Inline engines: a guide from Toyota of N Charlotte

When popping the hood of a typical N Charlotte Toyota car, you’ve likely seen engines like a 4-cylinder, V6, or V8. Some vehicles, mainly luxury vehicles with enhanced performance features, even have V10 or V12 engines in them! While shopping at the dealership, you’ll likely come across vehicles with these engines in them. A N Charlotte Toyota Camry, Corolla, or RAV4 will have a 4-cylinder engine. The Toyota Tacoma and Highlander will have a V6 engine in it and the Tundra a V8. While these engines are ones you’ve often seen you may be wondering if there are other engines out there. The truth is, there are many different types of engines on the market, including the inline engine. With the return of the Toyota Supra, the inline engine is once again the talk of the town. So, what is it and how is it different than a regular engine?

What’s so great about an inline engine?

Set to release this year, the Toyota Supra is returning to Toyota of N Charlotte and, true to Supra form, it’s going to have an inline engine in it! So, what’s so cool about this engine? The inline-six or inline-four engine is actually a very efficient engine that gives vehicles near perfect balance. It uses a straight-line cylinder configuration rather than a horizontally opposed V pattern. However, these engines are much larger and therefor require more room. Vehicles with this engine in them also carry a somewhat higher sticker-price.

While the new N Charlotte Toyota Supra is being reproduced with an inline-six engine, not many other Toyota vehicles have used an inline engine. But, one engine that’s become especially legendary to gearheads and racers everywhere is the Toyota 2JZ-GTE engine. First used in the Toyota Aristo V in 1991 and then the N Charlotte Supra RZ, this inline engine used six cylinders and sported some great performance specs for the time. In 1991, this engine was engineered to flex 280 horsepower and then 320 in 1993. While the horsepower metric seems so-so compared to some N Charlotte Toyota vehicles today, this inline engine held unlockable secrets. Many gearheads and engineers found that the 2JZ-GTE engine is so well built that a driver could achieve 1,000 or more horsepower with just a few simple modifications to the engine! However, most people didn’t know this until a film franchise made the engine and the Supra as popular is they are today.

A modern legend

The 2JZ-GTE engine can still be found in some vintage N Charlotte Toyota Supras, but the modern Supra will be released with a powerful inline-six engine that packs on 335 horsepower and has a 0-60 mph time of 4.1 seconds. This new inline engine equipped N Charlotte Toyota sports car will be available in trim levels like 3.0, 3.0 Premium, and limited Launch Edition.

If you’re excited for the arrival of the new Toyota Supra or have more questions about inline engines, then give us a call at Toyota of N Charlotte! You can reach us at (704) 875 – 9199 for more details!