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New power-dense 2.0L GDI turbo with twin-scroll turbocharger and new combustion system offered in 2013 Chevrolet Malibu

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l/100 km) and 30 mpg (7.9 Rotocast aluminum cylinder head with sodium-filled exhaust valves. Rotocast aluminum cylinder head with sodium-filled exhaust valves. The exhaust valves have sodium-filled stems that promote valve cooling. At normal engine operating temperatures, the sodium inside the valve stem becomes liquid.

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Dacia Broadens Fuel Efficient and Low Emission Offerings With LPG and E85 Engines, new 1.2L Gasoline Unit

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Engine modifications include sodium-filled valves in the engine that are extremely resistant to high temperatures, optimized cylinder head cooling and oil jet-cooled pistons. 100km (40 mpg US). Dacia benefits from Renault’s expertise in the bioethanol field. Performance is identical to that of the 1.6L gasoline engine. Gasoline Engine.

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Nissan Unveils New 3-Cylinder 1.2L Supercharged Gasoline Direct Injection Engine; Targeting Lowest Fuel Consumption for Gasoline Engine

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Moreover, the highly compressed and high-temperature air-fuel mixture is cooled by the latent heat of the vaporization of fuel directly injected into the cylinder, and the temperature of the combustion chamber is lowered by adopting a piston-cooling channel and sodium-filled valves to control detonation. km/L (61 mpg US, 3.85

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Cadillac twin-turbo V6 and 8-speed transmission debut in 2014 CTS sedan

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GM estimated fuel economy for the CTS with Twin-Turbo is 17 mpg city (13.8 l/100 km) and 25 mpg highway (9.4 mm sodium-filled exhaust valves enable the engine to process tremendous airflow. It is also the most power-dense six-cylinder engine in the midsize luxury segment, with 118 hp/liter (88 kW/liter). Large, 38.3-mm

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GM introduces new Cadillac 2013 ATS RWD luxury sport sedan; 2 four-cylinder, one V6 gasoline engine options, with diesel in the works

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GM says the ATS will be able to deliver peak highway fuel economy of more than 30 mpg. On the eve of the Detroit Auto Show, Cadillac introduced the 2013 ATS, a new rear-drive compact luxury sports sedan developed on an all-new, lightweight vehicle architecture. Earlier post.) four-cylinder and a 270 hp (201 kW) 2.0L

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Strong Global Sales for Chevrolet Cruze Prior to US Introduction; More Details on Its New Small-Displacement Engines

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turbo is standard on Eco ( earlier post ), LT and LTZ models and helps the Cruze Eco achieve up to an estimated 40 mpg on the highway (with a standard six-speed manual transmission), which is expected to be the best fuel economy in the compact car segment. turbo and the Ecotec 1.8L. The Ecotec 1.4L Standard on Cruze LS models is the Ecotec 1.8L

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OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

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We introduce this new metric—driving miles per recharge time (min), abbreviated as MPM miles per min)—that an average driver can use (akin to MPG) and relate the time spent at the charging station to an anticipated range. plugin EVs to Tesla’s 85 kWh battery pack). —Herya and Sundaresan. Herya and Sundaresan (2016).