In car engines, what;s the difference between 2.4L and a 3L, and the difference between 4 cylinder, 6 cylinder, 8 cylinder?

Question

I was looking to buy a car and found two similar car models, one with a 2.4-L engine, and the other with 3. What does that mean, and is it a noticeable difference?

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Another thing that you’ll have to take into consideration is whether the engine is petrol (gasoline) or diesel. Diesel cars used to be quite popular in Europe (don’t know about America so much) and they tend to be a little bit larger in capacity than petrol engines. Often a manufactuer would offer a 1.4L petrol engine and a 1.7L diesel engine, for example.