Sentences with phrase «optimizing fuel efficiency»

A manual transmission provides you with more control, while an automatic transmission provides effortless shifting while optimizing fuel efficiency.

With 3.7 - liter displacement for massive muscle, this 332 - hp dynamo features advanced Variable Valve Event and Lift (VVEL ®) technology that continuously tunes valve lift and timing for quicker response and a broader torque curve, while optimizing fuel efficiency.

In addition, you can opt for special technological features like the auto start stop function, which automatically switches off the engine at stops like traffic lights, saving you gas and optimizing fuel efficiency.

This transmission uses the engine's broad torque curve for brisk acceleration, optimized fuel efficiency and smooth - shifting characteristics.

That's because the new 2017 Escape is cheaper than its Chevy counterpart, while also providing you with more cargo space and optimized fuel efficiency that can't be beat.

On the highway, 1.5L - equipped model feature active grille shutters that reduce aerodynamic drag to optimize fuel efficiency.

It also softens the throttle pedal response, modifies the automatic transmission shift pattern and switches off heating for the door mirrors, steering wheel and seats to optimize fuel efficiency.

Both the Atlantic and Pacific package «Vettes are available with an all - new eight - speed automatic transmission (with steering wheel mounted paddle shifters, of course) that is designed to optimize fuel efficiency but a seven - speed manual is standard equipment.

The result is smart transmission operation that optimizes fuel efficiency and keeps the transmission in the appropriate gear for the specific driving conditions, thus generating excellent performance and smooth operation.

At the same time, D mode offers plenty of versatility with full torque - converter lockup in 6th through 8th gears to optimize fuel efficiency.

The available RDX All - Wheel Drive (AWD) system is designed to help maximize the use of available traction in both dry and slippery conditions, while minimizing system - wide friction and power loss to help optimize fuel efficiency.

The first three configure the chassis, steering, engine and transmission for different driving conditions, while Eco Pro adjusts electronic throttle mapping and transmission shift points to optimize fuel efficiency.

Eco Pro optimizes fuel efficiency in either all - electric or hybrid mode.

Each is designed for optimized fuel efficiency and handling so you can make the most out of your ride.

Whether you need improved traction or optimized fuel efficiency, you can get the most out of every drive by using the available All - Wheel - Drive Disconnect System.

The result is smart transmission operation that optimizes fuel efficiency and keeps the transmission in the appropriate gear for driving conditions, generating excellent performance and smooth operation.

Not exact matches

Higher fuel economy gains — on the order of as much as 12 percent compared with older automatics — come from gear settings that are more optimized for efficiency, not performance.

«The simulations performed by Argonne found two optimized fuel - engine concepts that could improve fuel efficiency substantially,» said Yuanjiang Pei, a lab scientist who specializes in computational fluid dynamics at the Aramco Research Center — Detroit.

Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium - term regulatory requirements (e.g., in the 2020 timeframe) by reducing the average fuel consumption of its new vehicles using a combination of three primary measures: optimizing its combustion engines for greater efficiency; developing alternative drive... Read more →

This optimizes the use of the gasoline engine and electric motor for maximum fuel efficiency, although drivers can select full - electric mode for quieter, greener operation.

In basic form, the single cam lobe and follower / rocker arm of a conventional engine is replaced with a locking multi-part rocker arm and two cam profiles: one optimized for low - RPM stability and fuel efficiency, and the other designed to maximize high - RPM power output.

The Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVT) offered for Civic Sedan were optimized to match each available engine, for plenty of power without sacrificing fuel efficiency.

The 10 - speed gearbox comes with Tow / Haul mode for enhancing towing and hauling capabilities, Snow / Wet for optimizing traction on compromised driving surfaces, EcoSelect to boost fuel efficiency, and Sport mode for a tighter and more thrilling driving feel.

Chrysler Group's all - new Pentastar V - 6 is its most advanced six - cylinder engine, with an optimized integration of select technologies that deliver refinement, fuel efficiency and performance.

* Horsepower and torque expected to top previous model (testing is ongoing — check media.gm.com for updates) * NOx emissions reduced at least 63 percent over 2010 models * Quieter operation * High - pressure (30,000 psi / 2, 000 bar) Piezo - actuated fuel system for greater fuel efficiency, improved performance and reduced emissions * Exhaust brake system that enables controlled vehicle slowdown on downhill grades without actuating the brakes * Selective catalytic reduction after - treatment system using diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) injection to provide the best overall diesel characteristics and performance — with a range of about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) between DEF refills * Combustion and after - treatment have been optimized to provide about 700 miles (1,125 km) between diesel particulate filter regenerations — a 75 - percent improvement over the previous system and significant contributor to improved fuel efficiency, as the regeneration process requires additional fuel * B20 biodiesel capability for an alternative fueling option * Internal revisions that improve durability

By optimizing the pressure and temperature in the cylinders, the shape of combustion chambers, and the fuel injection rate, combustion begins at the best timing in terms of thermal efficiency.

Additionally, a dual fuel - injection system that utilizes both port and direct injection optimizes efficiency and allows high compression (11.8:1) for power and efficiency.

However, the minor aerodynamic improvements and the optimized eight - speed automatic have enabled Volkswagen to enhance the fuel efficiency of the SUV by up to six percent.

In addition to helping you avoid costly repairs, regular maintenance optimizes your Ford car's performance, safety and fuel efficiency.

A 2.7 - liter four cylinder engine is equipped with a variable intake manifold and dual Variable - Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT - i), which controls phasing on both the intake and exhaust camshafts to optimize torque and fuel efficiency.

These allow up to five separate fuel pulses per cycle — usually in rapid succession during the compression stroke — with multiple spark events to optimize horsepower or efficiency, depending on engine load and rpm.

Mitsubishi's Innovative Valve Timing Electronic Control system optimizes valve timing at every speed for the ideal balance of power and fuel efficiency.

The 2018 Toyota C - HR will come powered by a 2.0 L four - cylinder engine and mated to an all - new continuously variable transmission (CVT) that uses a redesigned pulley system to optimize both acceleration and fuel efficiency.

The 5.3 L and 6.2 L engines feature stop / start technology and new Dynamic Fuel Management that enables the engine to operate on one to eight cylinders, depending on demand, to optimize power and efficiency.

The multi-hole injectors create an optimized fuel / air mixture in the cylinders and also create a weak stratified combustion effect that maximizes fuel efficiency at lower power conditions.

The combustion chamber shape and valve angles have been optimized to boost fuel efficiency and power.

Since the Malibu Hybrid always uses gas, like a Toyota Prius or other hybrid would, it was optimized for maximum fuel efficiency.

Noise and vibration have been reduced by the use of a double torsional damper on the crank pulley, while fuel efficiency is supported by the use of D - 4S direct fuel injection, Atkinson cycle operation, optimized VVT - i operation and a high compression ratio.

The new automatic transmission helps deliver dynamic performance with an overall 3.3 percent increase in efficiency for optimized fuel economy.

The next - generation Smart Stream technology optimizes the existing powertrain structure, with engine components reduced in size and weight to enhance fuel efficiency.

The engine is equipped with a variable intake manifold and dual variable valve timing with intelligence (VVT - i), which controls phasing on both the intake and exhaust camshafts to optimize torque and fuel efficiency.

All of this results in up to a 2.2 percent increase in efficiency for optimized fuel economy, and up to an EPA fuel economy rating of 29 city / 38 highway / 33 combined mpg (for the Elantra SE with 6 - A / T).

In ECO mode, the DCT optimizes gear selection for efficiency, upshifting earlier to achieve its class - leading fuel economy.

Fuel efficiency has been optimized for a 44.1 MPG.

The VTEC approach, however, has two distinct modes so that operation of the intake valves changes to optimize both volumetric efficiency (breathing) and combustion of the fuel - air mixture.

In addition to bumping up their power per liter output, DI increases fuel efficiency and, along with the newly optimized standard 7 - speed automatic transmission (the 7G - tronic plus), the new Cs consume anywhere from 5 to 15 percent less fuel than their predecessors.

Dual Variable - Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT - i) optimizes engine performance for changing conditions and demands, while the V8's 6 - speed automatic transmission employs a low first gear to aid low - speed acceleration and two overdrive gears to maximize fuel efficiency on the highway.

The 2.7 - liter four - cylinder engine is equipped with a variable intake manifold and dual Variable - Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT - i), which controls phasing on both the intake and exhaust camshafts to optimize torque and fuel efficiency.

The use of AVCS contributes to higher power output, while fuel economy is also achieved by improving combustion efficiency through the optimized timing of valve openings and closings.

Combustion and after - treatment have been optimized to provide about 700 miles (1,125 km) between diesel particulate filter regenerations — a 75 - percent improvement over the previous system and a significant contributor to improved fuel efficiency, as the regeneration process requires additional fuel