Skoda is celebrating 13 million engines with the production of a new 1.0 three-cylinder TSI at the Mladá Boleslav engine plant. The new three-cylinder turbo petrol engine belongs to the EA 211 family of engines, which will be built in four displacement volumes.
Skoda says, the new engine has weight-optimized, forged connecting rods and aluminium pistons. It does not require a balance shaft and features exemplary running smoothness. Compared to comparatively powerful four-cylinder engines, it is more compact, lighter and generates less friction, and thus operates much more efficiently. The production of the EA 211 model series began in 2012. This engine family is characterized by an aluminium cylinder block and twin overhead camshafts, which actuate four valves per cylinder. The exhaust manifold is integrated into the cylinder head.
The Mladá Boleslav plant today produces up to 2,300 engines per day, and 1,400 people are employed for the same. In addition to engines, Skoda produces gearboxes for its own models and models of sister brands. In Mladá Boleslav, the MQ 100 and MQ 200 manual transmissions run off the production lines, and the DQ 200 automatic direct-shift gearbox is produced at Vrchlabí, where the 1.5-millionth DSG was recently produced.
“The milestone of 13 million units produced by Skoda represents 118 years of engineering skill and the performance of our team,” says Michael Oeljeklaus, Skoda Board Member for Production and Logistics. “Our headquarters is one of the longest-established sites in the automotive industry for the construction and development of powertrains. With the production launch of the TSI three-cylinder EA 211 series, we are adding another chapter to this success story.”
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