Sentences with phrase «motors under each wheel»

It works by means of electric motors under each wheel's spring plate that raise or lower the vehicle body.

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A Rolls - Royce Phantom with a 96 - cell lithium - ion battery pack under the bonnet, two 194bhp electric motors just ahead of the back wheels and a mission to show Rolls - Royce customers what the future could be like.

Under the bonnet you'll find the 201bhp electric motor which powers the front wheels via a single speed gearbox.

The available space is truncated by the falling roofline and extensive mechanical and electric hardware carried under the load floor to accommodate all - wheel drive, hybrid motors, and batteries.

Moreover, the efficiency of these motors plus the added benefit of more energy regeneration under braking adds ten miles of cruising range, so the 60D is rated at 215 miles and the 85D is rated at 285 miles (versus 208 miles for the rear - wheel - drive 60 and 265 miles for the 85 and P85).

Under the Hood The Leaf uses a 340 - volt battery pack to power an electric drive motor, which drives the front wheels with 107 horsepower and 207 pounds - feet of torque.

You're meant to drive in Comfort mode once you leave your neighborhood, where the electric motor does its business through the front wheels and then the 1.5 - liter three - cylinder engine begins to help out at just under 40 mph through the rear wheels.

It is said to come standard with Tesla's dual - motor all - wheel - drive system and the Model S» trademark under - floor battery pack design.

The 2010 Camaro made its mark with a version of the rear - wheel - drive chassis developed for the Australian - built Holden sedan, and just as you'd expect from something created in the Land Down Under, it was a real bruiser on the track, making its statement with a big motor and big tires.

The Tesla Model X is said to have a longer wheelbase than the Model S, will use the same under - floor battery pack design, and will come standard with the dual - motor all - wheel - drive system that's newly optional on Tesla's sedan.

Porsche, of course, is also working towards a fully electric performance saloon in the shape of Mission E. First unveiled as an electric concept, the Mission E will become a production reality in under two years, offering a range of performance options from 400bhp to over 650bhp via a pair of electric motors and a two - speed all - wheel drive transmission.

The concept vehicle originally appeared in 2006 Paris Motor show [10] and was based on SLK 280 with 7G - TRONIC transmission, matt - grey metallic body; dark - grey painted, high - sheen light - alloy wheels in a ten - spoke design with 225 / 45R17 front and 245 / 40R17 rear tires; black leather seats and interior with silver - coloured under layer; AIRSCARF neck - level heating system, THERMOTRONIC automatic climate - control system, PARKTRONIC parking aid, COMAND system with Europe - wide navigation.

The four - wheel - drive 2 +2 EV seen last year produced a total of 738 hp through its four electric motors, drawing juice from an underfloor battery, and it was said to be capable of sprints from 0 - 60 mph of under 4 seconds while boasting a range of more than 200 miles.

This one motor will send power to rear wheels with a place under the cargo floor.

At speeds under 100 km / h, the rear wheels point in the opposite direction to the front wheels via two electric actuator motors, making the car turn with better agility.

The Trailhawk dealt with this mini-Rubicon Trail impressively, occasionally lifting a wheel here, or graunching its substantial under - body protection there, but motoring on nonetheless.

Bucketloads of Formula 1 technology, four electric motors, Mercedes - AMG Petronas» 1.6 - liter petrol engine revving to 11,000 rpm, 1,000 hp, four - wheel steering and a 0 to 200 km / h sprint time cleared in under six seconds.

With an intercooler to cool the air charge for better combustion, with 16 valves, double overhead camshafts and electronic fuel injection, this sophisticated motor pulls the front - wheel - drive car along with power to spare - once you get under way.

The compact front - wheel drive Vision A 93 concept car presented at Frankfurt Motor show in 1993, under the motto «Rethinking the car», gave birth to a totally new segment for Mercedes - Benz.

A neat trick is that the electric motor is integrated into the transmission, so the X5 is all - wheel drive even under electric power only, with which it can go up to 19 miles or 75 mph.

And the first hybrid - drive automobile was created by Ferdinand Porsche, who placed a small motor in the hub of each drive wheel that was fed by electricity from a generator spun by a gasoline engine under the hood.

Power is routed through a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission to either of the front wheels under electric power or all four when both the gas and electric motors are working.

To convert the gas - powered Focus to an EV, the aforementioned electric motor replaces a gasoline engine and an L - shaped battery pack is placed under the rear seat and between the rear wheels.

Under most operating conditions, the Accord works in the Hybrid mode where the engine acts as a generator and supplies electric power to the battery with power being channelled to the wheels via the electric propulsion motor.

Under the hood, the new MDX Sport Hybrid is equipped with a 3.0 - liter V6 engine paired to no less than three electric motors, developing a total of 321 horsepower and 392 Nm of torque, being sent to the wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission.

Nothing but storage space under the hood, as the electric drive motor sits between the rear wheels.

Powertrain-wise, the Cross Turismo looks a lot like the fastback: two synchronous electric motors powering all four wheels and adding up to «over 600 hp,» which yields 0 - 62 mph sprints under 3.5 seconds and 0 - 124 mph runs under 12 seconds.

Under the Vision Mercedes - Maybach 6 is a unique all - wheel drive system made up of four electric motors located at each wheel.

A Power Distribution Unit located under the center console monitors driving inputs, load levels and vehicle status to determine the necessary power requirements from the engine and three electric motors and distribute the power to the front and reach rear wheel.

Under the hood of the two 2017 Toyota RAV4 hybrid models is the same 2.5 - liter engine, except this time it uses Atkinson - cycle technology and two electric motors to drive 194 horsepower and 206 lb - ft of torque to all four wheels via a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT).

Under the hood a 3.0 - liter V6 puts the power to the front wheels, while there are two electric motors powering the rear.

The BMW ActiveHybrid 3's synchronous electric motor is powered by a lithium - ion high - voltage battery housed under the luggage compartment between the wheel arches.

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Under the skin, the DBX has electric inboard motors on the wheels powered by lithium sulfur cells and drive - by - wire steering, the glass is auto - dimming, the carbon ceramic brakes have KERS functionality and rear - view cameras replace the mirrors.

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This is possibly due to the lack of weight transfer that comes with the interruption of power between gear changes — because the Soul EV uses a single - speed transmission between the motor and the front wheels — and possibly due to the 620 - pound battery pack mounted under the floor, lowering the tall, compact crossover's center of gravity.

The line - up will be headed by the rip - roaring 375kW 2.9 - litre V6 QV model, but a variety of other models including mainstream 147kW 2.0 - litre turbo - petrol and 137kW 2.2 - litre turbo - diesels, and the all - wheel drive 205kW Veloce Q4 — revealed at the Paris motor show last month — are under consideration.

Batteries will be stored under the bonnet and down the spine of the car, while an inverter would sit in the boot and electric motors would power the front and rear wheels, making this an all - wheel drive Aston.

The rear motor was only used under full - throttle acceleration or when the front wheels lost traction.

Power comes from three electric motors — one at the front and two at the back — providing all wheel drive for the Q6, with a large bank of lithium - ion batteries installed under the passenger area for a low centre of gravity.

The 134 - horsepower electric motor powers the front wheels with energy drawn from the laminated 24 - kWh lithium - ion battery pack of 192 cells housed under the cabin floor.

Under cruising, the engine as noted also may shut off allowing the electric motor to pull the front - wheel - drive car along under stead state conditUnder cruising, the engine as noted also may shut off allowing the electric motor to pull the front - wheel - drive car along under stead state conditunder stead state conditions.

The EXT offers all - wheel drive for all - season motoring over, under or through any terrain.

The first BMW with front - wheel drive, the first BMW - Van and the first BMW with a three - cylinder engine as the sole powertrain under the hood — like no other car the new Active Tourer shows how much the Bayerisch Motor Werke company has changed in the last few years.

EV Drive — using its electric propulsion motor and lithium - ion battery pack drives the front wheels for short distances under light loads (with the engine turned off).

Under the hood, engineers lined up a 150 - hp 1.4 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder gas engine, a 102 - hp electric motor and a six - speed S tronic transmission all powering the front wheels.

Sneak a look under the hood and you'll notice the turbocharged four - cylinder gas or diesel motors have been replaced by an electric motor routing about 134 horsepower and 199 pound - feet of torque to the car's front wheels.

Under most conditions the i - MMD system utilizes the gas engine to power a generator, which in turn provides energy to charge the hybrid battery and / or for the electric motor to drive the wheels.

We'd say Mercedes - Benz got the better part of this deal: The 177 - horsepower electric motor driving the front wheels accelerates the B - Class electric to 60 mph from a standstill in just under eight seconds, according to Mercedes.

A fun - to - drive rear - wheel - drive chassis and attractive, long - hood looks were part of the 240SX's appeal for its 1995 - 1999 lifespan, but Nissan chose to dump a pickup truck motor - the KA24DE - under its hood, neutering its performance with only 155 horsepower.