Automakers in Brazil have until next year to make their cars more economical and receive, in return, the government tax incentives. This is the basis of Innovate-Auto program, which came into force in 2013 and will last in the current form, by 2017.
From this premise, each manufacturer has invested in one (or more) technology to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.
and the biggest beneficiary of this “race to the economy” is the consumer.
G1 shows four recipes consecrated champions in consumption of the latest list of Inmetro Brazilian Labeling Program Vehicular.
the BMW abandoned a few years ago the V10 engines. Volvo recently went further: only have four-cylinder boosters. This phenomenon, increasingly common, is called “downsizing”, which aims at reducing the size of the engine without performance loss, but with much more energy efficiency.
In Brazil, the most recurrent example is the new generation of engines 3 cylinder. The most effective, according to Inmetro is 1.2 PureTech the Peugeot 208. He arrived in the country in April, replacing a 1.5 four-cylinder engine.
It has aluminum block and head, which help in weight reduction and twin variable camshafts, which helps optimize the use of fuel, and provide better performance.
Despite having three horses least 90 horsepower, it is 37% more economical. On the road, the hatch can travel up to 16.9 km with one liter of gasoline, according to Inmetro. It is the most economical vehicle in the country, considering those only with combustion engine.
Before considered the bad guys because they have questionable reliability and just be a symbol of performance, bringing in much the value of the car insurance, engines with turbocharger now are the saviors of consumption. Break still offer performance up there satisfactorily.
Thanks to the turbines, with different sizes and variable geometry, the marks could give up larger engines, without sacrificing driving pleasure. Among the most affordable vehicles, the Volkswagen Up TSI is one of the few who have such technology. – Hyundai HB20 and Ford Fiesta are other examples
The consumption of Volkswagen makes him one of the most economic of the country. He is second only to the hybrid (combining electric motor with another combustion) and 1.2 PureTech family engines, Peugeot.
Like the 208, the Up TSI also has aluminum engine and dual variable valve. It also features direct injection, which injects fuel directly into the combustion chamber. This makes just the right amount to be introduced at the right time, avoiding disperdícios.
Hybrid technology, which consists of combining a combustion engine with another electric evolved much since his arrival in the 90s with batteries lighter, smaller and higher capacity, you can extract greater autonomy a vehicle of this technology.
on the outside, it is possible to purchase a hybrid car investing little more than an equivalent vehicle combustion, thanks to government incentives. In Brazil, even with some tax benefits, it is still difficult to find hybrid vehicles running. In addition to the high values (there is no model for less than R $ 120 thousand), the supply is very low.
One of the few hybrids for sale in Brazil, the Toyota Prius is the most ecoômico vehicle country , according to the current ranking of Inmetro. The best urban consumption than road is explained by the greater use of the electric motor, which practically does not act on road cycle. In the city, there is the regenerative braking which recovers energy from braking and turns it into charge to the battery.
Although the three technologies mentioned above have large benefits, the majority of vehicles sold in Brazil hybrid is not, nor has turbo engine or “downsizing”.
Still, it is possible that combustion engines more “traditional” are efficient and provide good numbers of fuel consumption. For this, some brands have sought solutions to dual variable valve timing and parts with less friction, able to reduce energy loss, improving consumption.
A proof of this is the new engine 1.3 of Etios. Toyota reworked this engine, reducing friction of moving parts, and worshiped dual variable valve, making it one of the most economical vehicles in Brazil
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