Ti+DCT is short for turbo-fuel-stratified, injection engine with dual-clutch transmission. “This system is capable of producing not only, higher power, but smoother performance with superior fuel-efficiency,” the company brags in a statement for the press.
“BYD has been working on the Ti+DCT technology for over 2 years and owns the intellectual property supporting this technology,” according to Stella Li, Senior Vice President of BYD. The Ti+DCT is a standard option on the BYD G6 1.5Ti sedan and is available as an option for other BYD 3 series models.
The BYD 1.5 Ti engine produces 1.43 times more power than the same displacement engine and is equivalent to a 2.4 L gasoline engine. It provides a maximum torque output of 240Nm at 1750-3500 RPM.
Currently, only one other foreign brand is offering a turbocharged engine that is comparable in the Chinese markets. However, BYD is the first domestic Chinese company to develop this technology in-house.
The BYD DCT technology – an advanced 6-Speed Tiptronic dual-clutch design - offers shorter gear shifting, faster acceleration and response times, and has selective driving modes. In the “sports mode”, the DCT electronic programming controls shifting, allowing drivers to enjoy a sports-car-like driving experience. This Turbo-charged, fuel-stratified injection engine and dual-clutch transmission (Ti-DCT) will be commercially available later this year.
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