How does cylinder deactivation work? When not needed, the system shuts down fuel supply to the cylinders not being used and closes the valves. There are two ways to accomplish this: 1) rocker arm ...
The upsides of cylinder deactivation systems are obvious: Estimates from the U.S. Department of Energy say they can improve fuel economy by about 7.5 percent. (Many manufacturers offering cylinder ...
Based on our real-world tests, here’s a look at the fuel efficiency figures of the 1.5 TSI turbo-petrol-automatic version of ...