Not exact matches
300 - hp, 5.3 - liter V - 8 (321 pounds - feet of torque) featuring
cylinder -
deactivation technology, which increases fuel economy
by shutting off four
cylinders at highway speeds
Efficiency has also been improved
by some 13 per cent, thanks to both internal upgrades and improvements to the V8's
cylinder deactivation technology.
Talking of future Cadillac
technologies, the Escala is built around Cadillac's new mixed - material RWD architecture, powered
by GM's 4.2 - liter twin - turbo with
cylinder deactivation.
The automaker announced in January that it would pursue the advanced
cylinder deactivation technology for some of its SUVs, which could improve fuel economy
by 15 percent in cars with engines with more than four
cylinders.
With a maximum speed of 197mph and increased output from 567 bhp to 582bhp, the Continental GT's
cylinder deactivation technology even improves its fuel economy
by 5 %.
Blessed with the
cylinder deactivation technology, this new luxury is able to cut down its fuel - requirements
by 25 per cent bringing the mileage up to 10.30 kmpl.
One of the biggest trends on the economical car scene over recent years has been advances in
technology such as
cylinder deactivation (as used
by VW Group cars), and new compression developments from the likes of Mazda and Infiniti helping petrol cars close the economy gap on diesel.
The paddle - shift eight - speed automatic complements the performance generated
by the Corvette Stingray's LT1 engine — rated at 455 horsepower or 460 horses with the available performance exhaust system — which uses advanced
technologies including direct injection, variable valve timing and Active Fuel Management (
cylinder deactivation) to make more power with less fuel.
The CX - 5 is powered
by a 187 - hp 2.5 L four -
cylinder and the new
cylinder -
deactivation technology automatically shuts down the two outside
cylinders at cruising speeds.
The next generation C - Class will be powered
by 4 -
cylinder engines featuring
cylinder deactivation technology making the
cylinders run on two
cylinders and saving crucial amount of fuel.
The engine also features
cylinder deactivation technology and comes to replace the four -
cylinder, 1.2 - liter unit used up until recently
by the Czech carmaker.
Aluminium gearshift paddles on the steering wheel exclusive to BMW M allow a manual gearshift significantly shortening gearshift times
by the new
technology reducing torque in the transmission through the
deactivation of individual
cylinders.