However, Andy is correct: on our particular test car, the variable cylinder management didn't exactly seem to operate smoothly.
Not exact matches
Though no V - 8 can match a 12 -
cylinder for buttery power delivery, this hot - vee V - 8
does rev rather smoothly, aided by active engine mounts and Bentley's engine
management tuning that trades some of the Porsche mill's high - end punchiness for more mid-range torque.
All versions of the Pilot are powered by Honda's venerable 250 - horsepower 3.5 - litre i - VTEC V6, hardly a representative of cutting - edge technology, though it
does come with Variable
Cylinder Management, which works in six - cylinder mode under standard operating conditions, switching to three - or four - cylinder mode when condition
Cylinder Management, which works in six -
cylinder mode under standard operating conditions, switching to three - or four - cylinder mode when condition
cylinder mode under standard operating conditions, switching to three - or four -
cylinder mode when condition
cylinder mode when conditions allow.
Also on tap as options are the Flex Fuel version of the 5.3 as well as two different versions of a 6.0 liter, 366 horsepower 8 -
cylinder, one of which uses active fuel
management and one of which doesn't.
While it doesn't offer stop / start, it
does have Active Fuel
Management — GM - speak for variable cylinder management, meaning the engine can run on fewer cylinders under li
Management — GM - speak for variable
cylinder management, meaning the engine can run on fewer cylinders under li
management, meaning the engine can run on fewer
cylinders under light loads.
The same engine can also be had with a more sophisticated
cylinder shutoff setup called dynamic fuel
management (DFM), which GM says allows 17 modes of deactivation, though it doesn't provide details.
The active fuel
management system cuts out two
cylinders when you don't need them to increase fuel economy.
Does not engage
cylinder - deactivating Active Fuel
Management and other features not required for retrofit installations
Also available is a 9 - Speed 3.5 L V6 with 290hp and 267 lb - ft of torque featuring Variable
Cylinder Management which lets the engine Prices
do not include destination charges, dealer add - ons, tax, license, and
does include $ 499.50 Customer Service Fee.
We
do know that they will come with a hot new fuel
management system that will allow the deactivation of between one and seven
cylinders for fuel economy.
Chevy
did, however, reveal a new
cylinder deactivation system called Dynamic Fuel
Management.
Love this vehicle, however, there are a few recommendations: auto up windows, more storage spaces, 3rd row
does not fold flat, the active fuel
management only goes into 4
cylinder mode when going downhill or on decel.