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february 26, 2018 - Toyota

Toyota Announces New Powertrain Units Based on TNGA

  • Toyota develops a new 2.0-liter class TNGA-based powertrain unit. The powertrain unit's continuously variable transmission (CVT) utilizes an unprecedented1 mechanism that significantly improves driving and environmental performance.
  • By the end of 2023, #toyota intends to install TNGA-based powertrain units in approximately 80 percent of #toyota vehicles sold annually in Japan, the United States, Europe, and China, thereby reducing CO2 emissions from #toyota vehicles by 18 percent or more2.

Toyota City, Japan, February 26, 2018―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announces that it has developed a new continuously variable transmission (CVT), 6-speed manual transmission, 2.0-liter engine, 2.0-liter hybrid system, and 4WD systems based on the #toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), a development framework aimed at making ever-better cars. The new technologies offer both superb driving performance and high environmental performance.

The new continuously variable transmission features a launch gear, a world first, to significantly improve transmission efficiency at low speeds when compared to existing CVTs. It realizes both direct and smooth driving response to accelerator application, as well as superior fuel efficiency.

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