V6 engine operates on 4 or 3 cylinders?
02-01-15 | 05:36 PM
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V6 engine operates on 4 or 3 cylinders?
I thought I read that the RX 350 V6 engine would turn off 2 or 3 cylinders to run on only 4 or 3 of it's cylinders as conditions allow. Did I imagine this? I haven't found it in the owner's manual or the 2015 brochure.
Maybe I'm confusing this with Honda's sytem of cylinder de-activation. While researching my purchase I also read a lot about the Acura RDX.
Thanks for any info.
Ken
Maybe I'm confusing this with Honda's sytem of cylinder de-activation. While researching my purchase I also read a lot about the Acura RDX.
Thanks for any info.
Ken
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02-01-15 | 08:13 PM
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Not for anything currently on the market with the exception of the RX450h Hybrid. It can run on battery only under certain conditions around 40mph and under.
I thought I read that the RX 350 V6 engine would turn off 2 or 3 cylinders to run on only 4 or 3 of it's cylinders as conditions allow. Did I imagine this? I haven't found it in the owner's manual or the 2015 brochure.
Maybe I'm confusing this with Honda's sytem of cylinder de-activation. While researching my purchase I also read a lot about the Acura RDX.
Thanks for any info.
Ken
Maybe I'm confusing this with Honda's sytem of cylinder de-activation. While researching my purchase I also read a lot about the Acura RDX.
Thanks for any info.
Ken
02-02-15 | 07:00 AM
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02-02-15 | 08:46 AM
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