Honda Introduces One-of-a-Kind Engine Technology – Patent Taken

MANILA: Seems like Honda loves to be in limelight forever! Just a fortnight ago, Honda captured all the attention from media, auto experts, critics and customers by launching the 2016 Civic in the Philippines. This time, it's not a new launch or a spied glimpse or a facelifted Honda model which is hitting the headlines but, something else for which the Japanese brand is always known and appreciated. Yes, we are talking about the power unit! Honda is already known for its i-VTEC engines, which are counted among some of the best power mills in the industry. Honda is determined to provide better power options under its drives and this made the company research more and come up with an option which is one of its kind, something absolutely different from the conventional internal combustion engine. The new technology works on assorted cylinder displacement instead of the similar cylinder displacement like the regular engines which further results in better fuel economy and power efficiency.

Honda has described that instead of dividing a 2000cc engine in 500cc four in-line cylinders, it has found a better way of splitting this engine capacity in the same number of cylinders but not in equal volume. So, if we agree to this Honda technology, the 2000cc engine will split into 4 cylinders in 300cc, 600cc, 425cc and 675cc volumes. The discrimination in cylinder volume would surely make some cylinders bigger than the rest but that's the trick. This way the engine would be more efficient in between the instances when cylinder deactivation would be used. The cylinder deactivating process forces the throttle valve to open fully to create constant power while allowing the engine to breathe easily. This would ultimately result in better fuel economy and power efficiency in between the drives.

The patented new Honda technology allows finer adjustability in the motor to achieve the goals during cylinder deactivation. The key in this process is the motor's crankshaft where the varying crank throws radii allowing certain cylinders to have longer strokes in comparison to the other cylinders in the engine. Honda has further elaborated its new technology stating that the assorted cylinders should be in perfect balance and specific arrangement to lessen the vibration. An estimation of placing the biggest cylinder in the middle is there so that the succeeding smaller cylinders compliment the bigger one in reducing the vibration during elevated speeds. So, if you have experienced lots of vibration and noise while accelerating your car, this technology would help in reducing it to bare minimum.

Though the new Honda technology seems quite practical, but a hitch on performance is still there among the auto critics and experts. Although, Honda has got the patent on this newly researched technology but to implement it on the existing models is still a big question. Guess Honda will take some more time in practically implying this system and the prospective customers would have to wait for a couple of more years to use a Honda drive with Variable-Displacement Engine!

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