The 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid, featuring the world's aboriginal two-mode amalgam propulsion arrangement in an SUV, will action consumers a 25-percent advance in all-embracing ammunition abridgement back it arrives at dealerships against the end of abutting year.
By utilizing avant-garde amalgam technology and Active Ammunition Management™ butt deactivation technology, the Yukon Amalgam will bear a amazing aggregate of ammunition ability and power, while advancement the capabilities of a full-size SUV.
"GMC has consistently stood for engineering excellence, so we're acutely appreciative to be the aboriginal to bazaar with a two-mode amalgam SUV to added advance our segment-leading ammunition abridgement while accouterment all the achievement you apprehend from GMC," said John Larson, accepted manager, GMC.
The GMC Yukon Amalgam is powered by an aluminum small-block Vortec V-8 agent that maintains important achievement attributes of full-size trucks, such as towing at 6,000 pounds. To account the added weight from the amalgam propulsion system, GM redesigned assertive agent apparatus to optimize aerodynamics. These architecture changes accommodate a new hood, advanced and rear fascias and a glassy GMC grille.
While acceptable abounding amalgam systems action alone one electric approach that is activated during low-speed driving, GM is teaming up with DaimlerChrysler and BMW Accumulation to co-develop the two-mode amalgam system, which is a patented fuel-saving technology with one approach for burghal active and one approach for artery driving.
The aboriginal approach of the arrangement is for low acceleration and ablaze loads. In this mode, the amalgam arrangement can accomplish with electric ability only, agent ability alone and any aggregate of agent and electric power. Back the aboriginal approach operates as electric only, ammunition burning is bargain in abundant alternate cartage by shutting off the agent for continued periods of time and affective alone beneath electric ability at low speeds.
The additional approach is primarily acclimated at artery speeds. In accession to electric assist, the additional approach integrates adult cyberbanking controls, such as Active Ammunition Management, cam phasing and late-intake valve closure, to acquiesce alike added able agent operation with electric motors beneath than bisected the admeasurement of a acceptable "one-mode" amalgam system. Abounding eight-cylinder agent ability is provided back altitude appeal it, such as passing, towing or aggressive a abrupt grade.
The two-mode arrangement additionally leverages a four-speed automated manual and cyberbanking controls in an integrated, able and bunched arrangement that can be acclimated with gas and agent engines, front- and rear-wheel-drive configurations and cars, trucks and SUVs.
"The GMC Yukon Amalgam will be able with different powertrain technology that provides a agitating aggregate of ammunition economy, achievement and towing adequacy in a full-size SUV," said Tom Stephens, accumulation carnality president, GM Powertrain. "The Yukon Hybrid's 25-percent blended ammunition ability advance highlights GM's charge to save as abundant ammunition as accessible by applying amalgam technology to the accomplished fuel-consuming cartage first."
