The flamboyant single - seater was conceived to show that Formula One technology can successfully be applied to road cars; the KERS used to power the rapid rear - wheel drive Twizy is brought over without any significant change from
the driveline used by the Red Bull, Lotus, Williams and Cataham teams, says RenaultSport.
Set for North American sale later this year, the Panamera S hybrid runs the same
driveline used in the Cayenne hybrid and its sister model, the Volkswagen Touareg hybrid.
The engine itself used a raft of GKN components, and the company fully upgraded
the driveline using its latest high - grade CV Joints.
Not exact matches
The 2015 F - 450 also ditches the previous Dana M80 rear axle in favor of a larger Dana S110 unit,
uses upgraded rear leaf springs, beefier front and rear stabilizer bars and dampers, heavier - duty
driveline U-joints, and an upgraded crossmember for the fifth - wheel / gooseneck hitch mount.
Both
drivelines make
use of a six - speed automatic, but front - drive 2014 MDXs should be rated at 20/28 mpg (city / highway), while the all - wheel drive model attains 18/27 mpg.
In addition to the two powertrain, Toyota will offer the 2019 Rav4 with three all - wheel drive systems — a basic setup for lower - end gas models, an «intelligent» for the Rav4 Hybrid that
uses the electric motor to drive the rear wheels, and the new «Dynamic Torque Vectoring All - Wheel Drive with Rear
Driveline Disconnect» setup for the gas - powered Rav4 Limited and Adventure.
The car is the first
use of a new Lexus Multi-Stage Hybrid powertrain, which is said to allow the LC 500h to sprint to 60 mph in under five seconds thanks, in part, to a somewhat unconventional
driveline.
Four - wheel - drive 2014 Ram 2500 models also gain the front - axle disconnect feature introduced on the 2013 Ram 3500, which decouples the front axle when not in
use, reducing
driveline loss and improving fuel economy by as much as 1 mpg.
The brand has previously released footage of the Urus making
use of its traction - boosting
driveline technology on low - grip surfaces.
Sources say it
uses a
driveline similar to BMW's original Active Tourer concept car shown at the 2012 Paris motor show: A 1.5 - liter three - cylinder turbo gas engine powers the front wheels, and an electric motor drives the rear wheels, with a combined 190 hp.
EVO Electric, a developer of advanced electric drive solutions for the automotive sector (earlier post), has formed a joint venture with GKN
Driveline, part of GKN plc, to develop, manufacture and sell Axial Flux electric motors and drive systems for
use in hybrid and electric vehicles.
It
uses a pair of electronically controlled clutch packs in the rear
driveline module.
Sport - Trac, Auto - Trac, X-Drive, and 4Matic, just to name a few; all of these types of
drivelines are being
used in recently manufactured vehicles.
Here is a guide, for potential new and
used car buyers, designed to help you choose the right
driveline.
The truck also seems like it could
use some options for powertrain /
driveline management, but at the same time even in slick conditions I was never lacking for traction and stability.
This coupe concept features the Super All Wheel Control (S - AWC) vehicle dynamics control system
driveline and the Twin Clutch SST automated manual transmission
used in Lancer Evolution * 1, is powered by a new high - output, high - efficiency clean diesel engine.
The MITSUBISHI Concept - RA S - AWC
driveline adds Active Steering and Active Damping control to the ACD * 2, AYC * 3, Sport ABS * 4 and ASC * 5 component systems that comprise the system
used on Lancer Evolution.
Fuel Tank4 - Wheel Disc Brakes w / 4 - Wheel ABS, Front Vented Discs and Brake AssistElectric Power - Assist Speed - Sensing SteeringFront And Rear Anti-Roll BarsGas - Pressurized Shock AbsorbersStrut Rear Suspension w / Coil Springs 3.63 Axle RatioBattery w / Run Down ProtectionEngine: 2.5 L I - 4 DOHC SMPIFront - Wheel DriveStrut Front Suspension w / Coil Springs Safety: ABS And
Driveline Traction ControlBack - Up CameraDriver And Passenger Knee Airbag and Rear Side - Impact AirbagDual Stage Driver And Passenger Seat - Mounted Side AirbagsOutboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts - inc: Rear Center 3 Point, Height Adjusters and PretensionersSide Impact Beams Airbag Occupancy SensorCurtain 1st And 2nd Row AirbagsDual Stage Driver And Passenger Front AirbagsElectronic Stability Control (ESC) Rear Child Safety Locks Entertainment: Window Grid Antenna Vehicle Photos: Vehicle Warranty:
Used Cars may have a Remaining - Factory Warranty, but please contact us for the warranty details specific to this vehicle.
A series of new C - Segment vehicles will offer the option of adding plug - in electric all - wheel drive
using GKN
Driveline's latest electric axle drive (eAxle) technology.
Composite propeller shaft adopted as a Japan first; the light, 2 - joint - type shaft, made by GKN
Driveline,
uses a fiber - reinforced plastics (FRP) tube
The full - scale vehicle testing and hardware - in - the - loop simulation technology and product development methodologies available to members is the same as that
used by all OEMs and major suppliers around the world to develop, test and simulate vehicle dynamics, new chassis system components, engines, powertrains,
drivelines, suspensions and vehicle electronic control systems.
This complex system of electronic traction and
driveline control help create intuitive, on - demand vehicle behavior that faithfully reflects driver intent under all driving conditions, from everyday
use to emergency avoidance situations.
Drag Mode Launch Assist
uses wheel speed sensors to watch for
driveline - damaging wheel hop at launch and in milliseconds modifies the engine torque to regain full grip and then continues accelerating the car down the track
Due shortly after the start of E-Class sales in the UK, it
uses a developed version of the C350e's
driveline, with a turbocharged 2.0 - litre petrol engine and electric motor within the gearbox.
It is focusing its efforts on five areas aimed at reducing fuel consumption and emissions: vehicle energy
use (weight, aerodynamics, and rolling resistance); engines; transmissions; axles and
drivelines; and hybrid propulsion and alternative fuel technologies.
While a few competitors offer the extra ground clearance,
driveline equipment, and chassis hardware necessary to support severe off road driving, the engineers learned that few customers
use these extreme capabilities regularly.
This is the first time that this principle has been
used in a road - vehicle
driveline.
Renault has applied the state - of - the - art kinetic energy recovery system (KERS)
used in its Formula One
drivelines to the pint - sized Twizy electric car.
While the new Audi concept has been engineered to showcasing the sort of
driveline technology to be
used on the upcoming RS3 sedan, Audi officials suggest the definitive production car will receive a milder tuning.
The power of the five - cylinder engine was transmitted via a six - speed gearbox, which even then
used the dual - clutch principle — a pioneering feat by Audi — on a quattro
driveline equipped with three locking differentials.
Launch the car
using the Race Start function and the
driveline seems to hesitate for the briefest of instants as you lift your left foot off the brake pedal — as if deciding afresh every time exactly how many engine revs to
use; how much torque to allow into the
driveline in the opening split - seconds of your run; how much to send to each axle; and finally, how to split what's under the loaded rear axle between the individual rear tyres.
Also
used in the CX - 7 crossover SUV, this system rapidly adjusts to changing traction needs by monitoring wheel slippage, steering angle, yaw rate, lateral acceleration and available
driveline torque.
Unlike the fully electric B - Class, which
uses driveline technology from Tesla, the S550 Hybrid's drive system comes from Mercedes - Benz, with a gasoline engine and electric motor mixing power through a seven - speed automatic transmission to the rear wheels.
The vehicle also
uses regenerative braking and «coasting» in which the the engine is shut off and is decoupled from the
driveline at speeds up to 84 mph.
And so are the
drivelines: The Highlander is an on - demand all - wheel drive where the Active
uses the base front - drive system.
The all - wheel drive system inside the Jaguar F - PACE
uses Intelligent
Driveline Dynamics software to help deliver better handling and decrease the amount of understeer.
This three - part guide is for potential new and
used car buyers with an emphasis on helping you to choose the right
driveline.
Most sports cars and mini-vans, which
use a form of four - wheel
driveline, are equipped with an all - wheel drive system that varies from the on - demand system by remaining constantly under power from all - four wheels.
The former is for city
use with an all - electric
driveline, the latter is a gas - electric hybrid — the performance car.
To do that, the SUV
uses an active
driveline (standard on R - Dynamic models) to shuttle torque between axles and to each rear wheel.
Drag Mode suspension tuning, which maximizes weight transfer to the rear wheels for better traction, and Drag Mode Launch Assist, which
uses wheel speed sensors to watch for
driveline - damaging wheel hop at launch and in milliseconds modifies the engine torque to regain full grip
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