Sentences with phrase «litre motor runs»

Now, this 1.4 - litre motor runs by «cylinder - on - demand» which gets two of the cylinders to shut down at low output requirements.

Not exact matches

It teams BMW's 2 - litre, four - cylinder petrol running gear to an eight - speed automatic in which the fluid flywheel has been replaced by an 87bhp electric motor.

As well as the 1.8 - litre, 97bhp engine there are two electric motors, one used mainly as a generator for the hybrid battery but also as the starter motor, the other providing electric power for brief low - speed running, acceleration boost and reversing.

However, it's the relative torque delivery that's the killer: the old 2 - litre nat - asp motor needed 5400rpm to find 159 lb ft, whereas the new 1.6 - litre forced - induction engine hits 177 lb ft from 1750rpm, and stays there for another 3750rpm, only tailing off for the last 1000rpm run to the 6500rpm red line.

It included a 2.5 - litre 4 - cylinder Atkinson cycle petrol engine with D - 4S direct injection technology, water - cooled permanent magnet electric motor, 3 LED - projector headlamp design, Daytime Running Lights (DRLs) are integrated into the upper bumper surface, rear spoiler integrated within the boot lid, L - shaped combination lamps with three - dimensional design, Fluid Titanium body colour, 2 - zone dashboard, seats, door panels and instrument binnacle hood upholstered in amber leather.

Like all hybrids, even though it is hooked up to a two - speed gearbox the electric motor still runs out of puff at high speed and above about 200 kilometres an hour, the i8 is being mostly propelled by that little 1.5 - litre gas engine which, turbocharged or no, has its work cut out for it.

As in the 330e, 530e, 740e and X5 40e, it will run a combination of a disc - shaped electric motor (mounted within the front of the eight - speed automatic transmission) and a 2.0 - litre four - cylinder turbo - petrol engine.

It uses a mid-mounted version of BMW's turbocharged 1.5 - litre three - cylinder petrol engine packaged behind the cabin in combination with an electric motor mounted within the front axle assembly in a set - up that can conceivably provide either front - wheel drive running on the electric motor or four - wheel drive with the petrol engine and electric motor working together.

The C 300 BlueTEC HYBRID with four - cylinder diesel engine and a compact electric motor generates an output of 150 + 20 kW (204 + 27 hp) and runs on only 3.9 litres of diesel per 100 km / h in NEDC combined mode (provisional figure).

That said, the hybrid — which combines a 2.5 - litre four - cylinder engine and an electric motor — does offer diesel-esque running costs.

- Lexus's first premium compact model - Lexus Hybrid Drive powertrain with 1.8 - litre VVT - i petrol engine and powerful but compact electric motor - Full hybrid system with selectable EV mode for emissions - free electric running - Further selectable ECO, NORMAL and SPORT driving modes - ECVT intelligent electronic continuously variable transmission - Expected to deliver class - leading CO2 emissions - Significantly lower NOx emissions than equivalent diesel engines and almost no particulates - Long, 2,600 mm wheelbase ensures excellent accommodation for everyone on board - Debut at Geneva motor show prior to worldwide sales launch in late 2010

This great running German sports car is powered by the famous Porsche 2.7 - litre 250hp motor and smooth - shifting Tiptronic automatic transmission.

Set to rival the A3 e-tron and an upcoming electrified version of the fourth - generation A-Class, it is planned to run a similar set - up to today's 225eX Active Tourer (pictured above), with a turbocharged 1.5 - litre three - cylinder petrol engine combined with an electric motor and a lithium - ion battery pack.

The Range Rover Sport P400e might have a relatively thirsty 2.0 - litre turbocharged petrol engine, but combining it with an electric motor and battery pack means running costs can be significantly reduced.

The small, 1.5 litre 3 - cylinder engine develops a remarkable 228bhp on its own and when run with the electric motor there's 356bhp and 420lb / ft of torque on offer.