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Old 02-06-2012, 04:29 PM   #35 (permalink)
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The reason they're squeezing such good MPG numbers out of all these new cars is because they're using the VVT to run the atkinson cycle at part load. They're able to switch back and forth between atkinson and otto cycle very quickly so the driver never notices a loss in throttle response and torque. Even the mustang is using this trick.
That's a cool detail to know. I will look for this detail in the literature.

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