2011 New Concept Subaru B5-TPH car review and features
Subaru, known for their all-wheel-drive vehicles, revealed their “high-powered hybrid” concept model at the Tokyo Motor Show. The model is called the B5-TPH (Turbo Parallel Hybrid), and is a 3-door coupe, carrying a 260 bhp, 2.0-litre engine. The hybrid feature is provided by an electric motor/generator which sits between the transmission and the car’s engine.
It features a 4-cylinder, horizontally-opposed petrol engine which appears nowhere else in the existing Subaru range. It also boasts a Miller-cycle system, first seen in Mazda’s experimentations in the mid-90s with their Millenia sedan model. The main function of the system is to provide increased engine efficiency, reducing loss through pumping through the use of a power stroke or combustion expansion which is significantly longer than a standard compression stroke.
Subaru, known for their all-wheel-drive vehicles, revealed their “high-powered hybrid” concept model at the Tokyo Motor Show. The model is called the B5-TPH (Turbo Parallel Hybrid), and is a 3-door coupe, carrying a 260 bhp, 2.0-litre engine. The hybrid feature is provided by an electric motor/generator which sits between the transmission and the car’s engine.
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| Concept Subaru B5-TPH |
It features a 4-cylinder, horizontally-opposed petrol engine which appears nowhere else in the existing Subaru range. It also boasts a Miller-cycle system, first seen in Mazda’s experimentations in the mid-90s with their Millenia sedan model. The main function of the system is to provide increased engine efficiency, reducing loss through pumping through the use of a power stroke or combustion expansion which is significantly longer than a standard compression stroke.
