Hoovey689

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2013 Lamborghini Aventador to get stop/start, cylinder deactivation technology

It doesn't matter if you produce supercars, subcompacts, or semi trucks, U.S. and European governments are clamping down on fuel economy and emissions. While hybrid powertrains becoming a popular option, even in the hypercar realm, more traditional high-performance machines are being forced to get creative.
Lamborghini (which just purchased Ducati, allegedly in part to improve its corporate average fuel economy), is reportedly set to apply features like cylinder deactivation and stop/start to its Aventador supercar. According to Auto Motor und Sport, for 2013, the 6.5-liter V12 brute will include CDS, or "Cylinder Deactivation System" which will allow the Italian supercar to run on six of its 12 cylinders. Additionally, the engine will benefit from stop/start system that employs a capacitor rather than a traditional battery. The report says that the capacitor is seven pounds lighter than a battery can charge up more quickly and the system starts the engine up in a mere 180 milliseconds. For reference, an average stop/start system takes about 250 milliseconds, while the Ferrari system takes 230 milliseconds.

The report says that the combination of the cylinder deactivation and stop/start will result in a 20 percent increase in fuel economy for the Aventador, which currently returns 11 miles per gallon city, 17 highway.

Other updates for the 2013 Aventador include a new instrument panel that enlarges numbers on the speedometer and tachometer and the option for more carbon fiber bits, including the engine cover. According to the report, the updated Aventador may bow at the 2012 Paris Motor Show this September.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/03/2...der-deactivat/

KillaIS250

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Maybe its just me, but fuel economy is the last thing i'd be worrying about when it comes to a supercar

I8ABMR

They just need to match the technology in the F12 coming out.

Hoovey689

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^^ KERS! lol

chikoo

better to make a 12 cylinder with a flip switch to run it as 6 cylinder or 12, as the driver chooses.

Vroomin350

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The inevitable is here

JessePS

How green of them

blacksc400

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Super cars should be excluded from this tech! Who cares about MPG on a Aventador?

I8ABMR

KERS is only in the F70. F12 doesnt have a KERS but it does have cylinder deactivation

Blackraven

I blame the morons at Greenpeace for this

bitkahuna

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exactly, but governments will continue to punish car companies who attempt to make vehicles aimed at fun instead of appliance like slugs.

it goes way beyond greenpeace.

gengar

Agreed, especially since few of these will ever be used as anything remotely resembling daily drivers. Meanwhile, SUVs that get marginally better fuel economy (if not worse) are in fact being used as daily drivers.

Cylinder deactivation is dumb on the Aventador just like it is on the LFA, stop/start is certainly no better.

spwolf

as much as I know, Lamborghini and other similar manufacturers are excluded from European mpg regulations...

Blackraven

I know.........but these eco terrorists have an agenda and they seem to be spreading their influence upon governments (like the EU government)

Yup the guys over at the Brussels seem hell bent on their goal to wipe-out the internal combustion engine off the face of the earth. (and they won't stop with already stringent Euro 6 emission standards)

bitkahuna

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