Advanced Automotive Technology: Visions of a Super-Efficient Family Car

TABLE 4-4: Hypothetical Mid-size Car with Advanced Technology

I^1995 I 2005(m) I 2005(0)

Weight (lbs) 3,130 2,840 2,675

Engine:

Size 3.OL 2.3L 2.2L

Type OHV V-6 OHC 4V/VVT OHC 4V/VVT

Horsepower 140 168 158

Peak torque 165 160 154

Torque @2,000 rpm 155 150 143

Transmission L-4 L-5 L-5

Axle Ratio I 3.37 I 3.20 | 3.18

CD | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.26

CD | 0.0105 | 0.0085 | 0.0080

0 to 60 time (sec.) | 10.4 | 9.1 | 9.1

Fuel economy (mpg) 28.0 38.8 41.7

Incremental price ($) Base 920 2.100

2.0L | 2.4L

DISC4V/VVT | 4V/TDID5L

144 | 132

140 | 140

129 | 130

CVT | CVT

3.09 3.09

0.25 0.25

0.0070 | 0.0070

9.2 10.0

53.2 59.0

2.550 | 2.870

2015(0)

1.960

1.7L

DISC 4V/VVT

122

111

109

CVT

3.18

0.22

0.0065

9.2

63.5

6.250

KEY: CVT = continuously variable transmission; DISC = Direct Injection Stratified Charge Gasoline Engines; DSL = diesel; L = liter; m =
Mean assumptions about new technology; o= Optimistic assumptions about new technology; OHC = overhead cam; OHV = overhead valve;
TDI = Turbocharged Direct Injection Diesel Engine; VVT = variable valve timing.

SOURCE: Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc.,“Automotive Technologies To Improve Fuel Economy to 2015,” prepared for the Office
of Technology Assessment, June 1995, p. 10-25.