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Second-generation Audi A7 Sportback features standard 48V MHEV system with gasoline or diesel engines

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TFSI (gasoline) or a 3.0 The new three-liter V6 exhaust end lies inside the 90° vee; the short gas paths and the twin scroll charger, which prevents unwanted interactions between the gas columns, guarantee spontaneous throttle response. The exhaust manifold is integrated in the cylinder head and bathed in coolant.

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Fiat updates 500L range for 2014 with new 120 hp diesel and gasoline engines, LPG version

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T-Jet gasoline—and a dual fuel LPG/gasoline variant of the 1.4 A Start&Stop system is included, while the engine and transmission use low viscosity lubricant oil to minimize friction. The component is compact to reduce exhaust counter-pressure with beneficial effects in terms of fuel reduction and CO 2 emissions.

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Volkswagen introduces new 1L, 3-cylinder gasoline Golf; 54.7 mpg

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mpg US) (99 g/km CO 2 )—more efficient than any previous Golf with a gasoline engine. The new TSI engine also offers the highest specific torque of any large-scale production series gasoline engines: 200 N·m per liter displacement. The turbocharged gasoline engine with its 10.5:1 The exhaust manifold of the 1.0

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2021 Jeep Gladiator available with 3rd generation 3.0L EcoDiesel

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To handle greater torque loads, the EcoDiesel V-6 connects to a newly added TorqueFlite 8HP75 eight-speed automatic transmission, calibrated for low RPM shifts and the on- and off-road rigors of Jeep Gladiator duty. The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system design has been updated to a dual loop (low and high pressure) system.

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A closer look at the basics of Volkswagen Group’s important new 2.0L diesel MDB engine

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liter diesel, prominently showing the closely attached exhaust aftertreatment system. Volkswagen also has a modular gasoline engine toolkit, the MOB (Modularen Ottomotor Baukasten), which includes the new EA211 series. extension of the oil return and blow-by channels to the parting plane of the oil pan. The EA288 2.0-liter

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Mercedes-Benz powering ahead with €3B strategic engine initiative; increasing electrification, 48V; diesel and gasoline; cylinder deactivation

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The new six-cylinder in-line gasoline engine M 256 features a 48 V electrical system. The M 256 is the first member of a new family of premium gasoline engines that have for the first time been systematically designed for electrification from the outset. Mercedes-Benz is investing a total of around €3 billion (US$3.3 Click to enlarge.

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Mazdas new SKYACTIV gasoline and diesel engines are steps on the road to its Ideal Engine; focus on compression ratio

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However, while Mazda plans to offer hybrid vehicles in the medium-term, its engineers are pushing hard to increase the efficiencies of both the gasoline and diesel platforms, moving toward what they call “the ideal Internal Combustion Engine.” Energy balance in an internal combustion engine. air-to-fuel ratio. combustion duration.

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