Sentences with phrase «lighter load situations»

Although it may not offer the mountain of torque seen in Ford's 3.5 - liter twin - turbo V - 6 or the NASCAR - worthy soundtrack of the Ram's 5.7 - liter V - 8, the GM 5.3 strikes a pleasant balance and can run on just four cylinders to save fuel in lighter load situations.

The cylinder deactivation feature, which cuts power to half the engine during light load situations, operates seamlessly.

Not exact matches

Compare this situation to a cigarette lighter, which needs overload protection because you can as many loads to it as you want, which can overload the cigarette lighter wiring despite there not being a malfunction with any of the connected loads.

In its final form, the Accord's V - 6 engine was equipped not only with the i - VTEC variable camshaft profile system, but with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) which deactivates three cylinders in light - load situations, resulting in EPA gas mileage ratings of up to 21 mpg city, 33 mpg highway, and 25 mpg combined when paired with its six - speed automatic transmission.

Designers can load a photo - realistic model of their current design into any background environment, allowing them to evaluate its appearance in different lighting situations.

This engine features Chevy's Active Fuel Management system, which cuts power from eight to four cylinders under light - load situations.

A turbocharged four - cylinder, the engine switches seamlessly from four to two - cylinder mode to conserve fuel in light - load situations.