Monday, December 13, 2010

Downsized Engines and Hybrid Cars are the Future

  Given the increasing price of fuel is normally to think of new technologies. Given the new Car of the Year trophy won by Nissan Leaf can tell us what is the new trend for critics and car makers. In recent years all major auto manufacturers have built into their new car model the new trends in production engines. Toyota has made full steps with  Prius model, the Insight and Civic, also newest Lexus hybrid engines on most models proposed, but must acknowledge  Mercedes, BMW, Ford, etc. too. As is easy to see the new engines tend to capture all segments from the mini car classes on the sedan and even luxury S.U.V's such as the new BMW X6 ActiveHybrid. 
   In parallel with these trends can be observed a clear orientation towards small engines with high power but economic with gear boxes attached with at least six reports that lower the fuel consumption significantly.
The new FSI or TSI
engine on Volkswagen's group or  MultiAir technology of the Fiat group used the new Giulietta, are just a few examples in this segment. 
   Offers are varied and depend on buyers as prices evolve but considering fuel prices in the near future new technologies will be a plus to buy a new car

Here is an animation on how TSI engine works:

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