Overview
The Hyundai Alpha series is a multi-valve gasoline inline four-cylinder engine family comprising 1. 3, 1. 4, 1. 5, and 1. 6 L naturally aspirated versions and a 1. 5 L turbocharged version. Introduced in 1992, this was Hyundai's first engine designed entirely in-house and was the first indigenous South Korean engine design. Design objectives were to provide high performance and good fuel economy with excellent durability at a reasonable cost.
The first Alpha series engine marketed was the 1. 5L SOHC 12-valve inline-four. It was offered in naturally aspirated and turbo versions and debuted in the 1992 Hyundai Scoupe. A 1. 3L version debuted later in the Hyundai Accent....