Car India – August 2019

VolvoXC90Armoured

What’ssafer than a Volvo XC90?That’s right.

An armouredVolvo XC90. Basedon the T6

AWD powertrainwith 320 hp and 400 Nm,

the XC90 is being offeredin a choiceof two

protectionlevels,Light and Heavy,the latter

weighingupto4.5tonnes.

CayenneTurboS

EverwonderedwhythePorscheCayenne

range tops out with the 550-hpTurbo?Well,

consideringthePanameraTurboS e-hybrid

has 680 hp and 850 Nm, that Cayenne

versionwouldtrumpthe 650-hpLambo

Urus. Now, however,from the buzz we’ve

heard,that may just go on and take shape.

Well, exactlythe same shape,but with more

going on underneath.

Corvette GoesMid-engine

The all-new ChevroletCorvetteC8 Stingrayis

finally out of theshadows,with a naturally

aspirated V8 enginein the middle.It brings

forward a conceptChevyhavebeen

contemplatingfor 60 years. The new rear-

end design incorporatesa see-throughpanel

for the jewel inthe crown― the 6.2-litreV8

which makes 502hp and 637 Nm.

Zipse MovesUpatBMW

BMW AG haveannouncedthat Oliver Zipse

will take over as

Chairman of the

Board of

Managementon 16

August. Zipsewill

succeed Harald

Krüger, who

informed the

Chairman of the

Supervisory Boardat

the beginningofJuly

that he wouldnot

seek a secondterm.

HondaePrototypeBreaksCover

THEFUTUREOFCOMPACT,PERSONAL

electricmobilitytakes a big step forward

withtherevealoftheHondae

Prototype.

ThenewHondae is a compact

electriccarthataddressesthegrowing

concernsof space,affordability,and

environment-friendliness.Itscompact

size, efficientpowertrain,and zero-

emissionmotoringcapabilitypromise

everydayusabilityandpracticalityas

wellasfunandresponsivedriving

dynamics.Atitsheartis anelectric

motorthat puts out 110 kW (150 hp)

and more than 300 Nm of torque.The

35.5-kWhbatterypack, locatedunder

the floor, is amongthe most compact

and lightweight,makingfor a 50:50

weightdistributionanda lowercentreof

gravity,apartfroma fast-charging

capabilityof 80 per cent in just 30

minutesanda rangeofover 200

kilometres.

One aspectof particularinterestis

“SinglePedal Control”.When the

acceleratorpedalis pushed,theHonda

e will acceleratenormally.When it is

released,automaticregenerative

brakingkicks in and slows the car down.

SinglePedalControlimprovesdriving

efficiencyin urban situationsand

reducestheneedtousemultiplepedals.

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HyundaiUnveilNewCarTech

HyUNDAIHAVEDEVELOPEDACTIVESHIFT

Control(ASC), a new gear-shifttechnology

said to improvefuel efficiencyand the joy of

driving.ASCis setformassproductionand

willfeatureinfuturehybridmodelsfrom

Hyundaiand Kia, with the new Sonata

Hybridbeing the first to receiveit.

ASC optimizestransmissionefficiencyby

monitoringthegear-shifts 500 timesper

secondandadjustingthetransmission

rotationspeedforfastershifttimes.It

appliesnewcontrollogicsoftwaretothe

HybridControlUnit (HCU),which,in turn,

controlstheelectricmotortoalignthe

rotationspeedsoftheengineandthe

transmission.The resultsare 30 per cent

lowershifttimes,smoothershifts,and

improvedtransmissiondurabilitywith

minimizedfriction.

Hyundaihavealsorevealedtheirworld-

first CVVD or

ContinuouslyVariable

ValveDuration

technologythatcontrols

timingofvalveopening

andclosingaccordingto

drivingconditions.Set

formassproduction,it

increasesperformance

byfourpercentand

fuel efficiencyby five

percentanddecreasesemissionsby 12 per

cent. CVVD optimizesboth engine

performanceand fuel efficiencywhile also

beingeco-friendly.Typicalvariablevalve

controltechnologiesmanagethetimingof

thevalve’sopeningandclosingorcontrol

thevolumeofairadmittedbyadjustingthe

depthoftheopening,butcouldnotregulate

valveduration,asthevalve’sclosingtiming

wassubordinatetoopeningtimingand

couldnotrespondtodiversedriving

situations.CVVD takes the technologyin a

newdirectionbyadjustinghowlonga valve

is open.

CVVD will makesits début in the all-new

SmartstreamG1.6 T-GDi engine,a V4 turbo-

petrolthat makes180 hp and 265 Nm of

peak torque.

Hyundaialsoshoweda neweco-friendly

solarroofsystemthatchargesthecar’s

batteryusingsolar

panelsevenwhile

driving.Thesystem

improvesfuel efficiency

and reducesCO2

emissionwhilealso

preventingbattery

dischargebyrecharging

as much as 60 per cent

ofthebatteryusing

solarenergy.

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