Sentences with phrase «gasoline engine takes»

After that, a gasoline engine takes over.

It has a range of 26 miles on electricity alone before the gasoline engine takes over, with...

The 2.5 L SKYACTIV - G gasoline engine takes the technology of its 2.0 L predecessor and pushes the boundaries of innovation even further.

At higher speeds, the gasoline engine takes over, with the electric motor available for power boosts such as for passing or freeway merges.

On electric battery power only, the range on the Outlander PHEV is around 30 miles — then the gasoline engine takes over, driving the vehicle and recharging the batteries at the same time, and extending the range to somewhere around 600 miles.

It's a plug - in hybrid sports car good for 30 miles on electric power before the three - cylinder gasoline engine takes over.

Their gasoline engines take them around the tight track at speeds up to 25 mph

Powered by a 454ci Chevrolet gasoline engine taken from a 1992 motor home and is backed by a Turbo 400 automatic transmission.

Not exact matches

Those cars charge up their batteries with electricity generated when the car brakes and then used that «recycled» energy to power their electric motors, which take over from the vehicle's gasoline engine at low speeds and in stop - and - go traffic.

The gasoline engine then becomes the supplemental one for when the car needs to travel farther than the electric engine can take it.

If ethanol safely supports a 15:1 CR in a naturally - aspirated application where gasoline can only go up to 10:1 before detonation becomes a concern, one can expect the effective working pressure to improve by up to 50 % (of course, the engine's compression ratio will physically have to be altered to take advantage of ethanol).

None of the A8's luxuriousness is taken away because it sucks up diesel instead of gasoline; the engine is quiet at idle and emits a strangely powerful, non-diesel soundtrack during heavy acceleration.

At a time when the take rate of diesel engines has been dwindling, what with increasingly stringent NOx and particulate emission regulations, and sales of hybrids and increasingly frugal gasoline - powered vehicles are mushrooming, the future for diesels is uncertain.

Well then, I can see why some places sell, albeit separately, a higher octane but more expensive gasoline (e.g., $ 9.99 / gallon) called «racing fuel»:) Granted, I also don't own any vehicle with an engine that can fully take advantage of that either!

A dry clutch takes the place of a torque converter and allows the gasoline engine to be completely decoupled from the driveline.

With several new vehicles in its lineup and a determined focus on improving its gasoline engines to increase fuel economy, Mazda seems poised to take advantage of automobile - starved consumers once the market rebounds.

Volkswagen and General Motors, with the Chevrolet Cruze and Colorado, and GMC Canyon, and Chrysler with the Ram 1500 pickup are the only non-premium brands that offer diesel engine options in the U.S.. For VW, the diesel take - rate has reached up to 25 percent of U.S. sales in a given month, though recently, low gasoline and diesel fuel prices here have blunted such sales.

Ethanol proponents claim that ethanol will deliver equal or better gas mileage than gasoline, when ethanol is used to fuel an engine optimized to take advantage of ethanol's superior combustion characteristics.

Take the base engine in the Nissan Sentra as a prime example: with just 130 - hp and 128 lb - ft of torque on offer, the 1.8 - liter four - cylinder gasoline engine that's available on almost every Nissan Sentra trim has outputs you'd associate more with a supermini than a compact sedan (the entry - level Ford Fiesta supermini, for example, has 120 - hp and 112 lb - ft of torque on tap).

While the first SQ5 was also available with a gasoline engine as an alternative, it only took on the sole rule of the roost with the model change.

ABT Sportsline takes the three - liter turbo gasoline engine in the SQ5 from originally 354 HP (260 kW) to a fiery 425 HP (313 kW) and a torque increase of 10 % to 550 Nm.

A supercharged 380hp V6 gasoline engine that takes the F - PACE from 0 to 60 in 5.1 seconds.

Depending upon the system, the electric motor can augment the gasoline engine in propelling the car or take over entirely at times.

Mercedes has taken advantage of the Renault - Nissan partnership and has had them develop new three - and four - cylinder engines with turbos and gasoline direct injection.

That's right, the gasoline engine was taking a break.

Lexus took a series series of detailed design and engineering measures to fine tune the performance of the 3.5 - liter V6 gasoline engine featured in the LC 500h's full hybrid powertrain, including a reduction in the diameter of the cylinder intake port to increase flow speed and efficiency.

Then there's the Hybrid model, which delivers an updated take on the two - motor Honda hybrid system that combines a 2.0 - liter inline - 4 gasoline engine with two electric motors and a lithium - ion battery to produce a total output of 212 horsepower.

This is likely due to the Civic's more powerful electric motor being better equipped to take the load off of the gasoline engine, but there's nothing stopping Honda from doing the same with the next update to the Insight.

Taken straight out of the new latest MINI and switched from a transverse to a longitudinal positioning, a pair of three - cylinder powerplants (one diesel and the other one running on gasoline) will now be part of the 1 Series engine lineup.

Taken together, the engine and the motor have been designed to better emulate the power and feel of a traditional gasoline engine.

With its long - stroke and high compression ratio, multi-hole direct fuel injectors, variable cooling system and the latest version of Toyota's Variable Valve - Timing - intelligent Electric (VVT - iE), this high - output powerplant takes the gasoline - powered internal combustion engine to a new level with world - leading thermal efficiency of 40 %.

As with other hybrids in the Volkswagen line, the Jetta drive train works in a parallel fashion with a clutch that decouples the gasoline engine from the drive train when coasting or braking, allowing the electric motor to take over.

The GTE takes the Euro - spec Passat GTE's powertrain which is made up of a 1.4 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder gasoline engine that combines with an 85kW electric motor and lithium - ion battery good for a combined total output of 215 horsepower.

An optimized hybrid operating strategy lets the clutch decouple the gasoline engine from the drivetrain and depending on battery state of charge, the electric motor takes over.

However, unlike in, say, the plug - in Prius, the Volt's gasoline engine doesn't take over turning the wheels.

Even though fuel - cell technology is the long - term hope for Honda, the current volume draw belongs to the PHEV — a no - compromise solution that offers up 76 kilometres of pure electric range, a gasoline engine to take over when needed, and loads of comfortable passenger space for the whole family.

The system also takes advantage of «the world's most efficient mass produced gasoline internal combustion engine» said Ninomiya.

Taking the top spot on the list is the 2012 Toyota Prius C, which is powered by a 73 - horsepower / 1.5 - liter Atkinson Cycle 4 - cylinder gasoline engine.

The Plug - in takes the 1.6 - liter gasoline engine and gearbox, but steps up to a significantly larger 8.9 - kWh battery pack and a slightly more powerful 44.5 - kW (60 - horsepower) electric motor.

The gasoline version will be a twin - turbocharged, 3.0 - liter inline - six that should also deliver over 400 horsepower in its most powerful version, although some reports suggest that the same engine found in the G500 4X4 ² concept will take care of the «over 400 horsepower» area in the next E-Class.

All V - 6 engines from the current E-Class will be phased out, whether diesel or gasoline, with newly developed straight sixes to take their places.

The 4.0 - liter V8 direct - injection gasoline unit, the last in an illustrious line of traditional naturally aspirated engines from BMW's revered M division, has been resigned to the history books after just six years of service in the outgoing fourth - generation M3 coupe, sedan and convertible — a continuation of an engine downsizing program that has taken root throughout BMW M division's lineup in recent years.

The Juke NISMO RS takes the Juke's 1.6 - liter turbocharged, direct - injected gasoline engine, bumps its horsepower from a stock 188 to a NISMO - tuned 215, and gives it the transmission and chassis it deserves.

But when you take your foot off the brake, the gasoline engine has to start every time, as the Malibu Hybrid can't move on electricity alone.

In this setting, the electric motor handles take - off and the gasoline engine chimes in at around 44 mph, or whenever the driver gooses the throttle a little.

We took a spin in the new Mazda 6 in European pre-production form following the Paris motor show, testing the sedan with both 2.5 - liter Skyactiv - G gasoline engine and 2.2 - liter turbodiesel Skyactiv - D I4.

However, not only does it take care of gear ratio changing, but it also re-generates electricity and smoothly combines the power of a gasoline engine and electric motor.

What's this, Infiniti's take on a Tesla sedan, but with a stylish grille and a gasoline engine?

This natural - gas drive compatibility was taken into account in the early stages of development of the TSI gasoline engine series.

There is also a «passive boost» state, in which the electric unit takes over accessory power, leaving the gasoline engine to focus on sending all of its power to the transmission.