Some agricultural diesels were also 3 cylinder.
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BigJohn · Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire

I think some Transits ran Perkins P3's, at least the local egg farm did when I was a kid.

exbmc · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:49 pm Post subject:

Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4880 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Hi
An odd number of cylinders sem to run more smoothly in radial form. there are some nice small 3cyl radials.
http://tinyurl.com/afkf9nn
Now, who do we know who has a small air cooled vehicle which might just suit one of these behind the rear axle if the gear box can be mated up to it?
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Churchill Johnson · Joined: 11 Jan 2011 Posts: 359 Location: Rayleigh Essex

had a Wartburg 3cyl two/strk, mention has been made of a transit with a 3cyl must have been a retro fit i have driven early and later one's but they all had 4cyl's some early one's had Perkin's 4/99 diesel's but dog's to drive. Yes some 3cyl engine have been in tractor's Perkin's,Ford copy of the same in Dexta's,Ford's own one's in the 2-3-4000 serie's and later one's and some foreign one's had 3cyl engine's.