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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Answer 1

The 2.4l refers to the combined volume of the cylinders. A 4 cylinder would have 4 chambers that the ignited gas can expand in. These figures are not always correlated with horse power or fuel efficiency. A 2.4l motor could produce more power than the 3.0l engine and same with the cylinders, there 4 cylinder motors that produce more power than the 8 cylinders. Some 8 cylinders get better mileage than some 4 cylinder.