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Hybridization has become an ever more present pathway, but we’ve got a little bored of seeing moves such as the adding of an electric motor to an already-known engine that’s been slightly tweaked. We want more and we suppose that so do you.
Well, Nissan is here to deliver, as the automotive producer unveiled an all-new hybrid powertrain in its home country today, giving us a mix that includes an interesting ingredient: a supercharger.
The new generation of Nissan’s hybrid drive system uses a compact lithium-ion battery pack and a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that comes with a twin-screw supercharger.
Nissan engineers told autoblog that the new mill has an almost identical torque curve with the company’s well-known 3.5-liter V6 unit and that it should offer the same output (around 260 hp and 250 lb-ft), while increasing fuel efficiency by up to 10 percent when using the carmaker’s new continuously-variable transmission.
Nissan announced that the 2.5-liter supercharged mill will make its US debut in a new model that will arrive next year and this should be the next generation of the Altima. The powertrain will eventually make its way into multiple models, including Infiniti ones
The new generation of Nissan’s hybrid drive system uses a compact lithium-ion battery pack and a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that comes with a twin-screw supercharger.
Nissan engineers told autoblog that the new mill has an almost identical torque curve with the company’s well-known 3.5-liter V6 unit and that it should offer the same output (around 260 hp and 250 lb-ft), while increasing fuel efficiency by up to 10 percent when using the carmaker’s new continuously-variable transmission.
Nissan announced that the 2.5-liter supercharged mill will make its US debut in a new model that will arrive next year and this should be the next generation of the Altima. The powertrain will eventually make its way into multiple models, including Infiniti ones
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