The ULTIMATE 5 Cylinder Engine Tier List
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- The 5 cylinder engine is an intriguing machine, defying conventional design and trying something out of the box. These engines produce a wildly unique sound as well and this engine tier list ranks each 5 cylinder production engine to find out which one is the best!
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00:00 Introduction
00:25 Honda
01:01 GM
01:26 Land Rover
01:57 Volvo
04:20 Ford (Quick Intermission)
04:56 Finishing Volvo
05:27 Fiat
06:36 Mercedes
09:20 VM Motori
10:35 VW/Audi
17:45 Final Thoughts - Auta a dopravní prostředky
The Volvo D5 is very common in europe/scandinavia and is a very reliable and tunable engine. Only with mapping you get 290hp and 530 NM. One of my friends V70 From 2008 with the D5 has 950k Km and still runs great original engine trans and turbo
D3 is also 5 cylinder 2.0 diesel
@@vilperi29 yea it is its the same block and head as the D5 only difference is the crant and removal of the bigger turbo on the D5 so just the smaller turbo is used
agreed. Dad owned a 09 xc70 ocean race and with a tune the car was at ~270hp and 700nm with around 30psi. Laggy as hell but unbeatable off the line.
@@lvchlann yea thats the vgt single turbo so they have som lag to around 2000 rpm the newer D5 from 2010 and newer has 2 turbos one small and one big the bigger one activates above 2500-3000 rpm and full torque at 1400 rpm
I was on my way to write same thing :) the data he says about "few of the were made nad not ton of information" Is not right! It's more Volvo D5 and 2.4D and diesels total then the gasoline T5's and just the standard engines.... Here in Sweden it's more diesels than gas, and you have information about the engines if you want to tune it. Diesel in europe is more common than gas on v70/xc70 xc90. Btw.... My dad had a 07 XC70 D5 it had almost 300k km's on the clock. I drive a V90 D4 now with a tunebox (Promotech) so it should had 245hp /490nm.
The fact he goes and checks for each engines concerning faults, which can involve some digging through forums is commendable.
Much appreciated, I’ve figured who better to go to then those who have actually owned these. Thanks for watching!
…then you haven’t seen his American V8 video yet, where he completely throws any reliability or faults aside and just judges on horsepower. He’ll mention a major fault but yet still rank it way higher than MUCH more reliable engines. Ridiculous.
@@NorthernChev which engines are you talking about
In my world, the om605 is S-tier for sure😁
exactly, can take a beating like no other. easily can make over 300hp and torque for days
Über S-tier. Show me a stock diesel block and head making power over 6000rpm❤
You forgot two engines from Audi the 2.3l 10v (NG1/NG2) and the 2.3l 20v (7A) both are naturally aspirated engine
I was waiting for him to rank my 2.3L Audi coupe GT special build and he never did! It was rock solid for me and I think put out about 140 horsepower. Thanks for the engine code references!
and the 2.5 Tdi from the T5
I also don't see the 2.0 10v and 20v being grouped together making much sense. The 2.0 20v and 2.3 20v belong together, also being the first of the bunch to get electronic fuel injection. The 7A is a fantastic, high-reving engine (by the late 80s standard)
@@aerialphotoeutin844And 5pot commonrail 2.5tdi too what is found from Crafter.
The VW 20v 2.5 or 07k as it is called deserves to be much higher, in its stock form it quite literally is indestructible and extremely reliable, has some tuning potential as NA but also shines when turboed keeping its reliability. It also has seen longitudinal rwd applications on the old porsche 944.
It also has honda/supercar rivaling headflow, a lot of the audi guys chasing big power actually prefer them over the older turbo engines because once you upgrade pistons and rods they're much easier to make power with than the AAN/3B
It’s the only reason I clicked on this video
The 2.5TDI is pretty incredible
My dad had an '01 V70 with that engine and it had nearly 600.000km on it with no major issues
And its plenty powerful aswell. I have a 96 850 TDI and that engine servs me very well
Imagine if they removed a cylinder from the Barra 🤔
Well you can always buy a saw so if you wanna test that out
Then it would just be called the
" Barr ".
A stright 8 sounds fun
Would be very cool. It might still be waaaay too heavy though
Just keep adding a boost, and it will happen
Finally. After years of waiting, the 5 cylinder ranking is here.
Thanks man 🫶🏼
Took me a while to get to but had to make it happen. Hope you enjoy it, thank you for your continued support!
My parents are still driving a gasoline volvo V70 2.4 from 2006, I think they have something like 500k km on it. Insanely reliable engines
Its worth noting that Volvos modular engine family also includes i4 and i6 engines and those are equally as mechanically solid as the i5 engines.
BUT the high hp turbocharged B5254T engine found in 2.5L R model cars have cases of cracked engine blocks. Them being open deck and having just a hair too little material in certain areas for high hp turbo applications creates a weakspot in between the upper portion of the cylinder bores.
Suboptimal intercooling is also a factor here aswell as detionation (knock) due to low octane fuel and the hot air from the not so great intercooler.
Its common practice to shim these blocks before doing any power increasing mods.
The diesels dont have that problem at all their blocks are physically stronger and were cast with more material around the cylinders than the petrol engine blocks.
The naturally aspirated engines are completely fine too and the 2.4L engine is not affected as far as I know.
I kinda hate how the highest rated 5 cylinder volvo made also has a low cieling for tuning without sleeving the block. You can put better connecting rods in a 2.3L T5 and run circles around the R motor.
The Ford 3.2 Duratorq can also be found in the T4 and TX4 models of the Brazilian off-road vehicles manufacturer Troller.
FIAT's FiveTech 5c gasoline engines were widely available in the South America market inside the Fiat Mareas, both in the 2.0 Turbo and 2.4 Na versions. Although it have a few reliability problems, thanks to the aftermarket solutions this engine (specially the 2.4 NA) is now one of the favorites tuner's engine here in Brazil for very high power applications.
os motores fivetech não vierem flex não amigo, nenhum Marea veio flex
What kind of problems? Because in Europe we don't have any common issues to report on the 2.0 20VT and 2.4 20V engines.
Had a 97 V70 with the 2.5 TDI. Incredible engine. 570 thousand kilometers and still running strong only needing a clutch. Wish there was a bigger aftermarket for them.
Im still cruising with one
I drove a vortec i5 for 196k miles with no major problems before I sold it. Lasted 16 years. Probably still going to the guy I sold it to.
Pretty impressive stuff!
My mum gave me her TD5 Discovery 2 as a first car years ago, it wasnt the fastest vichele in the world but it made a lovely noise.
The Gm 5 cylinder has become more popular as of late, alongside the straight six in the same atlas family. People have been boosting them with great results!
A friend has a Audi 200 20V Avant, as a daily with just bolt on parts an a tune it has round about 360HP,
I have a 200 20V Limo, with only 270HP bought it with 187.000KM, took it apart at almost 400.000KM for restauration, only minor wear on the internals.
In my opinion one of the best engines from the 80s from Audi.
Volvo B5234T3 owner here. 2.3 HPT is very reliable and tunable. With stock internals you can go 300 horses no questions asked. I'm building mine right now.
With forged internals.
1000cc injectors
Bigger turbo etc.
Aiming around 500-600hp
Also with Bosch Me7.0.X (that it has)
You can do pretty much anything.
And what makes it better than some other Modulars is it's 81mm block that can take pretty much anything that you throw at it.
Omg i fucking love I5s, they’re just pure perfection, either when it comes the sound, reliability, customizability, they can sound like V10s but make as much power as a v6 and as much reliability as a V8, and as much customizablity as a V6 or I6
I always love these videos! Can't wait to see what's next.
Thank you!
My old man had an Audi 100 with the 2.1 EA828, it was a smooth engine that loved to rev and sounded great.
The D5 engine is a great engine for a daily, good ammount of torque, very low fuel consumption and very reliable and can ealsily be tuned to 230/290hp and 500+Nm. As far as diesels go, this earns high A / low S tier for sure.
I have a '88 VW santana (they kept their name in the spanish speaking markets) with the 2.0l 10v and while it doesn't make a lot of power the sound at higher rpms is just awesome
Got 165k on my daughter's volvo s40 combined with the 5 speed borg warner. Great engine, reliable and good fuel economy.
The om605 is bulletproof like the rest
Even better than om602!
@user-cr5rh9vl4c yeah I was thinking it's the best of the 5 cylinders, they make a lot of power and are small enough to go in everything
@@danielsvamp he's a great creator mistakes are gonna be made
The OM647 was a updated version of the OM612. The Turbo wastegate was updated to a electic one, pistons are different and the EGR was updated too. Not just sprinter vans though. All the commercial cars had it.
From my own and many others’ experience, the D5 has got to be one of the best engines made in automotive history, if not the best. It’s decently tuneable, stupidly reliable and in general an absolute workhorse of an engine. Mad props to Volvo on that one
*Technicality I know*, but it's not really the firing order that determines what the engine sounds like, it's the firing spacing and the frequency of the firing vs the frequency of crankshaft/camshaft. What's actually really cool about this is you can infer what note an engine will "play" based on the cylinder count and it actually works pretty well. This is where the idea of a v10 playing "the best sound" comes from since it "plays" a major 10th
great video but I think you forgot that the D5244 was also in the V70 and XC70
It seems I did, apologies and I am glad you enjoyed the video.
Good video my only gripe is the B5252 doesn’t have as much power as the 5254 due to the 10v single cam head rather than 20v on the B5(cyl)25(L)4(valves per cyl)
As well as the D52x4T are very common in Europe and are available from 2-2.4L and are extremely tuneable can easily make 350hp on w hybrid turbo. My brother and mother both have D4 cars with 200k miles and only ever requiring belt changes and water pump at service intervals
You should do a weird engines tier list ex: vr6, w8, rotary, flat 4,6
Love these videos!
Much appreciated, glad you enjoyed!
love my volvo V70R 6 speed manual, it's 300hp makes chugging along at the speed limit quite challenging at times xD
I disagree with the 2.4 jtd, it was the first mass produced common rail automobile diesel, he's very robust, and most importantly, HE SOUND GOOD !
My family's owned a 3.2 Duratorq Ford Endeavour (Everest) since 2016- not sure how many miles are on it, but while the car certainly isn't very low-maintenance, the issues are rarely the engine. The sound is also pretty great!
Great Video Bro
I greatly appreciate that, thank you!
I daily drive an ‘09 Volvo C30 T5 R and can attest to the B5254 as being one of the greatest performing and most reliable ENGINES of ANY brand or configuration, period. Since 1984 I’ve personally owned 122 cars of all makes and models, and the Volvo inline 5 is EASILY one of the greatest engines ever made.
My mother had a ford ranger with the 3.2 duratorq. It exploded on the highway shooting a piston out of the side taking a chunk out of the passenger side tire. It immediately shut off and was blowing white and black smoke. Then we found coolant in the oil pan.
That’s pretty wild, would sound like a head gasket. Hopefully it was under warranty
@@running2redline nah she bought it for 500 bucks used. When we first got it had no fluids, no gas. at the time my mother was in desperate need of transportation and this truck lasted a year and a half in total.
2.4 JTD best diesel ever 🙏
i agree my 159 2.4 pulls like a train
My daily driver is the 1994 Audi S4 with the famous 2.2 20 valve turbo. It is a one of a kind engine and a car. The original parts lasted 25 years.
My first car (25 years ago) was "powered" by an OM617 and to this day i would call it "unkillable" if treated like an engine.
So i am happy with it being S-Tier.
I am a bit surprised that the OM612 is rated so low, given that cars with that engine are rather sought after even today.
(old G wagons with the 270cdi are keeping their value pretty good where i live.) And i only heard these engines being praised for reliability. (but that's just me, i'm not a mechanic)
I used to see a v5 vw golf nearly every day driving to work. Not seen it for a while now.
Fun Fact Fiat's 2.4 JTD has a south america exclusive variant, basedo on the 2.0 20V we have a 2.4L N/A Gasoline, used on the Fiat Marea, Marea weekend and Stilo Abarth, producing 157Hp and 21kgfm
If I may, the OM605 was also in the 190E, both NA and Turbo. A friend has one, sounds so nice when it revs hard
The vr5 only has one head (you said heads), you only notice vibrations at idle other than that it is very smooth (much smoother than my 2.8 30v passat) so i don't know who told you they run rough. My vr5 20v (seat toledo manual) feels pretty much as quick as my passat(it's a wagon and automatic) so i think for what it is hp is pretty good as well. Mine has been very reliable...i'm really happy with it tbh.
I realise this is about automotive 5cyl engines, but the first I5 that comes to mind for me is the Deutz F5L 912 used in the Deutz Fahr DX85 and 90 tractors, and later used in some combine harvesters.
The tractor did have some issues, but those were with the gearbox and fixed in their later production.
The FL9 Deutz Diesels are quite reliable, and the air cooled nature meant you only had to keep the fins clean.
You rarely ever find any Deutz tractor with a FL9 that's below 10k hours, which is also the case for the DX85/90.
I’ve owned both a d5 and a t5, as a scandinavian with easy acess to volvo parts in combination with these engines being incredibly reliable and and tuning capable (atm400😎). I can say I’ve really enjoyed them. Plus the cars are very safe
I have an Alfa Brera 2.4 jtd and i agree it’s pretty noisy while idling 😅 but otherwise while driving it has a pretty good sound and also you can get a lot of power with a simple ECU remapping.
Happy to see the engine in my own car in the top of the list, Volvo C30 T5 (B5254T7). Its an amazing engine.
I have 2 of the GM's 1 of each displacement, my daily is now 19 years old with nothing but standard maintenance issues . ( Water pump , thermostat , spark plugs ) the only issue that was slightly abnormal is the vvt oil solenoid , the factory ones had a tendency of eating the screens over the ports and was replaced with an improved design . The other minor issue is that the balance shafts bearings get loose and boy it's noisy when cold . I should do a timeline chain but I change the oil long before the oil life indicator goes off . This was a recall from gm to adjust this in the ecu . Timing chains are on both ends of the engine and is a pain to do .
I can vouch for the Fiat 20vt in my Coupes , I have 2 of them, quite quick and they sound like they look. That off beat cadence really is quite addictive. Thanks for the review, cars that were powered mostly by passion, rather than being a soulless appliance.
The B5244T5 is the strongest of the volvo engines, heavily sought after, and the true volvo enthusiasts agree that it is the engine that the P2R chassis cars should have gotten. It is significantly stronger than any B5254 series engine
The tuning potential of the OM602 and OM605 are crazy high. Plenty of 300+Hp OM602's in Finland and multiple OM605's running 450+, and this considering that most of those engines have done 500K+ km stock
These are my favorite engine setup, i have owned several volvo i5
Used to own an S70 with b5254 engine, even at 160k miles it was very quiet and surprisingly balanced engine, ran more "stable" than my current 2.3L supercharged m111 mercedes (which has only 110k kilometers)
The VR5 is certainly the most underrated engine in this list. It shares many similar parts with the vr6 as they belongs to the same engine family ea360, and they don't have major reliability issues. The power figure is also impressive as the EA855 produced a similar figure, with technology of 15 years advance, and 0.2L extra displacement. Finally It makes a glorious sound and has more tuning ability than most of the engines on this list including the new Volvo engines. 500 HP is just a rookie number as there are many many pushing over 800 to 1000 HP examples on CZcams. I don't see a reason to put this in B tier
People don't care for the VR5 cause the VR6 exists and is more readily available used for swaps.
@@rinkk8126Yes exacly, however by just viewing the engine by itself without taking into account of other factors like so, it deserves a better Rank imo
In stock form the vr5 sucks, had it in a mk4 GTi , 150PS
It was gutless didnt really do much at all except for sound
@@philippeichinger3246if you look at the how the list was made you will know it is not about power that ranks these engines
@user-rr3nw8zc4l i wasnt criticising the ranking, only the engine
The 2.5L in a T4 pulls better than the vr5
Way better power band and driveability
I have the vortec 3500, awesome engine and sounds so cool
B5254 Volvo/Duratec engine is a very well balanced 5. Great power and torque, good gas mileage, and reliability. However there is one small thing to note, I believe the 2011-2013 era of Volvos with this engine do have piston ring issues, causing oil consumption. This isn’t entirely a huge deal breaker, but it is to be noted. Surprisingly, it is a wonderful sounding engine, not as good as the tfsi or 2.2 R5 20v, but it is very wonderful, especially if you get a quality exhaust system to pair with it. I wish ford still had Volvo, maybe we’d still have another modern day 5 being produced, but with the new head company that took over, 5’s were gone from Volvo since 2015 I believe, not 100% sure but close to that time.
Let's goooo my favourite architecture
I have an S70 with the B5254T with 193hp, it is fast as af considering it's HP but thanks to the wide range turbo.
It's fast almost full range. I accidentally reached 180kph (110mph) while overtaking two cars casually by doing a kickdown (this one's an automatic) right after I purchased it which surprised me. I expected more turbo lag.
Volvo was the first Company to put a five cylinder transversely into an FWD production car
i owned a 2005 volvo v50 with the b5254t3 and ran it with no coolant and redlined it. the temp gauge went full right and started beeping, so i did the reasonable thing and... kept driving. the thing was bulletproof and had 200k miles.
The 2.5 from the transporter is INCREDIBLY reliable though, its the only non diesel you whould want to have in it and they arent THAT uncommon to find here in europe
Also, the 2.4d is the best engine you can get for the transporter in terms of reliablility. They can go to up to over 500000km even if abused and neglected, like most T4 transporters were
15:30
do you know how giddy you make me feel hearing you prase this engine, knowing I have one in my driveway :DD
Lucky you, that’s a great engine!
Some sounds files would be awesome!
The 2.5 TDI was also used in the VW touareg
2.5 TDI PD from Touareg/T5 was completely different engine than Audi/Volvo/VW 2.5 TDI.
I must say... I have had plenty experience with the Volvo B5254T and D5254T both in stock and tuned guise. I can say they are both incredible engines and think they deserve top of A tier. The 2.4 D5 Biturbo in particular is awesome as it has such a good amount of torque and delivers it in a very petrol like fashion. Also sounds good
idea: 3cyl engine tier list
I like that, thank you!
I have a regular 09 civic lx and don’t want to do a regular k swap, so a 5 cylinder will do, the thing is that I don’t know if I want it high raving naturally aspirated, or turbo, either way yall got any recommendations
Inline-5 engines aren't super rare, but I always want to see more anyway.
The EA855 is also used in the Donkervoort F22 with 500bhp
The OM647 was also used in the W210 and w211 270 cdi models
3:25 Small note: the first b5254 (97-99) was modified 2.4l modular and not a comparable to the duratec.
The D5 came in the V70 as well, very strong engine; easily mapped
Also VW’s 10v diesel is used in Volvo 850 TDi and early v70 TDi with many examples exceeding well over 1 million miles
Can vouch for the Volvo, my 2.4 petrol has 230K miles on it. The only work I've ever had to do other than standard servicing is renew the PCV breather system. Still runs great, smooth and quiet.
I know it is not a production engine, but I was hoping to see the Honda RC211V. Definitly more unique than all the engines listed here.
That vortec i5 is so damn reliable though
I`ve got 2 more I5 from VW: 2.5 PD TDI(Touareg, T5) and 2.5 CR TDI(Crafter).
The vortec i5 take boost likw a champ
I’ve only heard bad things about the Vortec I5
@curtisnoble. my buddy has one 250ishk miles runs perfect and we met a guy who has a turboed one making 400whp on a stock i5
Bro sis the om605 dirty
Fair enough, wouldn’t have minded it higher
Had a duratorq that lasted over 500,000 being driven every day 500 miles a day, and idling for at least 4 hours at a time per trip
Still waiting for the german diesel list😩
Can I just say, the B5234 alone should've gotten into S-Tier
It's SUCH a good engine, makes good power on stock and can be modified so well 🥺
Do another video on four cylinder engines honda g m chrysler and many others
Crazy how much horsepower a Volvo 5 cylinder sleeved block can hold.
I5's are my second favorite engine configuration after boxer 6's.
The B5254 and B5254T VMEs ar some of the least reliable 5-cyl engines Volvo ever made. So if tou want an engine where you don't get surprised with a piston flying out the side of your engine block, I'd recommend the 2.3 or 2.4L engines. Not because something's wrong with any engine components, but because it's made from the same engine block as its smaller displacement siblings,causing the cylinder walls to be too thin to withstand any real power. I suspect Ford had to reinforce the block for it to reliably pump out that amount of power. The 2.3 and 2.4L engines are good for well over 400hp, though. They're really forgiving and can run long distances without proper maintenance and they are very easy to modify.
11:10 hey i have one in my 80 B2 CD5S, and even it's not like the nervous GTE (same HP) it's so smooth in power delivery. From 1000 to 4000 it's were you use it most of the time, but past 4k the carb (yes it's just before Kjectronic) open even more and there is the 115hp comming quite furiously until 7k rpm.
In a saloon car under 1000kg with the driver, it's more than enough to rival any "normal" car these day.
But i obviously would not say no to an Audi 200 180/200hp turbo engine, but C tiere is severe. Plus there were aluminium and magnesium WN block on few rare model to test new alloys for engine block back then, mostly taxis to test relability.
2.4 JTDm must be at least A tier. It's bulletproof, if maintained well
The Volvo B5244 is a much more reliable engine than your S Tier VolvoB5254. The Volvo 2.5L is often prone to cracked cylinder walls due to them being thin because its a 2.4l block that was bored out to a 2.5L . The 2.4 L has much thicker cylinder walls and does not suffer this same problem. Therefore the 2.4L should be moved up to S Tier and the 2.5L should be dropped down to A Tier.
I missed that info, and agree that change would be justified. Thank you
It's a pity Volvo never made a cylinder head update for the 5 cyl, a narrow valve head with a high port would have been awesome.
3 cylinders plz ?
Got it on my list!
Best 3 Cylinder: Toyota GR Corolla / GR Yaris Engine dont need to say anything about that
2nd: Ford 1.5 Ecoboost "Dragon" Engine. Reliable, torqy, very tunable with stock parts, Power from 1500 revs till redline, never feels out of breath.
3rd: Toyota 0.9 3 cylinder powering the Aygo. It just runs and runs and runs, no matter what.
Note:
The Koenigsegg 3 cylinder is yet to be built. Its only planned with a proof of concept, so i dont consider it for the list.
Om605 and Om606 surely are at least A tier engines
Volvo modular B5202 starts by 126hp, not 120.
Fiat 2.0 20v starts by 147cv, not 123.
Can you make a video on dual clutch transmissions?
I like that idea, I’ll see if there’s a way I can make it objective. Thank you
I am a big fan of the Fiat / Alfa 2.4 JTD unit .
Goes well, Sounds great, Very flexible, Very economical.
I have a ford everest 3.2, has 470nm and 200hp, i have 6 digit odometer and don’t have the oil pump issues, and my other fellow ranger/everest drivers i know doesn’t seem to suffer that problem as well, maybe it was on the older generation of 3.2?
The only thing I think you missed is that the Volvo B5 engines (I forget the exact variants) were also used in the Renault Safrane in the 1990s, but the list was already pretty long ago I think you can be forgiven!
I had a Acura tl 2.5. it was a smooth engine and very reliable
3:35 volvo made the b5254 engine before being owned by ford. ford bought volvo in 1999 and the b5254 engine was in production as early as 1996 dont remember the exact year but still before ford had any influence on volvo