The World Gasoline Engine is a family of

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s, based on the

Global Engine Alliance Global Engine Alliance LLC, began as a joint venture of Chrysler, Mitsubishi Motors, and Hyundai Motor Company for developing a line of shared engines. In September 2009, Chrysler purchased Mitsubishi and Hyundai's shares, after 5 years of allie ...

design. Three engines have been produced: a 1.8 L, a 2.0 L, and a 2.4 L. With 1.8 L variant being used on vehicles sold outside of the United States. The initial design of the engine block and

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was handled by

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as part of the Global Engine Alliance. The engines feature an

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engine block with siamesed

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cylinder liners (that is cylinder liners that don't allow coolant to flow between adjacent liners). By using cylinder liners the engine's

bore Bore or Bores often refer to: *Boredom * Drill Relating to holes * Boring (manufacturing), a machining process that enlarges a hole ** Bore (engine), the diameter of a cylinder in a piston engine or a steam locomotive ** Bore (wind instruments), ...

can be altered, therefore the displacement as well, just by adding a different set of cylinder liners. The engine also features an aluminum cylinder head with double overhead camshafts and

variable valve timing In internal combustion engines, variable valve timing (VVT) is the process of altering the timing of a valve lift event, and is often used to improve performance, fuel economy or emissions. It is increasingly being used in combination with varia ...

1.8

The 1.8L I-4 is a dual overhead cam (DOHC) inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine capable of and of torque. The engine has displacement of with a bore of and a stroke of . The compression ratio is 10.5:1. The 1.8L DOHC inline 4-cylinder engine served as the standard engine in the Dodge Caliber ''SE'' and ''SXT'' trim for the 2007–2009 model years. Applications: *2007–2009 Dodge Caliber ''SE'' and ''SXT'', torque

2.0

The 2.0L DOHC inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine capable of and produces of torque. The engine has a displacement of with a bore and a stroke of . The compression ratio of the engine is 10.5:1. The 2.0 L engine was offered by Dodge in the Dodge Caliber. Outside North America, the 2.0 was the base engine for the 2007 Chrysler Sebring and 2008 Dodge Avenger. Applications: *2007–2012 Dodge Caliber ''SE'' and ''SXT'', and torque *2007–2017 Jeep Patriot (4x2 models only) *2007–2017 Jeep Compass (4x2 models only) * Dodge Avenger (outside North America) * Chrysler Sebring (outside North America)

2.4

The 2.4 L, engine was used by Dodge in the ''R/T'' trim line of the Caliber. The dual overhead cam (DOHC) inline four-cylinder engine had of displacement with a bore and a stroke of . A

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variant of this engine was used in the high-performance ''SRT-4'' version of the Caliber. Applications: *2007–2010 Chrysler Sebring *2011–2014 Chrysler 200 /

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*2008–2014 Dodge Avenger *2007–2011 Dodge Caliber ''R/T'', and ''SRT-4'', *2009–2020 Dodge Journey *2011–2016

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(Brazilian market) *2007–2017 Jeep Compass *2007–2017 Jeep Patriot

Tigershark

The Tigershark engine family is the name for the next generation of World Gas Engines with work starting on them shortly after acquisition of Chrysler. The major differences compared to the first generation are the updated valvetrain and intakes.

2.0

The 2.0 L Tigershark DOHC inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine has dual-variable valve timing and produces and of torque. It utilizes a

and

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of and a 10.2:1

compression ratio The compression ratio is the ratio between the volume of the cylinder and combustion chamber in an internal combustion engine at their maximum and minimum values. A fundamental specification for such engines, it is measured two ways: the stati ...

. Applications:

2.4

The 2.4 L Tigershark SOHC inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine uses MultiAir 2 variable valve timing and variable valve lift technology and produces and of torque. Only Multi-Air heads feature electro-hydraulic

and lift, although only on the intake side. The system is based on FIAT technology. It utilizes a bore and stroke of and a 10.0:1 compression ratio. Applications:

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Additional information on the World engine
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Tigershark

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