Sentences with phrase «electric boost»

The steering, with electric boost, felt direct and responsive, although the tuning is very light.

In addition, the electric motors provide support in the form of electric boosting or when the operating point of the combustion engine can be optimized for greater efficiency.

Even without the added electric boost, the V6 engine still manages to achieve 310 horsepower with ease.

The steering wheel offered the same tight response and linear electric boost.

This ensures that pure - electric driving, the dynamics - enhancing electric boost function and the recuperation of braking energy are all extremely efficient.

The electric rear axle drive propels the vehicle in electric mode and provides electric boost torque and power during acceleration, as well as performing brake energy recuperation.

In 2012 General Motors released its Chevrolet Malibu Eco model with eAssist technology, which combines start - stop technology with regenerative braking and electric boost in certain conditions.

The new petrol engine will usher in electric boosting via an integrated starter motor for added performance potential and is Mercedes» answer to the likes of the upcoming second - generation Audi S7 and recently introduced BMW M550i.

Carried over from 2013, the Honda CR - Z received numerous upgrades last year, notably a new lithium - ion battery and Honda's Plus Sport System, which enhances performance with on - demand electric boost via a steering wheel - mounted «S +» button.

-- An improved, optional «performance handling package» ($ 470) with heavy - duty radiator, electric boost cooling fan, Delco Bilstein shock absorbers, heavy - duty front and rear springs and heavy - duty front and rear stabilizer bars.

Standard hybrid 3.5 - liter 6 - cylinder engine and electric boost motor for a combined 295 system horsepower (RX 400h models)

The i8's yee - haw acceleration doesn't seem to compute with 357 on - paper horses, until you consider the slender 3,455 - pound curb weight, nitrous - like electric boost, and a ruthlessly effective six - speed automatic transmission.

Extra electric boost adds up to a total of 325 horses, and torque vectoring capability.

However, if you select the correct gear manually and apply the throttle when the engine's revving between 2500 and 3000rpm, being very careful not to encroach into the kickdown stage of the accelerator's travel, you do get that sudden electric boost.

Added to this is an EQ Boost starter - alternator providing an additional short - term 21bhp electric boost, along with a further 184 lb ft of torque, and this also feeds the 48V electric system.

«Full fuel shutoff at stops and during deceleration complements electric boost and regenerative braking with additional fuel savings.»

«The capability to deliver electric boost to the powertrain system during heavy acceleration and grade driving enables the engine and transmission to operate more efficiently,» said Steve Poulos, global chief engineer of the eAssist system.

A 2.4 - litre four - cylinder with GM's eAssist electric boost will be introduced later this year.

Instead of burning up brake pads and bringing the car closer to an expensive maintenance appointment, I knew that the car was actually saving its friction brake and largely relying on regenerative braking, recharging its battery pack to give it more electric boost.

Even so, the 5.7 - liter Hemi is the most popular engine and with the slight electric boost it's quite fast and also more economical than before.

The ZL1 gets a variable - rate steering rack, average ratio 16.1:1 and variable - assist electric boost.

While supercars and even high - performance cars of the next decade may need electric boost — think BMW M3 or Chevrolet Corvette — it's also true that there are a handful of gas - only cars that are a bit quicker today and cheaper, such as the Nissan GT - R, Audi R8 V10, and possibly the Corvette Z07.

They were eventually proven right, especially when the car has turbocharging and / or electric boost as the NSX does.

Sport mode helps allow the most enjoyment of the JUKE's well - tuned suspension and all - wheel drive system.Fundamentally, the JUKE is laid out like an economical small car, with a front strut setup and a precise, quick - ratio rack - and - pinion steering system with electric boost.

The Niro's powertrain has the right combination of electric boost and conventional horsepower to get the job done.

«Being able to provide electric boost to the powertrain system during heavy acceleration and grade driving enables the LaCrosse transmission to operate more efficiently, while the added functionality of engine start - stop and fuel shut - off during deceleration provides added fuel savings.»

Similar to Honda's Integrated Motor Assist hybrid system, the ActiveHybrid 7 adds electric boost to the gasoline engine during acceleration and the engine shuts down when the car comes to a stop.

Honda also added an on - demand electric boost via a steering wheel - mounted button that gives five seconds of increased thrust.

-- An improved, optional «performance handling package» ($ 470) with heavy - duty radiator, electric boost cooling fan, Delco Bilstein shock absorbers, heavy - duty front / rear springs and heavy - duty front / rear stabilizer bars.

The former hedge fund analyst is testing a small, portable engine - in - a-box which gives an electric boost to heavy city rental bikes.

Utilizing an electric motor and an electric boost system derived from the 918 Spyder hypercar, the new Turbo S E-Hybrid is the fastest four - door from the German automaker.

But this is a car that has no power steering, so you get the best of both worlds; no hydraulic p / s pump to sap 1 mpg off the city EPA number, and no electric boost alternative to sap steering feel in favor of that extra mpg.

LaFerrari takes advantage of the electric boost in a straight line, where the tires can handle the extra power output, but when the car is exiting a corner and the tires, limited by grip and lateral acceleration, can only transmit a limited amount of torque to the ground, the KERS system uses the V - 12's excess torque to recharge the battery pack.

There is also a 48 - volt belt - integrated starter generator that starts the combustion engine and provides an electric boost to increase torque on startup.

The electric boost function supports the combustion engine in all driving situations.

The electric motors support hybrid functions: electric vehicle operation, electric boost and regenerative braking, as well as engine starting.

The drive systems reduce consumption and emissions while at the same time offering extra dynamism and comfort with an electric boost function and exceptional drive performance.

The centre display has secondary yet more complex information such as the power currently delivered by the drive (power meter) and the boost intensity of the plug - in system (electric boost).

The center display shows more in - depth info, like the amount of power heading to the drive and the electric boost.

Moers says the four - door GT's one - two - three combo of V8, turbocharging and electric boosting will deliver unrivalled performance in its class thanks to «intelligent networking» and «extremely powerful yet light batteries».

Indeed, the BMW 225xe iPerformance sprints from zero to 62mph in 6.7 seconds, and the electric boost also gives the driver an extra safety buffer when overtaking on country roads, for example.

Mercedes notes it's slightly more efficient, measured by parasitic loss of engine power, but the real driver is obvious: The electric boost enables semiautonomous features like park assist and lane keeping.

This mild - hybrid solution also offers much improved dynamics and convenience as a result of providing an electric boost upon start - up.

Thanks to an electric boost and an energy recovery system, the 2.0 - liter model will develop around 345 hp combined, while the 2.9 - liter V6 will produce 641 hp according to the report, making the Giulia Coupe the most powerful road - going Alfa Romeo yet.

The electric boost function provides a noticeable increase in dynamic vigour — expressed most prominently by the powertrain's instantaneous responses — and combines with enhanced efficiency courtesy of the electric assist function and the opportunity to drive through town and cross-country on electric power only to create a unique symbiosis of driving pleasure and sustainability.

The more powerful of the two power sources drives the rear wheels and uses the electric boost from the hybrid system to deliver hallmark BMW driving pleasure while at the same time offering groundbreaking levels of efficiency.

The instrument cluster features some unique gauges for the hybrid power system, replacing the tachometer with an electric boost gauge and putting battery and fuel gauges next to each other.

In practice, the Aura Green Line feels underpowered for its size, even with the electric boost from the battery.

The electric boost gauge climbed up to the 150 - kilowatt mark.

The regular V - 6 Accord has 240 horsepower; Honda says this engine, plus the electric boost, totals 255 horsepower, and it feels like it.