Sentences with phrase «producing hybrid version»

Kia is feeling the pressure from ever - mounting fuel efficiency regulations as much as any other automaker, and like many of its peers it has decided that the path to appeasing those wielding the measuring stick at the EPA is to produce hybrid versions of its popular models.

Bradley Berman, the editor of HybridCars.com (you can see a video interview with him at the New York Auto Show), has received confirmation from an anonymous industry insider that Honda will produce a hybrid version of the Fit (also known as the Honda Jazz - we wrote about the possibility of a hybrid version a couple of months ago).

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Elle Fanning first toddled on - screen playing younger versions of her older sister, Dakota, in I Am Sam and again in Taken, the Syfy mini-series produced by Steven Spielberg about alien abduction and hybrid breeding.

The concept is powered by a new version of the Lexus hybrid drive system, which is related to the 2.5 - litre petrol engine and electric system in the IS300h, which produces about 200bhp.

MH: Loser I like the XV Crosstrek and think the gas - only version should do well for Subaru, but the hybrid's estimated gas mileage — only 3 mpg better in combined city / highway driving — is a problem in an era when hybrids must produce big fuel - economy gains to warrant their extra cost.

This long - wheelbase, plug - in hybrid version of the S60 sedan will go on sale in China in 2015 and will be produced at a new Volvo plant in also in China.

Polestar versions of the S90 and V90 have been rumored to be in development, reportedly packing a hybrid system producing as much as 600 hp.

The hybrid and plug - in hybrid versions of the Ioniq have a single electric motor housed between the 1.6 - liter inline - four engine and the dual - clutch transmission, which works with the hybrid system's electric motor to help buffer out the typical shuddering produced by dry dual - clutch transmissions when accelerating from a stop.

There are now nine different generations of Honda Accord vehicles available with Sedan, Coupe, Wagon, Hybrid and Hatchback versions all being produced at one point or another.

Honda is keeping the details of this hybrid version quiet for now, but the outgoing version also used a 2.0 - liter Atkinson cycle engine paired with electric motors producing a combined 212 hp.

The production version of the car is going to use a 2.2 L four - cylinder Bluetec diesel engine mated to a mild - hybrid system that together should produce about 204 horsepower.

Critical knowledge: Next - generation lightweight sports carGas - electric hybrid powertrainShares design cues with Civic coupe as well as the past CRX sports carLightweight construction and high - torque powertrainProduction vehicle based on the CR - Z concept on sale August of 2010IntroductionHonda's CRX sports car, a 2 - seat version of the Civic that was produced from 1984 to 1991, is the stuff of legends.

Apart from the commercial version of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, there aren't many hybrid or plug - in alternatives in this sector, although Ford is planning to produce a hybrid Transit by 2020.

Porsche will attack this year's Nurburgring's 24h endurance race with a new version of their 911 GT3 Hybrid, which besides producing more power is also 20 percent lighter and requires less fuel.

The first car to be produced at the German facility will be a pure - electric version of the its seven - seat BX7 SUV which is already on sale as a plug - in hybrid in China.

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.

In addition to both hybrid and sporty (Si) editions, the bread - and - butter version of the Honda Civic is powered by a 1.8 - liter four - cylinder engine that can be counted on to produce 143 horses.

The Mercedes - Benz E400 Sport Hybrid is available exclusively in a sedan - no coupe, convertible, or wagon versions are in the cards - and it matches the company's ubiquitous 3.5 - liter V - 6 with a single electric motor in order to produce 329 horses, which gives it a definite power advantage over the standard six - cylinder E-Class.

This version of the Lincoln MKZ hybrid's powertrain produces a system total of 188 horsepower.

BMW Brilliance Automotive will reveal at the Shanghai Auto Show a premium - segment plug - in hybrid sedan concept based on a long wheelbase version of the BMW 5 Series Sedan, developed exclusively for the Chinese automobile market and produced at the Shenyang site.

On the engine front, this version of the Range Rover is available with the SDV6 Hybrid, SDV8 mill as well as the latest version of the supercharged 5.0 - litre V8 that produces 548bhp and 608Nm of torque.

The RX and RX Hybrid were the first Lexus models to be built outside Japan, with North American market versions produced at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada plant in Cambridge, Ontario beginning 2003 (RX) and expanded in 2014 (RX Hybrid).

The 2016 Acura NSX is more of a high - tech beast with a mid-engine, twin - turbo V - 6 producing «north of 550 horsepower,» which is paired to a three - motor electric drive system resulting in the latest version of Acura's Sport Hybrid Super Handling All - Wheel Drive.

We think they're working on the Bentley Continental Hybrid, and now comes word that Bentley are planning to produce a convertible version of the Supersport.

The RX350 has a 3.5 - liter V6 delivering 300 hp, while the RX450h hybrid version produces about the same with an Atkinson - cycle engine.

Lexus has yet to offer any details on the engine line - up, but some potential units are a 4.6 - liter V8 engine delivering 357 HP and a 5.0 - liter V8 engine for the hybrid version producing about 438 HP.

The original Q5 hybrid was not produced in right - hand drive, Audi Australia chose not to import the A6 hybrid and since the A3 e-tron arrived here two years ago its direct rivals have released plug - in hybrid versions of the BMW X5, Mercedes - Benz GLE, Porsche Cayenne, Range Rover Sport and Volvo XC90.

The BMW X5 xDrive40e is a plugin hybrid version of BMW's largest SUV that uses a TwinPower turbocharged 4 - cylinder engine and an electric motor to produce a combined 308 horsepower.

«Deutsche ACCUmotive will be producing the lithium - ion batteries for the upcoming electric versions of the smart fortwo and forfour from 2016 as well as for future hybrid models of Mercedes - Benz,» explained Frank Blome, Managing Director of Deutsche ACCUmotive.

The plug - in hybrid version, the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron, combines a 1.4 TFSI, which outputs 110 kW (150 hp) and delivers 250 Nm (184.4 lb - ft) of torque, with an electric motor that produces 75 kW and 330 Nm (243.4 lb - ft).

In the hybrid version, the 2.5 - litre four - cylinder engine has been detuned to produce 160bhp and 213Nm of torque.

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Via Planet Ark: «Daimler - Chrysler said it would produce a «test - fleet» of up to 20 plug - in hybrid versions of its 2007 Dodge Sprinter in order to evaluate the performance of the electric vehicles in real - world driving conditions... DaimlerChrysler said it would combine the rechargeable battery on the Dodge Sprinter with a diesel engine for a bigger gain in fuel economy, saying that would be the first real - world test of that technology.»

Mini has already confirmed it will be producing a plug - in hybrid version of the Cooper hatchback, but a fully electric version, called the Mini E, will be available to buy from 2019.

Barely five years after introducing the world's first mass - produced plug - in hybrid, General Motors will unveil an all - new version of the Chevrolet Volt at the Detroit Auto Show in January.