High valve lift delivers full power, low valve lift provides cruising efficiency and zero valve lift occurs
during cylinder deactivation, which will be applied to two of the four cylinders during light load.
Not exact matches
Even using conventional port fuel injection, Honda's 3.5 L V - 6 beats most turbo - 4s by routinely delivering 28 mpg (8.4 L / 100 km)
during our evaluations, same as it did last year, thanks in part to
cylinder deactivation.
Like the 5.7 - liter V - 8, the 6.4 - liter Hemi sports
cylinder deactivation to increase fuel economy
during part - throttle use.
In 2003, Honda introduced an i - VTEC V6 (an update of the J - series) that includes Honda's
cylinder deactivation technology which closes the valves on one bank of (3)
cylinders during light load and low speed (below 80 km / h (50 mph)-RRB- operation.
This redesigned powerplant churns out 310 hp and 271 lb - ft of torque and features
cylinder deactivation that allows it to switch down to four
cylinders when the XT5 decides it doesn't need the other two, typically
during interstate cruising.
The
cylinder deactivation feature, which cuts power to half the engine
during light load situations, operates seamlessly.
The Japanese car maker is planning to use a start - stop system for the 2017 Nissan GT - R along with a
cylinder deactivation system which shuts off few
cylinders of the vehicle
during city or low speed driving and fires up all the
cylinders during enthusiastic driving when all the power is required.
All engines will feature stop start capability to improve fuel economy, while the V6s feature
cylinder deactivation during low - load operations.
Cylinder deactivation puts more stress on the brakes because there's less engine braking
during deceleration, but with a 48 - volt system the energy that's normally wasted through the brakes is now sent back into the battery.
The crossover's fuel - saving
cylinder -
deactivation technology (which can shut down two or even three
cylinders while cruising under light load conditions) is seamless in action, and we never heard or felt it
during our time with the RDX.
It can also provide
cylinder deactivation during deceleration and an idle - stop feature when the vehicle is stationary.