When they launched in 1981, the cars had a 130-horsepower 2.8-liter V6 Peugeot- Renault-Volvo rear engine built on a Lotus frame.
Flywheel technology uses two electric motors at the front axle to supplement the engine (in this case, a 480 horsepower rear-mounted engine).
FORBES: Names You Need to Know in 2011: Flywheel Battery Technology
The car uses two electric motors at the front axle to supplement the 480 horsepower rear-mounted engine.
FORBES: Porsche��s 911 GT3 R Hybrid to Race in American Le Mans
Engineers believe that the engine probably shut itself off when it was first started because of metallic grit or other contamination between the two high-voltage grids at the rear of the advanced engine.
CNN: Deep Space probe's ion engine working smoothly, NASA says
It has a 616hp V8 twin turbo engine that works rear-driven wheels and a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
The 3.8-liter, twin-turbo V8 engine shows through the rear lid of the car.
FORBES: McLaren Director Antony Sheriff Talks About the New MP4-12C
In fact, all the other cars in this segment send engine power to the rear wheels if not all four wheels, like the Audi A6.
WSJ: 2014 Acura RLX Review: Larger, but It Still Comes Up Small | Rumble Seat by Dan Neil
The signature piece in this car is the all-wheel-drive system, which can shunt most of the engine torque to the rear wheels as necessary and will direct more torque to the outside rear wheel in a corner to help null out understeer.
It was assembled featuring the classic V12 engine, a de Dion rear axle and right-hand drive, and it has pontoon-fender coachwork done by Scaglietti.
FORBES: For Sale: 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa Prototype and 1963 Shelby Cobra
The electric engine is installed over the rear wheels and functions off of a signal gear, produced as a joint-venture between Mercedes-Benz and Bosch.
Any team operating within the budget will be allowed to use movable front and rear wings and, crucially, an engine not subject to a rev limit.
It not only automatically distributes engine power between the front and rear axles as needed, but also between the left and right rear wheels to provide a sporty feel few AWD vehicles can match.
With a 415-hp V8 engine, the SS is the first rear wheel drive performance sports sedan in 17 years.
FORBES: Gleeful GM On Danica Patrick Driving New Chevy SS At Daytona: 'It's Kind of A Fairy Tale'
In E-mode, only the 114-hp rear electric motor propels the vehicle and the TDI engine is shut off and decoupled from the drivetrain.
ENGADGET: VW unveils CrossBlue plug-in SUV with iPad mini headrests and 85MPGe efficiency (eyes-on)
It isn't clear what caused the fire, but Arturo Montiel, a spokesman for the highway patrol, said the fire was concentrated in the rear of the car, and not in the engine column.
The winning design was submitted by Sangho Kim of Pasadena, California, and the result is a car with a 6.2-liter engine, eight cylinders, automatic transmission, rear-wheel drive and 430 horsepower.
Having its engine up front, rather than at the rear, as with the iconic Porsche 911, the 928 was a huge departure for the German car company and a novelty at the time.
FORBES: Cashing In On Tom Cruise's 'Risky Business' Porsche 928
This vehicle brings together MQB elements that could underpin a future generation of SUVs, such as the front and rear suspensions, the 190-horsepower TDI Clean Diesel engine from the new EA288 family, and a six-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission.
ENGADGET: VW unveils CrossBlue plug-in SUV with iPad mini headrests and 85MPGe efficiency (eyes-on)
Its petrol engine, a V8, is connected to the rear wheels via a seven-speed automated gearbox.
ECONOMIST: Fast cars will go even faster with electric power
The 616-horsepower Spider has a 3.8-litre V8 engine and 7-speed dual-clutch transmission with rear-wheel drive.
FORBES: The 2012 Neiman Marcus Christmas Car Is A $354,000 McLaren
The rear end is very tightly packaged with bodywork tucked in around the engine and gearbox for improved aerodynamics.
It's just hard to score in the luxury market when you refuse to do an eight-cylinder engine, wear undistinguished styling and don't offer a rear-wheel-drive car.
But what if you could get the same horsepower and 10mpg more from an engine that weighs half as much and could fit under a rear seat cushion?
Mathematical models are used to simulate the rest of the car, from the gearbox and rear differential to the force exerted by the road, so that the engine is subjected to the same demands and forces as it would be in a real car.
The car itself is based primarily on the MINI Cooper S, with similar front and rear styling and the l.6-liter four-cylinder turbo engine that debuted in the 2011 MINI S. (The engine gets 181 hp and up to 192 lb-ft of torque, with a 0-to-60 mph sprint of 6.6 seconds.) Fuel economy ratings are 35 mpg on the highway and 27 mpg in the city under the manual transmission variant.
For its diminutive size, the wee phone sports a 854 x 480 LCD display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine, a dual-core CPU clocked at 1GHz, 5-megapixel rear shooter and NFC functionality for Smart Tag use.
ENGADGET: Sony Xperia sola: a pint-sized Android handset with floating touch (hands-on)
The R29 incorporates the wide nose and narrow rear wing seen in other 2009 cars, and carries over last season's shark-fin engine cover.
In this case, however, the front electric motor-which is now supplied with energy by the TDI engine-operates exclusively as a generator and a power source for the electric motor at the rear.
ENGADGET: VW unveils CrossBlue plug-in SUV with iPad mini headrests and 85MPGe efficiency (eyes-on)
应用推荐