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.
Honda also added an on - demand
electric boost via a steering wheel - mounted button that gives five seconds of increased thrust.
Not exact matches
Between it and the AMG Speedshift TCT 9G nine - speed gearbox sits an EQ
Boost electric motor and an alternator charged
via an
electric compressor and gas turbocharger.
In a conventional full hybrid vehicle, engine output is
boosted by the
electric motor
via a reduction gear, but with the new Multi Stage Hybrid System the power from the V6 engine and the hybrid battery can be amplified by the four - stage shifting device, allowing much greater drive power to be generated when accelerating from stationary and achieving a 0 - 60 time of 5.4 seconds.