As with previous gasoline - electric Hondas, a two -
motor hybrid drivetrain will power this new Insight.
This time around, Honda normalizes the Insight, installing its latest 2 -
motor hybrid drivetrain in a 5 - passenger compact sedan that is undeniably stylish.
Not exact matches
The SQ8 is rumored to get a performance
hybrid drivetrain comprised of Audi's already - potent turbocharged 3.0 - liter V - 6 and an electric
motor, a combination making as much as 470 hp.
Reports from earlier this year suggest that the new Supra will likely be based on the same platform as the next BMW Z4, with power coming from either a BMW - sourced turbocharged engine or a
hybrid drivetrain, possibly with front - wheel electric
motors which could endow the rear - wheel - drive sports car with all - wheel drive.
Drivetrain: 134 - horsepower, turbocharged 1.5 - liter three - cylinder with front - or all - wheel drive; 189 - hp, turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder with front - or all - wheel drive; six - speed manual, eight - speed automatic or six - speed automatic transmissions; AWD plug - in
hybrid with 1.5 - liter driving the front wheels and 7.6 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion battery and 87 - hp electric
motor driving the rear, pairs with six - speed automatic transmission
In terms of alternative
drivetrains, there is a 27 - hp electric
motor slated for the E300 BlueTec
Hybrid and the U.S. - bound E400
Hybrid in the works, which will be followed by a 68 - hp plug - in edition in 2014.
New for the 2012 model year, the Buick LaCrosse now employs General
Motor's eAssist mild
hybrid drivetrain.
Under the bonnet will sit an uprated version of Volvo's high performance plug - in
hybrid drivetrain, combining two electric
motors and a lithium - ion battery pack with a turbocharged and supercharged 2 - litre four - cylinder engine.
With its
hybrid drivetrain linking a 6.3 - litre V12 engine with an electric
motor, the LaFerrari produces 950bhp, 664 lb ft of torque and can top 217mph.
Volvo has also designed
hybrid ability into its new corporate
drivetrain, with the capacity to fit a
motor generator onto the front axle or an e-
motor on the rear axle as per the «T8» petrol - electric
drivetrain that will be used by the XC90.
At the heart of the 2015 Prius c is a
hybrid drivetrain that consists of a 1.5 - liter aluminum DOHC engine and a permanent magnet AC synchronous
motor powered by a sealed Nickel - Metal Hydride battery.
Set to make its public debut at the Paris
Motor Show in October, the first Mercedes - Benz dedicated plug - in
hybrid model uses a new parallel gasoline - electric
drivetrain that is claimed to net the big luxury sedan combined cycle consumption of 84 mpg (U.S.) on the European test cycle while providing it with a zero - emissions electric range of more than 20 miles.
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.
By comparison, its
hybrid ES cousin suffers only from a bit of slack in the
drivetrain — roll onto the throttle and you feel a bump as something (the gas
motor?)
And the
drivetrain is a
hybrid, featuring a mere 1.5 - liter three - cylinder gasoline engine along with an electric
motor.
The
hybrid drivetrain of the 3 Series PHEV — four - cylinder TwinPower Turbo engine at the front, batteries and electric
motors at the back.
The all - new MDX Sport
Hybrid will be the third vehicle in Acura's lineup to feature their three -
motor drivetrain technology, following the RLX sedan and NSX supercar.
Alongside the first production model from Qoros, the 2013 Geneva International
Motor Show also sees the unveiling of the Qoros 3 Cross
Hybrid Concept, a crossover model that features a compact hatchback body and an advanced hybrid drive
Hybrid Concept, a crossover model that features a compact hatchback body and an advanced
hybrid drive
hybrid drivetrain.
Of all of this, the most important
drivetrain news comes in the form of a new
hybrid powertrain that combines a 154 - horsepower engine and a 107 - horsepower electric
motor.
The BMW i8 Concept Roadster is a plug - in
hybrid powered by an eDrive
drivetrain combining a high - performance electric
motor and petrol combustion engine.
The 5 door A3 E-tron uses a parallel
hybrid drivetrain comprised of a turbocharged 4 cylinder engine and a small electric
motor rated at 100 horsepower integrated into the transmission.
The 805 - hp
hybrid drivetrain, with a twin - turbo V8 and electric
motors at each front wheel, isn't quite ready for primetime, though.
The
hybrid drivetrain of the 330e combines a turbocharged 2.0 - liter 4 - cylinder engine with an electric
motor for a combined 248 hp.
The second - generation car, in comparison, is far more complicated with a whiz - bang
hybrid drivetrain, dual - clutch gearbox and the only all - wheel - drive system in the world with front wheels driven independently by electric
motors.
The
drivetrain options include two all - new, high - torque VTEC ® Turbo engines, the world's first 10 - speed automatic transmission for a front - drive car and a new generation of Honda's two -
motor hybrid technology.
The concept is powered by a
hybrid drivetrain consisting of a supercharged 2.5 - litre inline - four and a 25 kilowatt electric
motor.
Nissan has just launched e-Power, a new series -
hybrid drivetrain that uses a small gasoline - powered engine to power its battery and electric
motor for propulsion, the automaker announced early November.
Three
motors and an engine Acura can claim some real innovation with the RLX Sport
Hybrid's
drivetrain, as it features a 3.5 - liter direct - injected V - 6 engine driving the front wheels, like the standard RLX, then three electric
motors and a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission rounding out the formula.
The NX 300h
hybrid's
drivetrain combines a 2.5 - liter inline four cylinder engine with three of electric
motors.
The third version of the Lexus LS is the LS 600h L, which uses the same extended platform as the 460 L but substitutes a
hybrid drivetrain consisting of a 5.0 liter V8 and an electric
motor that in combination produce 438 horsepower.
The standard V6 delivers 265 hp at 6,400 rpm along with 248 lb - ft of torque, while the
hybrid drivetrain is powered by a 2.5 - liter inline four and electric
motor combo delivering 250 hp and 243 lb - ft.
The Highlander
Hybrid's
drivetrain consists of a 3.5 - liter V6 engine mated to a trio of electric
motors.
The
hybrid drivetrain combines a 2.0 - liter inline four - cylinder engine with an electric
motor (CHECK) for a 308 total system horsepower, with a factory estimated 0 - 60 MPH time of 6.5 seconds.
The Highlander
Hybrid's 3.5 - liter Atkinson cycle V6 - based system actually merges three electric
motors into one seamless
drivetrain — one front and one rear for propulsion, and a third for starting and recharging the battery.
The company added an electric
motor to a downsized version of the Civic's
drivetrain to create a mild
hybrid that's kinder to the environment.
Its plug - in
hybrid drivetrain is composed of a 1.6 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder petrol engine good for 270 bhp and 330 Nm of torque, while the front and rear axles each get a 115 bhp electric
motor providing more juice.
The Vue
hybrid is less expensive to produce because, unlike
hybrids made by Ford and Toyota, the Vue's electric
motor won't propel the vehicle by itself at low speeds, and it won't require expensive
drivetrain modifications.
The
hybrid drivetrain system of the car was previewed at the start of this year at the Geneva
Motor Show.]
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.
The Sonata
Hybrid drivetrain combines a 2.4 - liter engine with six - speed automatic transmission, and a 30kW electric motor and lightweight lithium polymer batteries to produce a full gasoline - electric hybrid with 37 miles per US gallon (6.4 L / 100 km; 44 mpg) in the city and 40 miles per US gallon (5.9 L / 100 km; 48 mpg) on the hi
Hybrid drivetrain combines a 2.4 - liter engine with six - speed automatic transmission, and a 30kW electric
motor and lightweight lithium polymer batteries to produce a full gasoline - electric
hybrid with 37 miles per US gallon (6.4 L / 100 km; 44 mpg) in the city and 40 miles per US gallon (5.9 L / 100 km; 48 mpg) on the hi
hybrid with 37 miles per US gallon (6.4 L / 100 km; 44 mpg) in the city and 40 miles per US gallon (5.9 L / 100 km; 48 mpg) on the highway.
BRUSA Elektronik AG is offering its Planetary Traction Drive DTSP1 — a fully integrated electric vehicle
drivetrain combining
motor and gearbox — with its higher power HSM1 - 10.18.22 Hybrid Synchronous Motor, offering 220 kW (295 hp) maximum power (145 kW / 194 hp continuous) and up to 460 N · m (339 b - ft) peak torque (270 N · m / 199 lb - ft continuous
motor and gearbox — with its higher power HSM1 - 10.18.22
Hybrid Synchronous
Motor, offering 220 kW (295 hp) maximum power (145 kW / 194 hp continuous) and up to 460 N · m (339 b - ft) peak torque (270 N · m / 199 lb - ft continuous
Motor, offering 220 kW (295 hp) maximum power (145 kW / 194 hp continuous) and up to 460 N · m (339 b - ft) peak torque (270 N · m / 199 lb - ft continuous)....
Without electric
motor drive, even very fuel efficient standard
drivetrains like Miller fall short of fuel economy by half, ie, a plug - in
hybrid achieves an effective 110mpg.
A
hybrid variant was expected to be revealed in 2015 with the
hybrid drivetrain, the 1.5 L turbo, and a 149hp / 200nm electric
motor.
It's assumed the facelifted car will feature the same front wheel drive, petrol - electric
hybrid drivetrain as the current model, in which a 60kW electric
motor is looked after by a 73kW 1.8 - litre petrol engine.
The Optima
Hybrid's
drivetrain pairs a 2.0 - liter engine with an electric
motor to produce 193 net system horsepower, with an EPA rating of 39 city / 46 highway miles per gallon.
The
hybrid drivetrain pairs a 1.5 - liter 4 - cylinder engine with an electric
motor and nickel - metal hydride battery pack to produce 99 net system horsepower.
The
hybrid drivetrain mates a 122 - horsepower 1.8 - liter engine with a pair of electric
motors to produce 136 horsepower.
The Ioniq's
hybrid drivetrain uses a lithium - ion battery pack and pairs a 1.6 - liter direct injected 4 - cylinder engine with a 32 kW electric
motor for a net system rating of 139 horsepower.
PML Flightlink developed a prototype series -
hybrid conversion, called «Mini QED», replacing the
drivetrain with an 160 bhp (120 kW) electric
motor in each wheel and an efficient on - board petrol generator.
The
hybrid drivetrain consists of a 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine complemented by a 30 - kilowatt electric
motor.