While most automakers are feverishly pursuing electric drive technologies... One manufacturer has announced what may be a breakthrough for
traditional gasoline engines.
Therefore, for this list, we're going to disqualify hybrids, instead focusing on those models that have
traditional gasoline engines and automatic transmissions.
While the automaker offers other hybrid models (RX 400h, GS 450h and LS 600h L sedan), the HS is the company's first dedicated hybrid; it is not available with
a traditional gasoline engine like the others.
Based on the announcement, as of the 2013 model year, the Ford Fusion was the first sedan to be offered with
a traditional gasoline engine, a gasoline - electric hybrid drivetrain, or a plug - in hybrid drivetrain.
Taken together, the engine and the motor have been designed to better emulate the power and feel of
a traditional gasoline engine.
However, the Q50 is more notable for its all new gasoline - electric hybrid engine option, which actually produces more power than
the traditional gasoline engine.
The first 2019 model - year Mazda3s get
a traditional gasoline engine.
It runs on gasoline but borrows heavily from diesel engine technology, achieving fuel savings of as much as 30 percent when compared to a more
traditional gasoline engine.
Not exact matches
The Gold Eagle 104 + Fuel Injector Pro is made for
gasoline engines, specifically
traditional and GDI
engine types.
Naomi Zimmerman and colleagues analyzed four scenarios based on reported black carbon emissions from both
traditional port fuel injection
engines and newer
gasoline direct injection (GDI)
engines.
BMW already says a
traditional hybrid version of the 5 Series, called the ActiveHybrid, but the plug - in will have a much larger battery so it can drive for moderate distances with the
gasoline engine shut off.
It will likely be built with a
traditional body - on - frame architecture rather than a unibody design, and like many other small pickups sold internationally, diesel
engines should be offered alongside
gasoline ones.
In addition to
traditional diesel
engines, the X-Class will also have both four - cylinder and six - cylinder
gasoline engines, along with a hybrid electric powertrain that will come later in the truck's product cycle.
Comparing the 2018 Maserati Levante's
traditional gasoline - powered
engine and the 2018 Tesla Model X's electric - driven motor will highlight the core differences between the two vehicles.
The debate between
traditional gasoline - powered
engines and the new generation of electric - driven motors is one that has become lesser thanks to the progression of electric technology.
The
traditional MKZ features a turbocharged, 2.0 - liter EcoBoost four - cylinder that develops 240 horsepower and 270 lb - ft of torque, while the MKZ Hybrid offers a 188 horsepower
gasoline / electric arrangement that pairs a 2.0 - liter four - cylinder
gasoline engine with a single electric motor.
Of course, some consumers prefer the power characteristics of a
traditional gasoline V8, so Ram will also continue to offer its 5.7 - liter V8
engine as an optional upgrade over the base
gasoline V6
engine.
The new MSHS combines the elements of a Toyota / Lexus
traditional full hybrid powertrain — including a 220 kW, 348 N · m 3.5 - liter V6
gasoline engine, electric motor and lithium - ion battery pack — with a 4 - speed automatic gearbox mounted at the rear of the hybrid transmission.
The hybrid's electric motor and clutch reside where a
traditional torque converter usually would, and allow the
gasoline engine to be decoupled from the motor at any speed from a walking pace on up to highway speeds (75 mph to be exact).
Still, the
gasoline engine model has a smooth linear feel, and with a
traditional 6 - speed automatic transmission, the Golf has solid road manners and a comfortable ride.
The 4.0 - liter V8 direct - injection
gasoline unit, the last in an illustrious line of
traditional naturally aspirated
engines from BMW's revered M division, has been resigned to the history books after just six years of service in the outgoing fourth - generation M3 coupe, sedan and convertible — a continuation of an
engine downsizing program that has taken root throughout BMW M division's lineup in recent years.
Ford also offers a more
traditional 5.0 - liter V8, a turbodiesel
engine, and two other
gasoline V6 options.
The final step is the boost mode at «10»: marked like a
traditional redline, this demarcates the point when the electric motor and
gasoline engine are working together to achieve full system output.
Turbocharged
gasoline engines fall under a
traditional Audi domain, and the five - cylinder turbo in the Audi quattro concept is also a high - performance
engine.
Most PHEVs can operate exclusively on electricity for a limited range before turning to the
gasoline engine and operating like a
traditional hybrid.
We compared a life - cycle analysis of the all - electric Nissan Leaf with the Nissan Tiida — a
traditional car with a
gasoline - fueled internal combustion
engine that is comparable in body and chassis and overall user experience.
[1] Hydrogen internal combustion
engine vehicles are different from hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (which use electrochemical conversion of hydrogen rather than combustion); the hydrogen internal combustion
engine is simply a modified version of the
traditional gasoline - powered internal combustion
engine.