Here and there, we'll see a few choices
for smaller diesel engines.
Not exact matches
Susan Alt, senior vice president of public affairs
for Volvo Group North America, said the EPA's proposal «makes a mockery» of the company's investments to develop clean
diesel engines and will «hurt a large number of
small businesses who are not selling glider vehicles.»
RailPower Technologies Corp.'s Green Goat
diesel — electric «switcher» — a
small, short - distance locomotive
for assembling, disassembling and moving trains in rail yards — was a promising technology powered primarily by batteries (even when it idled) and employed its
diesel engine only to recharge the batteries.
The initial thought was to develop a 20 - foot wingspan (6.1 meters) aircraft powered by hybrid
diesel / electric
engines, but the team started with
smaller versions
for testing, built by rapid prototyping.
Diesels and
smaller gasoline
engines are planned
for Europe, many with cylinder deactivation technology, but it's unknown whether they'll make the transatlantic voyage to Audi showrooms here.
Some of these include a larger catalytic converters
for the
smaller engines, or more frequent urea fill - ups
for the larger 2.0 - liter
diesels.
One Hummer engineer shared his interesting idea
for greener paths — use technology from the upcoming Chevy Volt to build a hybrid Hummer, since the torque of an electric motor paired with a
small diesel engine could make
for an even more impressive off - roader.
Essentially identical to its gasoline and
diesel sibling inside and out, save
for a few hybrid - specific features, the Golf GTE uses a drivetrain that marries a
small - displacement TSI
engine and an electric motor.
That goes
for the
diesel, too: it uses urea injection, which requires a
small reservoir to be refilled periodically in order to keep the
engine running at its cleanest.
What we do know about this alliance so far is that it will bring the development of a new rear - wheel drive platform
for small cars and the sharing of
diesel and petrol
engines between the two groups.
In order to combine complementary strengths, Fiat Powertrain is the global center of expertise
for diesel technology and
small displacement gas
engines (less than or equal to 1.8 liters).
The 2009 Sorento saw the arrival of the R -
Engine family of turbo diesels, plus a world - class six - speed automatic transmission; the Venga featured a smaller, 1.4 - litre version of Kia's European - made CRDi U2 diesel; for the Sportage, a 1.7 - litre U2 diesel was added plus Kia's first direct - injection petrol engine — a 1.6 belonging to the Gamma family; and the latest Picanto has new 1.0 - and 1.25 - litre Kappa family en
Engine family of turbo
diesels, plus a world - class six - speed automatic transmission; the Venga featured a
smaller, 1.4 - litre version of Kia's European - made CRDi U2
diesel;
for the Sportage, a 1.7 - litre U2
diesel was added plus Kia's first direct - injection petrol
engine — a 1.6 belonging to the Gamma family; and the latest Picanto has new 1.0 - and 1.25 - litre Kappa family en
engine — a 1.6 belonging to the Gamma family; and the latest Picanto has new 1.0 - and 1.25 - litre Kappa family
engines.
The company is following a well - defined fuel efficiency strategy: hybrids
for small cars — and
diesel engines for larger vehicles.
If you want the only full - size pickup (so far) with the fuel economy of a
smaller - displacement
diesel engine yet all the pulling and working power you'd expect, the 2014 Ram 1500 is
for you.
Mahindra has taken prompt action and released
smaller capacity
diesel engines for its SUVs.
As demand
for diesel engines in standard sedan and station wagon cars in the United States has traditionally been much lower than in saloon and estate cars in Europe, the development of
smaller automotive turbodiesels has (in general) been led by European manufacturers in recent years.
This is reflected in its styling, with simple, strong lines, but very few curves or haunches to raise the pulse of a driving enthusiast, while the range of
small turbocharged petrol and
diesel engines has been tuned
for economy and reliability rather than speed.
The Ford Transit Connect, top of the
small / midsize van segment is also behind its performance to date
for the year, though Ford recently revealed an ace up its sleeve as part of a raft of updates
for 2019 model year: a 1.5 - litre turbodiesel
engine, the only van in its class to offer
diesel power as an option.
That said, having also driven the
smaller diesel engine found in the CLS 220d, it rarely wants
for power either, and is rated at returning 56.5 MPG on the combined cycle.
A cut in the official combined fuel consumption of the 3.0 - litre by 10 percent has also been achieved, with
smaller gains
for the 2.4 - petrol and 2.2 - litre
diesel engines.
Audi's
smallest CUV received a mild makeover
for the 2013 model year and
for 2014 the big news is the availability of a new a
diesel engine.
New
for the Edge is a revised bi-turbo
diesel engine - the 2.0 - liter unit called EcoBlue now puts out 238 PS (versus the previous 210 PS) and «delivers the power, torque and driving performance of a larger capacity
engine alongside the optimised fuel - efficiency and low CO2 emissions synonymous with a
smaller engine capacity.»
Revealed just ahead of its debut in Shanghai, Audi's
smallest crossover shares platform architecture and powertrain elements with the Volkswagen Tiguan, but will roll onto the scene wearing its own unique sheetmetal and a luxuriously appointed cabin with seating
for five, along with gasoline and
diesel engines and the choice of front - or all - wheel drive.
We have our collective fingers crossed that the new
engine family will lift the bar
for diesel driveability in Land Rover's
smaller SUVs.
It also will be turbocharged
for added power.Based on its size, the
engine most likely is destined
for a
small car.Detroit
Diesel, best known
for its
diesel engines for heavy - duty commercial trucks, supplies
diesel engines for Chrysler minivans and Jeep Grand Cherokees built in Austria and sold throughout Europe.
Power
for BMW's new FWD city car will come from a line of both N38 petrol and N37
diesel engines small enough to fit under that short hood.
This one's rating tops out at 24 mpg on the highway, whereas the V6 in the Acura RDX is good
for up to 29 mpg, while a BMW X3 is rated up to 34 mpg when equipped with a
small and efficient
diesel engine.
Even the Brits can't say
for sure how the new Swift will be priced and specified, but they seem pretty certain that the
small Suzuki will offer a 1.3 - litre
diesel and a 1.2 - litre petrol
engine when it arrives there.
Drivers can choose between the standard 1.4 - liter ECOTEC ® DOHC turbocharged four - cylinder
engine, which delivers 153 horsepower, or the new 1.6 - liter ECOTEC ® DOHC turbo
diesel four - cylinder
engine, which sacrifices only a
small amount of horsepower
for added fuel efficiency.
For power, no specifics are mentioned, though Jaguar said a choice of
small - displacement, high - output gas and
diesel engines will become available (which may include the use of the existing supercharged 3.0 - litre V6).
Hyundai will continue to offer the
smaller 1.1 - litre
diesel engine on the Xcent with the bigger 1.4 - litre oil burner being reserved
for either top - end models or just
for the automatic variant.
In Europe, this front - wheel - drive - format car comes with a variety of gasoline and
diesel small - displacement
engines, but the Electric Drive version is the only model planned
for the US.
Inspired by the Alfa GT 1300 Junior (a
small -
engined Alfa GT from the 1960s, built to beat the tax on bigger
engines) the MiTo Junior comes with the 0.9 litre TwinAir
for # 14,870 (or you can have the 1.3
diesel instead
for # 15,415).
SFE stands
for Super Fuel Economy, which represents Ford's efforts to put a very
small engine into a very
small car — providing economy without resorting to battery packs, a
diesel powerplant, or stop / start in order to keep the car as simple and affordable as possible.
About
engine line - up, 7 - speed dual clutch transmission and new 8 - speed Automatic Transmission, developed by Hyundai
for FWD cars will be available at launch besides a choice of gasoline direct injection and
diesel engines (initiating its landing into the European market), plus
small turbo
engines.
While these are very capable turbo
diesel engines — especially the punch that's delivered from the
smaller 2.0 litre sibling — they're still considered pretty simple in the way that they only use one turbo
for boost.
The BMW 4 Series Convertible can be fitted with a 3.0 - litre petrol
engine (
for impressive pace), two
smaller petrol
engines that are quick and economical, or a range of
diesel engines providing excellent performance while being more economical than the petrols.
For example, Schmidt noted, for the last 6 generations of the Golf, the small gasoline engine always tilted forward, while the diesel was oriented the other w
For example, Schmidt noted,
for the last 6 generations of the Golf, the small gasoline engine always tilted forward, while the diesel was oriented the other w
for the last 6 generations of the Golf, the
small gasoline
engine always tilted forward, while the
diesel was oriented the other way.
The petrol
engine offers 123 bhp of peak power while the
diesel motors kick out 89 bhp and 126 bhp,
for the
smaller and bigger
diesel engines respectively.
New addition to the second - generation MultiJet turbo
diesel family, the 1.6 litre
engine of New Giulietta delivers a top power of 120 HP at 3750 rpm and fits a
small - size turbocharger capable of expressing top - in - class torque (320 Nm at 1750 rpm)
for the best flexibility.
A
small percentage of the
diesel engines for 1999 and 2000 model years were subject to problems within the water jackets and fuel injectors.
It's not clear yet what will replace
diesel trucks, possibly natural gas
for a while, although the greenhouse advantages of natural gas over efficient
diesel engines are
small.
Interestingly enough, I think
for a really
small car with a clean
diesel engine, one company that could do it first
for the USA market could be Honda.
Responsible
for development of electrified Roots supercharger and expander system
for small displacement
diesel and gasoline
engine applications