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Honda has just revealed its new hybrid system, which will eventually replace their current one, called Integrated Motor Assisst (IMA), used in cars like the Civic, Fit/Jazz, the mildly-sporty CR-Z coupe and the Insight. The new system, called Sport Hybrid i-DCD (Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive), uses a new 1.5-liter Atkinson cycle petrol engine, which is aided by an electric motor, which in turn is connected to a new seven-cog automatic transmission, which employs the use of a double clutch.
Unlike the system it will replace, i-DCD allows pure electric driving, up to a speed of 70 km/h (43 mph), for a maximum distance of 5 km (around 3 miles) - numbers achieved by fitting the new system to a Fit/Jazz supermini prototype, created for testing purposes.
This is now the third new hybrid system launched by Honda this year, following the i-MMD (for mid-size vehicles) and the three-motor Sport Hybrid SH-AWD (Super Handling - All Wheel Drive), which will eventually power the new NSX supercar, which is set to make its debut in 2015.
This is now the third new hybrid system launched by Honda this year, following the i-MMD (for mid-size vehicles) and the three-motor Sport Hybrid SH-AWD (Super Handling - All Wheel Drive), which will eventually power the new NSX supercar, which is set to make its debut in 2015.
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