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It seems like no time at all since performance hybrids were restricted to the realm of the seven-figure hypercar, but in 2021 the hybrid performance car is no longer quite such a misnomer.
From hot hatchbacks and performance saloons to sports coupes and supercars, electrification is spreading across the market faster than ever, and due to ever tightening legislation around fleet-wide carbon emissions targets, is becoming a way to ensure manufacturers aren’t financially penalised for producing these sorts of high-performance, high-profit models.
Aside from the legislative benefits, when applied to performance cars electrification does have other traits, both positive and negative. It can be used to supplement a combustion engine – flattening torque curves, providing an extra kick when moving off the line and spinning up large turbochargers before the exhaust gases have reached it.
Maserati Levante ‘Hybrid’ revealed
It’s not a hybrid, but it’s electric enough to wipe diesels from the map for Maserati’s large SUV
But the first hybrid version of the Italian car-maker’s large SUV sits far, far closer to the ‘not electrified’ end of the Maserati pastiche than the EV future the Stellantis luxury brand has mapped out.
Instead of a Toyota Prius-style petrol/electric hybrid system or a plug-in hybrid set-up, Maserati’s first ‘hybrid’ powertrain, as seen in the Ghibli sedan simply mates a four-cylinder petrol engine with a 48-volt integrated starter-generator.
It’s what every other car-maker classifies as a ‘mild-hybrid’, but that’s enough hybridisation for Maserati right now and it’s even enough to lead to the death of the Levante turbo-diesel.
Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza long term report: Seventh report
Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza long term report: Seventh report
In our seventh long term report on the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, we take a look at how the hybrid system benefits the driving experience of the compact SUV.
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UPDATED: April 6, 2021 18:49 IST
Maruti Suzuki, at present, has six models with its Smart Hybrid technology including Baleno, Ciaz, Ertiga, S-Cross, XL6, as well as our long term Vitara Brezza.
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A 48V Integrated Starter Generator replaces a conventional alternator which in turn is connected to a dual battery setup of a Li-ion and a lead acid battery.
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