Sentences with phrase «under light loads»

The two headline changes are the addition of variable displacement (allowing the engine to cruise on four cylinders under light loads) and variable valve timing, which lowers the peak torque rpm.
More exhaust is needed when the engine is under heavy load, less under a light load.
Active Fuel Management cuts the V8 back to four cylinders under light loads to conserve fuel.
A «cylinder on demand» (COD) version that runs on just two cylinders under light load conditions is both more powerful (103kW / 250Nm — the latter between a narrower 1500 - 3500rpm range), quicker (0 - 100 km / h in 8.4 seconds) and efficient (4.7 L / 100 km).
The shoulders, biceps, triceps, and the lower arms get used under light loads very fluidly with Mace Swinging, and this promotes blood flow to the area, lubricating the joints, making them feel good, especially after a long day where you are stuck in a chair or something like that.
All Gen 5 engines benefit from the direct fuel injection's precise control of fuel and the cooling effect it has on the combustion chamber, the variability of the intake and exhaust valvetrain in producing power, and the engines» ability to cut fuel to cylinders when under light load.
The 278 - horsepower, 265 pound - feet of torque six is capable of switching from a tradition Otto cycle to a more fuel - efficient Atkinson cycle under light loads (something it probably didn't do much of out on the dirt with me).
EV Drive — using its electric propulsion motor and lithium ion battery pack drives the front wheels for short distances under light loads (with the engine turned off)
The crossover's fuel - saving cylinder - deactivation technology (which can shut down two or even three cylinders while cruising under light load conditions) is seamless in action, and we never heard or felt it during our time with the RDX.
the best way to increase your flexibility is through active stretching, which means that you stretch using motion, preferably under a light load.
MPG and running costs > Cylinder shut - off under light load is Lamborghini's concession to economy, while all its rivals go turbocharged.
But then there are other issues surrounding the brakes, which under light loads become difficult to modulate smoothly; the steering, which suffers from kickback on rougher surfaces; and even the engine noise, which is always very loud indeed, can't be dialled back in any way, and has a lack of refinement to it in the mid-range that, again, you simply never notice on the track.
The engine is the biggest news, with 414bhp and 406 lb ft on tap and able to run as a V4 under light loads by keeping the other four cylinders» inlet valves shut.
Honda J - Series Engines using i - VTEC combine SOHC VTEC operation with Honda VCM (Variable Cylinder Management) variable displacement technology to improve fuel economy under light loads.
Some 2005 - 2010 Ford Mustangs equipped with a 4.0 L engine may exhibit a buzz noise from the upper engine at about 1,900 rpm under light load acceleration.
Under light loads at certain speeds, it only utilizes the outside pair of jugs.
As with other EcoTec3 engines, it seamlessly switches to four - cylinder operation under lighter loads to improve fuel economy.
The idea here is that you get the fuel economy of a smaller - displacement engine under light load, and when you need full power, the turbo kicks in to give you the equivalent of a V8: 310 horsepower, and 400 lb. - ft.
During my testing, I took it very easy when cruising on the highway to take maximum advantage of the EcoTec3's ability to drop from a V - 8 to a V - 4 configuration under light loads, halving its displacement and reducing its fuel use.
Fitted with variable valve timing and GM's Active Fuel Management system that allows it to operate on just four cylinders when the Tahoe is cruising along under light loads, this V8 develops a solid 355 horsepower and 383 lb - ft of torque.
It deactivates four of the cylinders on the V8 engines and two cylinders on the V6 under light load conditions — operating the engines as a V - 4 — and seamlessly reactivates the cylinders when the driver demands greater power.
The technology is also an integral part of the new 335 - hp 3.6 - litre V6 that debuts in the CT6, and will also be available to the mammoth Escalade SUV and ATS and CTS lines, as well as the 6.2 - litre V8s in the Escalade and CTS - V sedan, in which four cylinders are deactivated under light loads.
The 2007 model year introduces the Active Fuel Management system (formerly known as Displacement on Demand), which can turn off a bank of cylinders under a light load for increased fuel economy.
The machine does a good job of keeping it reasonably quiet, though, as the fans don't bother kicking in under light loads, so things only start to get noisy when you stress the whole system.
Even under a lighter load, running our Battery Eater Reader's test, which scrolls through a text file at 70 percent brightness, the Yoga 2 Pro lasted just 6 hours and 29 minutes, while the Inspiron 14 7000 Series held on for 8 hours and 10 minutes.
Under the HoodBuyers have a choice of a 290 - or 295 - hp, 3.6 - liter V - 6 or a 360 - hp, 5.7 - liter V - 8 that features cylinder deactivation for thriftier fuel use under light loads.
It's equipped with a standard auto / start system that's virtually seamless, and cylinder deactivation when under light load.
An air - to - liquid intercooler is used for packaging reasons, and the engine has the ability to switch to the more - efficient Atkinson combustion cycle under light loads.
EV Drive — using its electric propulsion motor and lithium - ion battery pack drives the front wheels for short distances under light loads (with the engine turned off).
It deactivates four of the cylinders on the V - 8 engines and two cylinders on the V - 6 under light load conditions — operating the engines as a V - 4 — and seamlessly reactivates the cylinders when the driver demands greater power.
While it doesn't offer stop / start, it does have Active Fuel Management — GM - speak for variable cylinder management, meaning the engine can run on fewer cylinders under light loads.
Power comes from a direct - injection, 3.5 - liter, DOHC V - 6 with variable cylinder management, which throttles back to run on only three cylinders under light loads.
Despite having all - wheel drive, the Golf R behaves like a front - wheel - drive car because it doesn't direct more torque to the rear wheels; under light loads and when coasting, the rear wheels are decoupled from the driveshaft to improve gas mileage.
Under light loads, half of the V - 8's cylinders are deactivated to reduce fuel consumption.
This consistently starts when car is under light load.
Then, there's a hybrid mode which uses the 918 Spyder's V - 8 engine in combination with the car's electric motors like a traditional hybrid, with the engine shutting off under light loads.
To save gas, the V - 8 incorporates cylinder - deactivation technology, which automatically — and unobtrusively — shuts down half of the engine's cylinders under light loads.
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The engine also has the ability to shut down four cylinders under light load, and while the in - cluster display indicates when that happens, it is otherwise not discernable.
Although their displacements are the same as in the previous Yukon, these engines have been redesigned and now incorporate direct injection, variable valve timing, and what GM calls active fuel management (the ability to switch off four cylinders under light load to save fuel).
There's always a price to pay when driving a large - by - huge ute, although the V8 seamlessly deactivates half its cylinders under light load to save a bit of gas.
Impressively, the AMG's V8 has a quoted average consumption of 31.7 mpg and 203g / km of CO2, thanks to cylinder deactivation shutting off four cylinders under light load and a new, super-efficient nine - speed automatic transmission.
Nevertheless, the cylinder deactivation program shuts down four cylinders under light loads, with AMG claiming it's available between 1,000 and 3,250 rpm with the transmission in Comfort mode.
Bentley calls it the most advanced 12 - cylinder engine in the world; it features direct and indirect fuel injection, along with Variable Displacement cylinder deactivation, which takes it down to six cylinders under a light load.
At low revs and under light loads it emitted a nice little burble, but then let loose an angry wail with throttle opened up and the tacho needle climbing past 6000rpm.
To achieve this Prius - like fuel economy, the BlueMotion Concept is equipped with an Active Cylinder Management (ACM) technology that deactivates cylinders two and three under light loads, and a stop / start system that shuts off the engine when the car comes to a stop.
At the eight - cylinder entry level is a 5.3 - litre unit with active fuel management (AFM) that allows the engine to run on four cylinders under light loads.
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