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Infiniti M35 Hybrid Features Original 1 Motor/2 Clutch Parallel Hybrid System

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Infiniti unveiled its first production hybrid, the M35 Hybrid, at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The M35 Hybrid uses an original parallel one motor/two clutch hybrid system and features a decoupling 3.5-liter The architecture of Nissan/Infiniti’s new parallel one motor/two clutch system. Source: Nissan.

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Infiniti to introduce hybrid version of 2014 QX60 crossover; first application of new FF-Hybrid system

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Infiniti Motor Company Ltd. The hybrid QX60, which will offer front-wheel and all-wheel drive versions, will be the first application of Nissan’s new FF-Hybrid (front-engine, front-wheel drive) one-motor, two-clutch hybrid system. The new Infiniti QX60 Hybrid is projected to realize fuel economy of 26 mpg US (9.0

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Renault Sport F1 introduces revamped 2015 hybrid power unit

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The V6 engine and its electrical motors are capable of producing 850 horsepower (634 kW) using just 100 kg of fuel per race, with fuel flow rate limited to 100 kg/hr max. The MGU-K is connected to the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. The MGU-H is connected to the turbocharger. Renault Energy F1-2015 Power Unit.

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Update on Nissan’s new front-engine, front-wheel drive hybrid system

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As background, in 2010, Nissan introduced the FR-Hybrid system, a front-engine, rear-wheel drive one-motor, two clutch powertrain offered in the Infiniti M. Like the FR-Hybrid, FF-Hybrid also uses Nissan’s one-motor, two-clutch configuration, which Nissan calls Intelligent Dual Clutch control. Earlier post.) —Owen Thunes.

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Hyundai launches Sonata PHEV; 22-mile electric range

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Sonata Plug-in Hybrid uses a six-speed automatic transmission with Hyundai’s Transmission-Mounted Electrical Device (TMED), a 50 kW electric motor, in place of a torque converter. The 50 kW electric motor is 32% more powerful than the motor used the in regular Sonata Hybrid and allows EV operation at higher speeds.

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Infiniti unveils I4 Variable Compression Turbo engine; targeting 27% improvement in fuel efficiency over V6 engines of similar output

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At the Paris Motor Show, Infiniti unveiled the new VC-Turbo (Variable Compression Turbo)—the first production-ready variable compression ratio engine. Infiniti engineers are targeting 27% greater fuel efficiency over similarly-powered V6 gasoline engines, depending upon vehicle application. Earlier post.) Technology.

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Ford Beefs Up the Six-Speed Transmission for the 3.5L EcoBoost Engine

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The 2010 Lincoln MKS, the first Ford Motor Company vehicle to offer the 3.5-liter The 2010 Lincoln MKS, the first Ford Motor Company vehicle to offer the 3.5-liter That, Ford points out, is more power and better highway fuel economy than the V-8 engine found in the 2009 Lexus GS460 (24 mpg) or the 2009 Infiniti M45 (21 mpg).

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