It uses the NSX's twin front and single
rear electric motors in combination with the twin - turbo V6 and its mechanical limited - slip rear differential to enhance dynamic aspects of the NSX.
Not exact matches
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.
Two
motors, the same
electric motors used
in the Model 3, are mounted to each of the truck's
rear axles.
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 MotoTec FatBoy
electric scooter also comes with an oversized headlight, brakes
in the front and
rear, an advanced hub
motor which means this cruiser doesn't need a belt or chain, and supremely phat fenders over both wheels.
It's still early days, but the plan is to go fully
electric by means of three 335 - hp
motors, two
in the
rear and one up front.
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.
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.
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.
Hydrogen is stored
in a tank mounted down the centre of the car, with electrical energy transferred to an
electric motor at the
rear.
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.
An
electric motor and a twin - turbo V - 8 sit just
in front of the
rear wheels.
Like intermittent driveshaft clutter, yelping transmission whine, tires drumming
in all four wheelwells, and the high - pitched hissing of a brace of
electric motors, two up front and two
in the
rear.
The NX300h hybrid pairs a 2.5 - liter four with an
electric motor / generator (plus a
rear - axle
motor in the AWD version) and is less energetic but returns up to 35 mpg
in the city (factory estimate).
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.
Although there's no word on what powers the Concept Estate, the Concept Coupe employs a plug -
in hybrid powertrain with a 2.0 - liter turbocharged and supercharged four - cylinder engine, as well as an
electric motor mated to the
rear axle for a total of 400 hp and 590 lb - ft of torque.
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.
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.
The engineering of this ultramodern car is absolutely unreal: a monocoque built from carbon - fiber - reinforced plastic; a racing - type weight distribution of 43 percent front / 57 percent
rear;
rear tires that are each over a foot wide; a plug -
in hybrid powertrain with
electric motors on each axle that delivers 19 miles of range
in full -
electric mode; a seven - speed PDK transmission; and a 4.6 - liter V - 8 engine that revs to 9150 rpm and makes 608 hp.
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.
Plans for the car call for a plug -
in hybrid EV that will have a two - cylinder BMW motorcycle engine to power the
rear wheels and an 80 - hp
electric motor to feed the front wheels.
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.
The engine's output is supplemented by a 27 - hp
electric motor, with power stored
in a 1.1 - kWh lithium - ion battery pack fitted behind the
rear seat.
At speed on the turnpike
in Comfort mode, the i8's turbocharged engine is doing business through the
rear wheels, and the
electric motor kicks
in to provide a boost from the front wheels when the throttle pedal calls for it.
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.
Namely, a plug -
in hybrid powerplant featuring a lithium - ion battery, front and
rear electric motors, and a 1.5 - liter turbocharged three - cylinder engine.
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.
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.
Unlike the original's naturally aspirated 3.0 - liter, however, the 2017 NSX uses a twin - turbo 3.5 - liter unit — and supplements it with a trio of
electric motors, two
in the front and one at
rear.
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.
In Pure
Electric mode, the 82 - hp
motor drives the
rear wheels.
In E Power mode, the gasoline engine is completely decoupled from the drivetrain and power is routed from the battery to the
electric motor through the eight - speed transmission to the
rear wheels.
In its place are brass conductive cooling fins that encase a 20 - kWh lithium battery, which powers a
rear - mounted, liquid cooled 46 - kW (62 - hp)
electric motor hooked up to the single
rear wheel.
The Forspeed's
rear wheels are propelled by a 30 - kW (40 - horsepower)
electric motor, the same setup found
in the smart fortwo ElectricDrive.
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 Advent
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 Driveline Disconnect» setup for the gas - powered Rav4 Limited and Adventure.
Lithium - ion batteries and
in - wheel
electric motors power the BladeGlider, with large
rear air vents to aid
in keeping the
motors cool.
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.
Partial credit goes to the expansive power spread between the 550 - horsepower twin - turbo, 4.0 - liter V - 8 up front, and the 136 - hp
electric motor that's fed by a liquid - cooled, 14.1 - kWh lithium - ion battery hanging off the
rear axle,
in the old school 911 style.
Nissan's Esflow, a futuristic Z - car that was a big hit at the Geneva auto show
in March, employs two
electric motors to drive its
rear wheels.
That
electric motor is at the very
rear of the car, which helps explain why cabin space — and space
in general — is at such a premium
in this car.
The S E Countryman ALL4 is Mini's first plug -
in hybrid vehicle, which uses a 1.5 - liter three - cylinder engine to drive the front wheels through a six - speed automatic transmission, while the
rear wheels are driven by an 87 - hp
electric motor powered by a 7.6 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion battery.
The 530e iPerformance, which is a plug -
in hybrid that features a 2.0 - liter turbo - four coupled to an
electric motor, is EPA rated at 29 mpg combined and can travel 370 miles on a full tank and a full charge
in rear - drive guise or up to 16 miles solely on
electric power.
Harnessing power from the latest
in hybrid technology, its powerplant comprises three
electric motors — two of which power the front axle, one latches onto the engine to drive the
rears — and a twin - turbo V6.
A 552bhp / 516 lb ft 4 - litre twin - turbo V8 petrol engine — as seen
in the Audi RS6 and RS7 — is mated to a 110kW / 295 lb ft
electric motor, which is powered by a
rear - mounted lithium - ion battery.