Sentences with phrase «vehicle weight reduction»

This contributes, along with other weight saving parts, to a total vehicle weight reduction of 30 kg.

Ford is leveraging six - speed transmissions; advanced internal combustion engines such as EcoBoost; hybrids; full electric vehicles; vehicle weight reduction; and electric power - assisted steering to improve fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions fleet - wide by 30 % by 2020.

The company intends to deliver on this via the SKYACTIV technologies, which focus on improving the efficiency of internal combustion core technologies in association with vehicle weight reduction.

However, 2011 Acura RDX can be ordered in two - wheel - drive form that generates a vehicle weight reduction, improved fuel economy and a lower purchase price.

The GRMN 86 Concept is a version of Toyota 86 that incorporates the technical expertise gained through the 24 Hours Nürburgring endurance race, achieving optimal vehicle weight reduction, a lower center of gravity, an enhanced powertrain and improved body rigidity.

In recent years, and responding to the standards established in the National Program, automakers have been rapidly adopting fuel - efficient technologies like turbo charging, engine downsizing, more sophisticated transmissions, vehicle weight reduction, aerodynamics, and idle stop - start, along with improved accessories and air conditioning systems.

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The argument is based on the premise that the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards imposed in 1975 resulted in a reduction of vehicle weights, which in turn caused about 2,000 traffic deaths a year that would not have occurred otherwise.

If you look at any performance car, weight reduction plays a massive part in the development of such a vehicle.

This was the first time that Mercedes ‑ Benz had used lightweight magnesium, a material that allowed a weight reduction of up to 50 percent compared with steel, in a series - produced vehicle.

While the Mercedes engineers I rode with would not be drawn on their power outputs, it is likely that any increases will be modest, with the emphasis on gains in whole vehicle efficiency through mechanical optimization, weight reduction, and aerodynamic refinement.

For the most cost - sensitive vehicle segments — e.g., compacts under 1,400 kg in weight — a stoichiometric 3 - cylinder turbocharged gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine offers an optimal combination of cost, lower emissions and reductions in fuel consumption, according to an analysis by Delphi Powertrain presented at the recent SAE 2010 World Congress.

These new powertrain products — combined with weight reductions of 100 kg (220 lbs) on next - generation vehicles, improved aerodynamic design to reduce drag, and the introduction of electric devices like the fuel - saving stop / start system called i - stop (currently available in Japan and Europe)-- will contribute to meeting the Mazda's global 2015 fuel economy improvement goal of 30 %, with an accompanying drop in CO2 emissions of 23 % (compared to 2008).

This contributes, along with other weight saving parts, to a total vehicle kerb weight of 1,610 kg (3,549 lb), a reduction of 30 kg (66 lb) over the standard V8 Vantage.

Production commenced of the K310 and K311 belt - type CVTs, which achieve both high fuel efficiency and high powertrain performance through size and weight reductions and are perfect suited for vehicles in the 1.5 - to 1.8 - liter class

All other FWD models qualify for 50 percent reductions in vehicle purchase and vehicle weight taxes under Japan's eco-car tax reduction program.

Production commenced of the K410 belt - type CVT, which achieves both high fuel efficiency and high powertrain performance through size and weight reductions and is perfectly suited for vehicles in the 1.0 - to 1.3 - liter class

The vehicle features an aluminum construction helping in weight reduction and the F - Type weighs just 1600 kgs.

GM said changes in engineering and materials will result in «a significant reduction in total vehicle weight» and «improved performance in many measures.»

Posted on 27 May 2014 in Autonomous driving, Diesel, Driver Assistance Systems, Hybrids, Plug - ins, Vehicle Systems, Weight reduction Permalink Comments (8)

The Mazda Demio was reviewed for its features and model grade system, and the 13 - SKYACTIV model grade, which has been popular for its outstanding fuel economy, will get full reduction of both the vehicle acquisition and vehicle weight taxes under Japan's new eco-car tax reduction program * 1 effective in May.

Both models are subject to the Japan's tax incentives to promote eco-cars (eco-car tax reduction program), as well as tax breaks for the vehicle weight tax and vehicle acquisition tax incurred at time of purchase (the SKYACTIV - D 2.2 model is tax exempt, and the SKYACTIV - G 2.0 model has a 75 % tax deduction).

EcoBoost — combined with multi-speed transmissions, advanced electric power steering, weight reductions and aerodynamic improvements — is part of Ford Motor Company's strategy to deliver sustainable, quality vehicles that customers want and value.

This achieved two objectives — on the one hand, they increased the torsional stiffness of the chassis by 12 percent to provide improved handling precision and, on the other, they were able to reduce weight by 20 kg (44 lbs), making a significant contribution to the reduction of overall vehicle weight.

The extensive use of lightweight high - strength steel in the platform and bodyshell has yielded a reduction in core weight of the vehicle.

The weight reduction of 52 kilograms so dramatically impacted the car's dynamics that engineers spent time re-tuning the chassis and suspension to enhance the vehicle's steering response, body control, and ride comfort.

Certification requires a full battery of grueling tests such as the Davis Dam test, in which the truck must carry its maximum gross combined vehicle weight up a 7 percent grade in 110 - degrees F (43 degrees C) heat, with no reduction in performance, including air - conditioning.

The result: a reduction in overall vehicle weight, contributing to better fuel economy than the outgoing three - row SUV.

High - strength steel makes up 64 percent of the body, with some aluminum and magnesium sprinkled in to help account for a 275 - pound reduction in weight compared to the outgoing vehicle.

That much weight reduction (or, more specifically, moment of inertia reduction) should bring big improvements to nearly all aspects of a vehicle's performance from acceleration and braking to handling and dynamics to fuel economy and efficiency.

«Our research shows that a strength - to - weight ratio of 4 reflects an estimated 50 percent reduction in the risk of serious and fatal injury in single - vehicle rollover crashes compared with the current federal standard of 1.5,» Lund explains.