Hyundai Alpha engine

The Hyundai Alpha is a family of multi-valve gasoline inline four-cylinder engines of 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 litres, with a turbocharged 1.5-litre version as well. It was introduced in 1992 and was Hyundai's first engine designed entirely in-house, which also made it the first indigenous South Korean engine design. The aims were good performance and fuel economy with durability at a reasonable cost. The first version sold was the 1.5-litre single overhead camshaft 12-valve engine in the 1992 Hyundai Scoupe. A twin-cam four-valve version followed in the 1996 Accent GT, and the revised Alpha II of 2001 gradually replaced the 1.3 and 1.5-litre engines. It powered the Accent, Excel, Elantra and Getz.