Does anyone own one of those vehicles that selectively shuts down cylinders?

[MX2]

The new Impala uses this as seen here. Not sure which other autos have this technology currently available.

Just curious how it performs and feels.

 

[So]

I thought the charger had this...

 

[T3C]

I do not, but also would like to hear from people who have.

 

[Cattlegod]

in theory you shouldn't even notice it, other than the nice effect it has on your pocket book.

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: So
I thought the charger had this...

It does.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

wow thats cool

 

[andylawcc]

i thought ALL 5.7L hemi does this, which includes 300c, Charger, and Magnum.

 

[AMDMaddness]

my 5.7l hemi doesnt do it its on a quad cab 2500 4x4.

 

[bunker]

Not so much displacement on demand, more like save your engine, but the 5.4L in my F-150 will go down to 4 cylinders if it overheats too much.

 

[sonoma1993]

why does a family car chevy impala even need a V8 motor? all it's needs is a mid-size engine. But also gm put the dod engines in some of it trucks/suvs too. I think the denali is one of them.

 

[FeuerFrei]

I heard the shutoff is transparent. Some car magazine.

 

[Sheepathon]

Honda Accord and Odyssey have that, don't they?

 

[Analog]

Cadillac was the first to use it back in the late 70s. It was called V8-6-4. It was a POS. Horrid, it was scrapped.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Originally posted by: Sheepathon
Honda Accord and Odyssey have that, don't they?

I believe it's a DCX thing.

 

[radioouman]

Yes, Honda Odyssey has it.

 

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: MX2times
The new Impala uses this as seen here. Not sure which other autos have this technology currently available.

Just curious how it performs and feels.

Cadilac had this back in the 70's. It is nothing new

Originally posted by: yellowfiero
Cadillac was the first to use it back in the late 70s. It was called V8-6-4. It was a POS. Horrid, it was scrapped.

Damnit you beat me to it!
If memory serves me correctly didnt it also have plastic valve covers too?

 

[andylawcc]

oh, I thought the GM Northstar V12 has DoD too,
in one of the concept car (forgot the name), it will deactivates 6 cylinders and transform into an inline-6, instead of a V6.

 

[eelw]

Yeah, my Civic Hybrid has VCM

When 3 of the 4 cylinders shutdown, I can easily get over 60MPG. With the CVT and VCM, the drive is seemless.