Sport Hybrid i-DCD single motor is driving a new hybrid Honda introduced the third this year.
Honda also said it will introduce a system of Sport Hybrid i-MMD two motor / plug-in to a medium sized vehicle that will be installed on the new Honda Accord sedan next year, followed by the introduction of the system Sport Hybrid SH-AWD (Super Handling-All Wheel Drive) three motors for luxury sedans and sports cars that will be used in the Acura RL and NSX supercar 2015 a new generation.
Honda introduced a hybrid power system that will replace the hybrid IMA (Integrated Motor Assist) are used on small vehicles such as sedan Civic, Insight, hatchback Fit / Jazz and CR-Z coupe.
The new system, called Sport Hybrid i-DCD stands for 'Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive' and consists of a gasoline engine 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine that runs the results of the latest development of more efficient Atkinson cycle fuel and an electric motor that also acts as a generator connected to the transmission of dual-clutch 7-speed.
"Highly capable integrated motor and lithium-ion increase the efficiency of more than 30 percent compared with conventional single motor hybrid system," Honda said in a statement.
Japanese automakers have created a prototype Fit / Jazz with hybrid drive that is different from the new hybrid Honda offered by today. This new hybrid system allows the vehicle to run full electric mode at speeds up to 70 km / h as far as 5 km.
