T8
Twin Engine hybrid is the running - costs star of the new Volvo XC90 range, but cheaper D5 diesel will be satisfactory for most buyers
Power is provided by a base D5 diesel engine while a T6 Drive - E as well as a T8
Twin Engine hybrid is also available.
There's also a more powerful T5 petrol and a T8
Twin Engine hybrid.
Think of models like the top - spec Volvo XC90 T8
Twin Engine hybrid.
Two petrol - electric plug - in
Twin Engine hybrids and a second petrol engine are likely to be available within the next 12 months.
Not exact matches
In a first for Lincoln, both the
twin - turbo
engine and the plug - in
hybrid will be in the same package — undoubtedly a pricey and complex decision, but one that could position Lincoln near the front of the pack in terms of advanced powertrain luxury three - row SUVs.
Though exact numbers aren't out yet, Volvo has at least confirmed its new T8
twin -
engine plug - in
hybrid powertrain will be available — it develops 395bhp in the XC90 with a 0 - 60 time of 5.6 seconds and a combined fuel economy figure of 112.9 mpg.
The S 560e's
hybrid drive system combines 367 hp from its 3.0 - liter
twin turbo V - 6
engine with an electric output of 90 kW or an additional 121 hp.
Conspicuously missing from the build - your - own site is the S90 T8
Twin Engine plug - in
hybrid, which will presumably launch a few months after the standard gasoline versions.
Pushing the boundaries of high - performance technology today means something very different from what that original car embodied, so the formula for the New Sports eXperience is considerably different in the 2017 Acura NSX: The basics include a
hybrid powertrain made up of three electric motors, a lithium - ion battery pack, a mid-mounted
twin - turbocharged V - 6
engine and a dual - clutch nine - speed automatic transmission.
In Affalterbach tradition, it's fitted with a V8 — the 63 and 63 S models get the
twin - turbo 4 - litre V8 — but there's also a
hybrid version, the 53 — its inline 6 - cylinder
engine combined with an electric motor.
Competes with: Acura MDX, Audi Q7, Infiniti QX60 Looks like: The best application of Lincoln styling to date Powertrain:
Twin - turbocharged gasoline
engine, available plug - in
hybrid... Read more
New
engine options include a torquey 3.0 - liter,
twin - turbo V - 6 mated to a nine - speed automatic gearbox for the GLE400, as well a smooth - driving GLE550e plug - in
hybrid with about 30 miles of all - electric range.
On a mechanical level, race - car designer Ben Bowlby has confirmed that the next Nissan GT - R will use some version of the
hybrid - powered 3.0 - liter,
twin - turbocharged V - 6
engine used in the GT - R LM NISMO race car that flopped at Le Mans this year.
Harnessing power from the latest in
hybrid technology, its powerplant comprises three electric motors — two of which power the front axle, one latches onto the
engine to drive the rears — and a
twin - turbo V6.
The
hybrid powerplant totaled 402 hp from its 2.0 - liter turbo four - cylinder
engine and
twin electric motors.
Apart from this all new 6 - litre W12, Durheimer is looking at several other alternative powerplants, including Bentley's new 4 - litre
twin - turbo V8 (recently debuted in the 2012 Continental GT), a six - cylinder
hybrid drivetrain and, most controversially of all, a powerful V8 diesel
engine for the European market in particular.
Performance and 0 - 60mph time > The T8
Twin Engine petrol electric
hybrid is the highlight, delivering a 0 - 60mph time of less than six seconds.
The conversion is based on the larger -
engined MX - 5 and centres around a
twin - scroll
hybrid turbo, a bespoke exhaust manifold and a stainless - steel downpipe.
Like the S90 and XC90 SUV, the V90 will likely be offered with three
engines: the base T5 250 - hp, turbocharged 2.0 - liter four; the T6 316 - hp, 2.0 - liter turbo / supercharged four; and the T8
Twin Engine plug - in
hybrid variant with 400 - plus combined hp and an expected 30 - plus - miles of all - electric range.
The T8
Twin Engine plug - in
hybrid with roughly 400 hp combined will follow a few months down the line.
Set to be available with a range of
engines including AMG's current
twin - turbocharged 4 - litre hot - vee V8s, it will also feature an 800bhp petrol -
hybrid powertrain badged under the company's EQ Power + brand.
Unique drive concept with V8
engine and electric motor After the successful debut of the Panamera 4 E-
Hybrid — which uses a
twin - turbo V6
engine combined with an electric motor — the Panamera Turbo S E-
Hybrid is another compelling demonstration of the performance advantages of
hybrid technology.
At the heart of the T8
twin -
engine hybrid is a 2.0 - litre turbocharged and supercharged four - cylinder
engine, an eight - speed automatic transmission, a rear electric motor and a 9.2 kilowatt - hour battery pack.
Available with 3.0 - liter V6
Twin Turbo
Engine, 2.0 - liter I4 Turbocharged
Engine or 3.5 liter V6
Engine with INFINITI Direct Response
Hybrid ®
Twin Engine technology is Volvo's name for
hybrid powertrain innovation, as a part of the Drive - E Powertrain program.
Since then we have been working on further refining our innovative approach to electrification and
hybrid powertrains, as can be seen in our brand new XC90 T8
Twin Engine which is just entering full - scale production.
The three - row Volvo XC90 T8
twin -
engine hybrid brings panache, luxury and, as is expected of any Volvo, a boatload of safety technology.
The Volvo XC90 T8
twin -
engine hybrid is a cool ride for many reasons.
Also available is a new T8
Twin Engine plug - in
hybrid powertrain, which generates 400 horsepower and is EPA - rated at 53 MPGe.
Available
engines include a 1.5 - liter
twin - turbocharged three - cylinder that makes 134 horsepower, a 2.0 - liter
twin - turbocharged four - cylinder that makes 189 horsepower, a 2.0 - liter four - cylinder that makes 228 horsepower (JCW), and a 1.5 - liter
twin - turbocharged three - cylinder
hybrid that pairs with an electric motor for 221 system horsepower.
You're not going to be fooling anybody by telling them you bought it for its environmental credentials (there's still a
twin - turbo V8 tucked away in its nose, after all) and there's a far more efficient (in the real world)
hybrid in the Panamera range, with its electric motor helping out a V6 petrol
engine.
Cars like the Volvo XC90
Twin Engine and Audi Q7 etron make a lot of sense in plug - in
hybrid guise, as they offer impressive performance and retain their 4x4 ability while delivering low running costs - as long as you charge them up, of course.
Plug - in
hybrids like the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Volkswagen's GTE models or the Volvo XC90
Twin Engine, go a step further still, and feature a plug socket and charging leads so that you can charge the big - capacity battery via the mains.
Volvo Cars this week announced that its performance division has created a package to boost the power and performance of the XC90 T8
Twin Engine plug - in
hybrid midsize premium SUV.
The T8
Twin Engine Plug - In Electric
Hybrid gets a standard panoramic sunroof and its own back seat, presumably to accommodate the battery pack.
The T6 starts at $ 54,100 and the T8
Twin Engine Plug - In Electric
Hybrid starts at $ 63,650, plus destination fees.
The T6 and T8
hybrids will combine a 2.0 - litre
Twin engine with a 65 - kW electric motor; the T6 is rated at 340 hp combined, the T8 at 390 hp.
Insiders suggest the GT 4 - Door Coupe will later be available with a gasoline - electric plug - in
hybrid powertrain built around the
twin - turbocharged 4.0 - liter V8
engine found in nearly every member of the automaker's lineup.
The powertrain boasts a version of the T6
twin - charged
engine driving the front wheels, with an electric motor mounted on the rear axle to create
hybrid all - wheel drive.
Unveiled as a concept study at Pebble Beach this weekend, the GTR features a tweaked V8 3.8 - liter
twin - turbo mid-mounted
engine and the electric motor and managed to bump output of the
hybrid system from 916 PS (674 kW) to 1,000 PS (736 kW).
Although it's the diesels most people will go for, the T8
Twin Engine plug - in
hybrid grabs the headlines with its impressive performance and economy claims — and its sizeable company car tax savings.
Updated 02/11/2016: Infiniti just confirmed four
engine options for the new Q50 at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show, including a turbo 2.0 - liter four - cylinder,
hybrid 3.5 - liter V - 6, and a new
twin - turbo 3.0 - liter V - 6 available in two states of tune — 300 and 400 horsepower.
It also comes with Volvo's T8
Twin Engine Plug - in
Hybrid powertrain.
At Geneva in March, a
hybrid edition called the LS500h was unveiled, featuring a
twin - turbo V6 petrol
engine alongside two electric motors.
The Plug - In
Hybrid version of the Bentayga will go on sale in the second - half of 2018, giving Bentley three different
engine options for the U.S. - a 4.0 L
twin - turbo V8 and 6.0 L
twin - turbo W12.
The plug - in
hybrid SUV pairs a 2.0 - liter gasoline
engine with a
twin electric motor 4WD system and a 12 kWh lithium - ion battery pack.
And so those familiar with the handful of plug - in
hybrid saloons, hatchbacks and estates already on the market will note that the car offers markedly better peak power and accelerative pace than the likes of the Volkswagen Passat GTE, Audi A3 eTron and Volvo's V60 D5
Twin Engine, while being trumped on paper only by the Mercedes C 350e.
Volvo XC90 Excellence T8
Twin Engine plug - in
hybrid powertrain gets the Excellence going.
Lincoln isn't ready to divulge full powertrain details yet, but it did say the Aviator will be offered with a stand - alone gasoline
engine or with a plug - in
hybrid powertrain based around a
twin - turbocharged gasoline
engine.