The first mass production luxury vehicle to feature hybrid technology, the RX 400h incorporates a Hybrid Synergy Drive system that combines the 3.3 - liter V6 engine with a high - torque electric drive motor - generator, plus
a rear electric drive motor - generator to provide on - road all - wheel drive capability.
The all - wheel - drive system — basically the 68 horsepower, 103 pounds - foot
rear electric drive motor — works either with a mash of the pedal for maximum propulsion, or when slippage occurs, such as in wet, icy or snowy conditions.
Not exact matches
A big change is the addition of a second
motor, giving the P85D dual
motors and turning the single -
motor,
rear - wheel
drive Model S into an all - wheel
drive electric car that is more responsive and efficient.
Powered by three
electric motors — one in front and two at the
rear — FF 91's all wheel
drive system will be capable of blasting off a 0 - 60 mph time of 2.39 seconds, making it the world's quickest
electric vehicle.
The Pocket Mod Sweet Pea is jam - packed with features, including a high - performance chain -
driven electric motor, a gorgeous vintage - inspired body, a pair of 12 - inch pneumatic tires with a
rear suspension system (to ensure a comfortable ride), a retractable kickstand, variable - speed acceleration, a padded seat, and a built - in battery that travels for up to 10 miles on a single charge.
The Sweet Pea E100
Electric Scooter also boasts a ton of impressive features including, a folding handlebar mechanism for effortless storage and transportation, an 8 - inch pneumatic front tire and 4.9 - inch polyurethane
rear wheel, and a hand - operated front brake, a pair of 12 - volt batteries, a charger, tools, a chain -
driven high - torque and environmentally friendly
motor, and a handy twist - grip throttle.
The XA - 750 is the largest
electric ATV on the market today with great features that include; a 750 watt
motor (1 full horsepower), good torque and hill climbing ability, full sized off - road wheels, hydraulic disk brakes, forward & reverse
drive, front and
rear suspension, an oversized seat, a front bumper / brush guard,
electric horn, headlight, tail light and brake light.
It uses three
electric motors, with one at the front axle and two at the
rear, for a kind of electro - Quattro all - wheel
drive.
Kia says this concept vehicle uses an
electric all - wheel -
drive system, which likely means that it will be a hybrid with a gasoline engine powering the front wheels and an
electric motor powering the
rear wheels.
Key to the car's impressive appeal are its twin
electric motors (one for the front axle, the other for the
rear to make this a four - wheel
drive machine) that feed of a lithium ion batter to deliver a very healthy 603bhp.
This gas engine sends 185 hp and 185 lb - ft of torque to the front wheels, while the «e-AWD» moniker refers to a small, 35 - hp
electric motor in the
rear axle that gives the Trail» ster all - wheel -
drive traction and a system total of 220 hp.
The Hybrid model combines its V - 6 engine with a 50 - kW
electric motor and returns up to 28/34 mpg with
rear - wheel
drive.
The 5.2 - liter, naturally aspirated gas engine would
drive the Asterion's
rear wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission while a pair of
electric motors hooked up to a computer - operated torque vectoring system on the front axle would power the hybrid car's front wheels.
Built in less than nine months by 13 Wolfsburg plant apprentices, the GTI First Decade is powered by a 404 - hp gasoline engine
driving the front wheels, coupled to a
rear - mounted
electric motor that
drives the
rear wheels.
Two
electric motors, one for the front wheels and one for the
rear, work in concert with the gas four to offer either front - or four - wheel
drive depending on conditions.
Equipped with two
electric motors, one at the front wheels and one
driving the
rear, the vehicle should deliver around 400 hp and 516 lb - ft of torque like the concept.
A 3.5 - liter V - 6 would likely be paired with an
electric motor to
drive the
rear wheels, while a pair of in - wheel
electric motors would motivate the front.
Not that output is the top priority in an autonomous car, but the Symbioz demo car produces 671 hp and 487 lb - ft of torque with the help of two
electric motors, one
driving each of the
rear wheels.
The RAV4 Hybrid uses a similar powertrain to the Toyota Camry Hybrid, combining a 2.5 - liter Atkinson - cycle four - cylinder with an
electric motor, with an extra
rear - mounted
electric motor providing all - wheel -
drive capability.
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.
We had a couple of the same limited laps in an RLX hybrid with Super-Handling All - Wheel
Drive, which uses an
electric motor to power the
rear wheels and combines with the 3.5 - liter V - 6 and seven - speed dual - clutch transmission to provide 370 horsepower.
The
electric motors continue low - speed cruising in EV - only mode for a few miles, effectively making the hybrid a part - time
rear - wheel -
drive model.
It's based on the same platform as the five - door model revealed earlier in the year, the i3 Coupe features the same 170bhp BMW - developed
electric motor and
rear - wheel -
drive drivetrain, with floor - mounted lithium - ion battery packs.
The front wheels are
driven by a 161bhp, 2.0 - litre turbodiesel, the
rear wheels by a 37bhp
electric motor, and the most power available when both are in action is 197bhp.
Despite being visually an SUV there is no four - wheel
drive version, at least until a plug - in - hybrid model appears in 2019 with an
electric motor to
drive the
rear wheels.
While a single
electric motor drives the front wheels, each
rear - wheel has its own high - torque
motor and the setup is coordinated by Mitsubishi's Active Yaw Control (AYC) system.
The
rear - wheel -
drive I.D. has a 168 - hp
electric motor in the
rear, but it would be possible to package a smaller, less powerful
motor in front, even with the almost nonexistent overhang.
It would pair a 290 - hp, 2.0 - liter gas engine with two
electric motors — a small 55 - hp unit integrated in the transmission and a 115 - hp
motor driving the
rear wheels — for a combined output of more than 450 hp.
The
electric element of the Polestar 1's hybrid powertrain consists of two
electric motors that
drive the
rear axle through a planetary gear set.
Two
electric motors are housed up front to separately
drive each front wheel, while a
rear - mounted
electric motor supplements the V - 6's power and can function as a generator to charge the lithium - ion battery pack.
The all - wheel -
drive version of the truck has an additional
electric motor / generator that
drives the
rear wheels and contributes to the so - called regenerative braking.
The four - door concept utilized three
electric motors, one up front and two in the
rear, for all - wheel -
drive capability and a combined 500 hp.
In a special off - road mode, the gas engine
drives the front
electric motor as a generator to power the
rear motor and turn all four wheels.
An all - wheel -
drive system comprises an
electric motor at the front axle and another at the
rear, in addition to a centrally located battery.
There should be enough space for a family - size luggage compartment because, like the i3 and i8, the i5 stows its main
electric motor between the
driven rear wheels.
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.
A turbocharged 1.5 - liter inline - three engine develops 170 hp and
drives the
rear wheels by way of a six - speed automatic transmission, while a separate 131 - hp
electric motor generator draws power from a lithium - ion battery pack and feeds the front wheels through a two - speed transmission.
The two - part powertrain remains untouched: a 1.5 - litre three - pot producing 227bhp combines with a 129 bhp
electric motor, the former
drives the
rear axle and latter the front.
There is also an all - wheel -
drive mode that uses the
electric motor in the
rear axle in combination with the gasoline engine that powers the front wheels, and the driver can also choose to save the car's battery power for later
electric - only
driving.
A 54 - hp
electric motor integrated into the transmission helps power the front wheels, while a 114 - hp
motor drives the
rear wheels.
In Pure
Electric mode, the 82 - hp
motor drives the
rear wheels.
A 150 - hp
electric motor drives the
rear wheels, drawing power from a lithium - ion battery pack good for 100 - plus miles of range.
The RX 350 is available with front - or all - wheel
drive, and the RX 450h is all - wheel -
drive - only with an
electric motor driving the
rear wheels.
Front - or all - wheel
drive; all - wheel -
drive RX 450h gains another
electric motor to
drive the
rear wheels
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
Interestingly, both the
electric motor and the gasoline range extender are mounted in the
rear of the i3, as the car is
rear - wheel -
drive in both
electric - only and range extender configurations.
In addition to the two powertrain, Toyota will offer the 2019 Rav4 with three all - wheel
drive systems — a basic setup for lower - end gas models, an «intelligent» for the Rav4 Hybrid that uses the electric motor to drive the rear wheels, and the new «Dynamic Torque Vectoring All - Wheel Drive with Rear Driveline Disconnect» setup for the gas - powered Rav4 Limited and Adven
drive systems — a basic setup for lower - end gas models, an «intelligent» for the Rav4 Hybrid that uses the
electric motor to
drive the rear wheels, and the new «Dynamic Torque Vectoring All - Wheel Drive with Rear Driveline Disconnect» setup for the gas - powered Rav4 Limited and Adven
drive the
rear wheels, and the new «Dynamic Torque Vectoring All - Wheel Drive with Rear Driveline Disconnect» setup for the gas - powered Rav4 Limited and Advent
rear wheels, and the new «Dynamic Torque Vectoring All - Wheel
Drive with Rear Driveline Disconnect» setup for the gas - powered Rav4 Limited and Adven
Drive with
Rear Driveline Disconnect» setup for the gas - powered Rav4 Limited and Advent
Rear Driveline Disconnect» setup for the gas - powered Rav4 Limited and Adventure.
This initial RapidE (of which a prototype already exists) would have about 550 hp (matching that of the existing V - 12) using
electric motors and
rear - wheel
drive.
The standard T6 AWD model has a 316 - hp turbocharged and supercharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine, and the T8 plug - in hybrid model combines this same engine with a
rear - mounted
electric motor for 400 hp and a 25 - mile
electric driving range.
(800 / min — 5,000 / min) Maximum Revs: 9,150 rpm Power output per l: 133 hp / l (V8 engine) Power transmission: Combustion engine with hybrid module and transmission bolted together to form a single
drive unit; seven - speed dual - clutch transmission;
rear - wheel
drive; front
electric motor with gearbox for
driving the front wheels (decoupled from 146 mph); five pre-selectable operating modes for optimum coordination of all
drive units.