The results are reduced noise and
vibration at low engine speeds and reduced engine noise at high engine speeds and thereby providing the 2017 Accord Hybrid with a comfortable and quiet interior cabin.
Tiny amounts of clutch slippage help to damp engine
vibration at low engine speeds, and make gear shifts smoother.
Not exact matches
At low speeds, the loudest noise is the shuffle of transmission gears excited by the
engine's undamped torsional
vibrations.
if it is before Nov. 1, 1999, there was a recall which «EXPERIENCING VERY LIGHT STEERING
VIBRATION / SHIMMY / NIBBLE
AT ENGINE IDLE OR
LOW SPEEDS (PARKING LOT TYPE MANEUVERS).»
There was a bit of
vibration at low speed that smoothed out, and still it was smoother than many four - cylinder
engines.
-- A solid body structure as stiff as any in the global midsize sedan market, allowing for precise tuning and dynamic vehicle control — A premium steering gear that ensures smooth, precise responsiveness and on - center feel — Proven and continuously refined MacPherson strut front and mutli - link rear suspensions — Large, ventilated front disc and solid rear disc brakes, clamped on by dual - piston front and single - piston rear aluminum calipers, which are expected to deliver best - in - class stopping distance — An isolated
engine cradle for tuned, refined feedback, without noise or
vibration — Fuel - saving electric power rack - and - pinion variable - effort power steering, resulting in effortless
low -
speed maneuvers and a higher degree of steering feel
at higher
speeds — Chassis control technologies include four - channel anti-lock brakes, full - function traction control, four - corner electronic stability control, electronic brake force distribution, brake assist system, corner brake control, hydraulic brake fade assist and drag torque control.
It's manifested as a laboured
vibration when lugging from
low engine speeds and a bothersome resonance
at 2,500 rpm (a
speed that coincides with 100 - km / h in fifth).
The mounts stay soft
at lower engine speeds to quell noise and
vibration, then turn near - solid to keep the transmission from twisting when you hammer the throttle, sending more power to the wheels.
Taking lessons from the last generation of EfficientDynamics editions
at BMW, the X1's manual gearbox uses a centrifugal pendulum absorber in its dual - mass flywheel, which smooths out
vibrations and lets the car cruise
at exceptionally
low engine speeds without discomfort.
This function improves noise,
vibration and harshness (NVH)
at low engine speeds and enables
lower lugging limits for improved fuel economy.
Bad points
Engine vibration / resonance through dashboard
at low speed.
According to Jaguar, the 8HP45 transmission is more compact and features a state - of - the - art pendulum damper in the torque converter to absorb
low frequency
vibrations, allowing the
engine to run
at lower speeds without compromising refinement.
Because the power strokes have less downtime, a five - cylinder
engine may run more smoothly than a four - cylinder
engine, but only
at limited mid-range
speeds where second and third - order
vibrations are
lower.
Oversize
engines designed to operate
at low working loads with high efficiency, producing less
engine noise and
vibration at normal cruising
speed.