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.
Revised direct injection, updated variable valve timing, and new
cylinder deactivation technology make up the engine improvements.
Not exact matches
Diesels and smaller gasoline engines are planned for Europe, many with
cylinder deactivation technology, but it's unknown whether they'll
make the transatlantic voyage to Audi showrooms here.
That'll allow it to
make sprints to 60 mph in just 3.9 seconds — quite a difference from the base model — though this V6 will also be able to save some fuel when needed with
cylinder -
deactivation technology.
There have been several fuel - saving tweaks
made, perhaps most notable (and effective) being the
cylinder deactivation technology, which dynamically downsizes the motor when you don't need all that grunt.
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.
EcoTec3 engines feature three advanced
technologies — direct injection,
cylinder deactivation and continuously variable valve timing (CVVT)-- to
make the most of power, torque and efficiency across a broad range of operating conditions.
This engine also
makes use of fuel - saving
technologies, VVT, and
cylinder deactivation to avoid the peakiness and hesitation that you often experience in other turbocharged engines!
Kitted out with all of the latest engine efficiency
technologies — direct fuel injection, variable valve timing, and
cylinder deactivation — this Corvette
makes extraordinary power, and yet delivers an EPA - estimated 17 mpg city and 29 mpg highway.
Although the first wave of hybrid trucks were met with indifference, the
technology is poised to
make a comeback with hybrid versions of the Ram 1500 and Ford F - 150 coming soon, while each of the big three have gradually implemented various fuel saving tech like
cylinder deactivation, lightweight construction, automatic stop - start, efficient diesel and downsized turbocharged engines.
However, Ford is believed to be looking at twin - scroll turbocharging, direct injection and
cylinder deactivation technology to deliver the required power boost and fuel economy to
make the next Focus ST a practical proposition.