Which one is better 3 cylinder or 4 cylinder engines?

 Which one is better 3 cylinder or 4 cylinder engines?  

When we talk about the small car segment vehicle especially average family peoples in India their priority and demand are for mid-size hatchback cars or smaller cars, low fuel consumption and low-cost rates vehicles. On these categories, there are two choices are three-cylinder engine and a four-cylinder engine. Today all car manufacturers focused on a three-cylinder engine petrol engine to fulfil the demand of car buyers or customers. A four-cylinder engine already existing various car like sedan, SUV, Sport Utility Vehicle) mid-size SUV, crossover SUV and MUV (Multi Utility Vehicle). Now trending for a three-cylinder engine. It was decades before in the Indian car market we had noticed Maruti Suzuki and newly arrived Hyundai motor Maruti 800 car, Alto, Omni van later on Estilo model and Hyundai Eon model have three-cylinder engines are successful run on Indian Road especially rural as well as urban areas. After few years, the four-cylinder engine taking place for the three-cylinder engine because of more power output and more torque efficiency and more balanced as compared to the three-cylinder engine. The four-cylinder engines come with a turbocharged engine which boom on the car market basically in diesel engines. 

The customer makes mind for a three-cylinder engine outdated, engine vibration, noisy, odd number engine which was not a perfect balance engine thought it many auto expertise also said some engine imbalance issues and firing order sequence was also not such manner of other multiple cylinder engines. So that sort of superstition and myths made by car buyers and customers. Its great impact on three-cylinder engines. The customers and buyers moving on four-cylinder engines which more power outputs and well balanced consistent engines. Then-recent a few years back many cars manufacturing companies lots of research and development was done as a result of refinement and balancing shaft install on the engine and using heavier crankshaft which helps to improve the engine balancing issues so it quite improvement the makes balance for three-cylinder and engine featuring turbocharged assistance which boosts engine power. Now, a three-cylinder engine is perfect for small cars in the Indian auto market. Many three-cylinder engines with naturally aspirated engines.Some of the three-cylinder engines with turbocharged assistance, which enhance the engine power output and torque and low emission level. But the Four-cylinder engine is more refine and balance talk about overall performance is much better power output in various road and load conditions. It is a well balanced and consistent engine but it is quite an engine that produces more exhaust emissions levels and quite an expensive engine manufacturing cost as compared to a three-cylinder engine. Nowadays, a three-cylinder  produces the same power output as a four-cylinder engine at the same RPM (Revolution per minute). Some of the engines are more power output efficient which matter how much better refinement and balanced engine at same time turbocharged assistance makes boost on power especially petrol engine. There is no doubt three-cylinder engines will increase in the future for the car market.

The four-cylinder engine, which four-stroke has two power strokes per revolution. Means four cylinders for each power stroke taken placed every 90° degrees rotation of the crankshaft. Other hand three-cylinder engine power is generated every 120 ° degree of rotation of the crankshaft.

Some benefits of the three-cylinder engine.

• Engine lightweight and less frictional losses.
• Three cylinders get more spaces on the engine compartment.
• It has great fuel mileage and more power efficiency, (But it matter on driving habit).
• Cheaper manufacturing and easier to care for. 

Some Drawback of three-cylinder engine:

• Three-cylinder engine more noise and vibration.
• Imbalance engine and odd number cylinder engine as the compared four-cylinder engine.