The H family is a line of
automobile
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60°
V6 engine
A V6 engine is a six- cylinder piston engine where the cylinders and cylinder blocks share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.
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s from
Suzuki
is a Japanese multinational mobility manufacturer headquartered in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Shizuoka. It manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard motor, outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a va ...
. Ranging in displacement from , the H family was a modern all-aluminum engine with
dual overhead cams, 24 valves, and
multi-port fuel injection. It was co-developed with
Mazda
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima (town), Fuchū, Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima, Japan. The company was founded on January 30, 1920, as Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd. ...
and
Toyota
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the List of manuf ...
, which used a similar design in their
2.0 L KF V6 and the
Toyota VZ engine
The Toyota VZ engine family is a series of V6 gasoline piston engines ranging from in displacement and both SOHC and DOHC configurations. It was the first V6 engine made by Toyota.
Developed in response to Nissan's VG engine series (which ...
. The H family was introduced in 1994 with the H20, but Suzuki, Toyota and Mazda's designs diverged greatly with the former increasing displacement and the latter experimenting with alternative induction technologies and smaller engine sizes. The four-cylinder
J engine, which appeared in 1996, shared parts and design with the H family.
H20A
The H20A displaces ; bore and stroke is . With a 9.5:1 compression ratio, it produces at 6,500 rpm and at 4,000 rpm.
Applications:
* 1994–1999
Suzuki Escudo/Vitara
H25A
The H25A displaces ; bore and stroke is and produced when first introduced. With a 9.5:1 compression ratio, it produced at 6,500 rpm and at 3,500 rpm on its introduction, with a 2001 update increasing this to and .
[ It is also being considered and used for various ultra-light aircraft propulsion systems, like the Titan T-51 Mustang.
Applications:
* 1996–2005 Suzuki Escudo/Vitara Wagon/Estate (LWB) **not in Australia
* 1998–2005 Suzuki Grand Vitara (Only US and Canada)
* 2001–2004 Chevrolet Tracker
* 2003–2006 Suzuki Grand Escudo XL-7 (Indonesia Only)
]
H27A
The H27A is a modern version of the H25A, displacing , coming from an bore and stroke ( VVT added in 2006). The engine is tuned to achieve most of its torque at low revs at the expense of raw power at high revs, making the engine very responsive in day-to-day driving. It produces at 6,000 rpm and at 3,300 rpm.[
Applications:
*2000 - 2009 XL-7
*2006 - 2008 Grand Vitara (North American and Taiwan markets)]
See also
* List of Suzuki engines
This is a list of automobile engines developed and sold by the Suzuki, Suzuki Motor Corporation. Suzuki is unusual in never having made a pushrod engine, pushrod automobile engine, and in having depended on Two-stroke engine, two-strokes for longer ...
References
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