NOUN
- an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines
How To Use petrol engine In A Sentence
- Direct-injection petrol engines, in particular, emit a very high level of particulates. The Sun
- The petrol engine turned a dynamo that produced electricity to drive the two electric motors.
- Diesel engines are often more expensive to produce than petrol engines. Times, Sunday Times
- Direct injection allows precise control of the quantity of fuel injected and the fuel spray pattern, bringing the petrol engine closer to the efficiency of a diesel.
- The original engine is still in the carvel-built yacht shown: this is a Stuart Turner single-cylinder petrol engine
- Such diesel engines and ‘lean-burn’ petrol engines are more economical than conventional engines.
- It will also share the same economical diesel and petrol engines. The Sun
- Admittedly, while petrol engines emit more carbon dioxide, diesels emit more particulates, which cause pollution at local level.
- It will also share the same economical diesel and petrol engines. The Sun
- Petrol engines also warm up far more quickly than diesels, important for fuel efficiency on short journeys. Times, Sunday Times
