Continental , Schaeffler joint Gasoline Tech Car

The two leading international automotive suppliers Continental and Schaeffler are taking advantage of the 35th International Vienna Motor Symposium (May 8 to 9, 2014) to present the Gasoline Technology Car (GTC).

According to a company statement, joint GTC project demonstrates how a networked integration of key mild hybrid technologies can cut fuel consumption as well as CO2 emissions by an additional 17 percent in the case of an already highly efficient car with downsized 3-cylinder gasoline engine – the Ford Focus 1.0 l EcoBoost. 

With these components and the intelligent operating strategy, the GTC prototype not only ups fuel efficiency by 17pc overall. It also meets the limits set by the upcoming Euro 6c emissions standard (2017/2018).

"To achieve this level of hybridisation, we have integrated and systematically networked key technologies from the Continental and Schaeffler portfolios into the GTC. The results we achieve with the vehicle point up the potential of this strategy in a car whose engine was nominated "International Engine of the Year 2012 and 2013” for its efficiency and performance," says José Avila, Member of the Executive Board of Continental and President of the Powertrain Division.

Prof. Peter Gutzmer, responsible on the Schaeffler Executive Board for Research and Development, explains what sets the engine apart. "Thanks to the interaction between components and technologies in the GTC, we can leverage effects to offer the motorist tangible on-road advantages in terms of fuel consumption and driveability, " he said. The automotive suppliers stress that with the integrative GTC approach, the whole is more than the sum of its parts. The formula 1 + 1 = 3 sums up this effect.

Source: Continental