The crux of the Sierra Hybrid's powertrain is the V8 engine
with cylinder deactivation technology — four of the eight cylinders take a break during light - load cruising when additional power is not needed.
In the U.S., all 2018 CX - 5s will come with Mazda's 2.5 - litre SkyActiv four - cylinder gasoline engine now
equipped with cylinder deactivation technology to improve fuel economy at cruising speeds.
One of the most important would be the 1.8 - liter four - pot petrol engine
with cylinder deactivation system, the one that can already be seen on the Audi's A3 hatch.
The Japanese car maker is planning to use a start - stop system for the 2017 Nissan GT - R
along with a cylinder deactivation system which shuts off few cylinders of the vehicle during city or low speed driving and fires up all the cylinders during enthusiastic driving when all the power is required.
Eco Mode optimizes the Grand Cherokee transmission's shift schedule and — in V - 8 models — Fuel Saver Technology
with cylinder deactivation as well as throttle sensitivity to maximize fuel economy.
While the V10 engine has the same 5.2 liter displacement as the one used in the final Gallardo production models it has been in fact completely re-engineered to include both port and direct injection while emissions could be reduced by 11 % from the use of a start - stop system
combined with cylinder deactivation... just like we've seen on the MY2013 Aventador model.
Though Ford revealed that it will offer a 1.0 - litre EcoBoost three - cylinder engine
with cylinder deactivation feature, none of the other mechanical details have been made public.
It's essentially a forced - induction version of the naturally - aspirated 2.5 - litre petrol engine that continues to power the lower - grade Mazda6 Sport and Touring models,
now with cylinder deactivation.
But the 1.4
TFSI with cylinder deactivation, which decommissions two of these in partial load mode, is not only strong and smooth, but also very economical.
Cadillac also uses twin water - to - air charge coolers, twin throttle bodies, direct injection, dual - independent camshaft phasing, and active fuel
management with cylinder deactivation.
Diesels and smaller gasoline engines are planned for Europe,
many with cylinder deactivation technology, but it's unknown whether they'll make the transatlantic voyage to Audi showrooms here.
Alongside the turbocharging and variable valve timing tech, it also gets port and direct injection systems, which work in
conjunction with cylinder deactivation to boost efficiency with no loss in power.
The LaCrosse is powered by a 3.6 - liter V6 engine, good for 310 horsepower and 282 pound - feet of
torque with cylinder deactivation to save fuel while cruising on the highway.
Overall, the five - speed tranny seems properly geared and matched for the car, though a six - speed would no doubt
work with the cylinder deactivation to provide much better overall fuel economy.
That engine
with cylinder deactivation dropped into the Mustang would probobly bring it from 19 / 28mpg to 21/31 no mods and have more power then the standard V8's of just 8 years ago.
The petrols are a 1.0 - litre three - cylinder unit producing either 94bhp or 114bhp, and a 148bhp 1.5 - litre four - cylinder
motor with cylinder deactivation to improve fuel efficiency.
The engine is quiet and delivers its wave of power smoothly,
with cylinder deactivation keeping efficiency in mind, helping the V - 8 receive a better - than - expected EPA fuel economy rating of 16 mpg in the city and 26 mpg on the highway.
Driving a 650 - hp super car in Eco mode sounds pretty lame (wait until they hear it was an automatic) but the LT4 is one of the first supercharged engines
with cylinder deactivation so we gave it try.
New MQB - based Volkswagen Arteon fastback debuts in Geneva; 1.5 L TSI Evo with cylinder deactivation
In place of the 408 - hp turbocharged 2.5 - liter, five - cylinder engine used in the earlier concept, Audi looks set to provide the production version of the Quattro with a heavily tuned version of its twin - turbocharged 4.0 - liter V8,
complete with cylinder deactivation.
It's a thoroughly modern engine
with cylinder deactivation where each bank of the V12 can be deactivated for emissions and fuel consumption purposes completely imperceptibly to the driver.
The improved Highway rating is a result of new powertrain technologies for a «Vette, including an
Eco-mode with cylinder deactivation, as well as lightweight materials and super slick aerodynamics.
And all this from a twin - turbocharged version of the venerable 6.75 - litre V8, which has been brought up to date
with cylinder deactivation while at a steady - state cruise.
Power comes from the same V12 6.5 litre as the tin - top Aventador which means 2017mph and a 0 - 62mph of just 3.0
seconds with cylinder deactivation and stop - start to help trim the emissions.
The 138bhp unit
comes with cylinder deactivation and stop / start and, in combination with the seven - speed transmission, it accelerates in 8.4 sec from 0 - 62mph, tops 133mph and averages 60.1 mpg.