The 220i Gran Tourer, for instance, uses a 2.0 litre four - cylinder BMW TwinPower
Turbo unit with 192 hp, and can get to 100 km / h in 7.7 seconds.
The top Panamera Turbo model ditches the current V8 for an all - new 4.0 - liter twin -
turbo unit with 550 hp at 5,750 rpm and 567 lb - ft of torque from 1,960 rpm to 4,500.
Its likely replacement, a twin -
turbo unit with cylinder deactivation, should be more frugal, but we bet it won't be as vocal or as intense.
Not exact matches
Vandoorne became the first driver to have used all four of some of his power
unit elements as his car was fitted
with a new
turbo and MGU - H in Sochi.
This was a huge reason behind the introduction of the current engine formula, as small - capacity
turbo engines
with a hybrid element were all the rage in road cars when F1's 1.6 - litre V6 hybrid
units were first announced.
F1 brought in 1.6 - litre V6
Turbo hybrid engines for the 2014 season and despite rapid development of the power
units over the years, many are still disappointed
with the sound.
The list continues
with Monster Hunter Freedom 3 at five
with 4.8 million
units, Street Fighter II
Turbo at sixth
with 4.1 million
units, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite at seventh
with 3.6 million
units, and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis at eighth
with 3.5 million
units sold.
That follows the decision for the 2017 Porsche 911 range to move to all - turbocharged engines, starting
with twin -
turbo 3.0 - and 3.4 - liter
units in the Carrera and Carrera S. Porsche hasn't given out any specifics on the new Cayman and Boxster engines, but reports suggest that base versions of the cars will have a 2.0 - liter mill
with around 285 hp, while S models will get a 2.5 - liter
turbo - four cranking out closer to 360 hp.
The 900cc TCe from the larger Clio is a probable choice
with the
turbo - charged
unit producing a useful 90bhp, meaning the rear - driven Twingo should be a hoot around town.
The
unit in question is essentially the same as the one in the mk5 Golf GTI,
with a larger
turbo cranking the power up to at least the 261bhp of the VW Scirocco R.
Yes sorry, I don't / shouldn't imply all DSG boxes are a problem, I only ever hear about the problem ones from working in the trade, the guys I trust
with vastly more knowledge than myself say stay away from DSG... and any 2.0 Tdi
unit doing low mileage!!!! The Re-man
turbo's for this engine are the largest sellers but that may also be down to this engine being in so many vehicles.
Living in a world obsessed
with downsizing both the petrol - engined models have smaller capacities than suggested by their model names, the 630i utilising the 2 - litre four - cylinder TwinPower
turbo unit that's used across the range while the 640i's 3 - litre also uses a single twin - scroll
turbo to develop its 335bhp.
By replacing the Garrett
turbos with lower - inertia Mitsubishi
units and introducing a reprofiled camshaft
with an all - new roller tappet system, power is up 11 per cent to a fashionable 500bhp.
Devin offered the C
with engines rated from 80 to 150 hp,
with the highest - spec model using the
turbo unit from the Chevy Corvair Corsa.
It pulls hard from low down in the rev range
with no discernible
turbo lag, and while some turbocharged engines feel flat and unexciting closer to the redline the ST's
unit revs all the way out
with real verve.
It uses the same EA888 2 - litre, four - cylinder
turbo unit that powers all high performance Golfs, tweaked here to deliver its peak output between 5800 - 6500rpm,
with 280 lb ft of torque available from 1850 - 5700rpm.
A limited - edition version of the 9 - 3, the
Turbo X was powered by the 9 - 3 Aero's 2.8 - liter turbocharged V - 6, but
with the boost cranked the boost up from 8.7 psi to 11.6 psi and the addition of all - wheel drive via a Haldex
unit.
The diesel engines are all four - cylinder
turbo units,
with every car in the range being available
with all - wheel drive as an option.
A 3 - litre VR6 twin -
turbo engine produces 496bhp and 490 lb ft of torque — figures which are more than double those produced by the standard 2 - litre GTI —
with drive to all four wheels through a seven - speed DSG twin - clutch gearbox, a new
unit able to handle this GTI's vastly superior peak outputs.
In addition to the revised ECU, G - Power has also replaced the
turbo's compressor wheel
with a new CNC - milled
unit, developed in - house by G - Power's engineers.
The engine is the 2 - litre single -
turbo unit shared
with the BMW 118d, and it offers up 141bhp and 225 lb ft.. This is combined
with CO2 emissions of 114g / km (# 30 annual car tax, 13 % BIK rate) and a claimed 65.7 mpg in the hatchback, which completes 0 - 60 in eight seconds on its way to a 134mph top speed.
Unlike the original's naturally aspirated 3.0 - liter, however, the 2017 NSX uses a twin -
turbo 3.5 - liter
unit — and supplements it
with a trio of electric motors, two in the front and one at rear.
Porsche's decision to stick
with natural aspiration has been entirely justified by the new engine, which is more than good enough to stand comparison
with the old Metzger
unit of the 996 and 997 GT and
Turbo models.
In Hyundai's home market, Korea, the Tucson (known there as the Tucson ix) can be equipped
with an all - new 2.0 - liter
turbo - diesel engine, or a 2.0 - liter gasoline
unit.
It's based on the 3.8 - liter
unit used in the 911
Turbo S but gets larger turbochargers (
with Porsche's variable turbine geometry) capable of providing up to 22.5 psi of boost.
Power output isn't known yet but 600 hp isn't out of the realm of possibility considering the current - generation 911
Turbo S already pumps out 580 hp and the bonkers 911 GT2 RS makes well over 600 hp
with the same 3.8 - liter
unit found in the 911
Turbo and
Turbo S models.
The twin
turbo unit from the Nissan is mounted in the back of the RS1, then covered up
with a full bare carbon bodyshell.
Only 700
units of this car will be sold worldwide, and only 300 of those will make it to the U.S. Lucky buyers will get a car that's nearly identical to the concept shown a few months ago,
with a 3.0 - liter, twin -
turbo inline - six cylinder that uses a water injection system to bump power from the stock M4's 425 hp to a heady 493 hp.
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Referring to 12 - cylindered
units as «the pinnacle of engine design,» AMG has chosen not to follow suit of its competitors and downsize the luxury supercoupe's powerplant, instead sticking
with an updated version of its 6 - litre twin -
turbo V12 which produces 621bhp and and 737 lb ft of torque.
The entry - level model is coming
with a 2.0 - liter
turbo - four
unit.
There'll be a bunch of petrol
units — a 3 - litre V6
with 252 and 306bhp options, a 435bhp 4.6 - litre V8 (
with twin
turbos) and a CLS55 AMG, utilising a twin -
turbo a 5.5 - litre 544bhp engine.
For sure,
with starting prices of $ 21,990 for a base SR
Turbo (prices for the Nismo model haven't been announced at time of writing), it's far from being affordable, but this
unit does have some benefits.
But CEO Hans - Jürgen Abt will set matters straight
with a new performance package which increases the power of the RS5: «By means of our ABT Engine Control
unit, the V6 twin
turbo engine is able to generate 510 HP (375 kW).
For the first time in a four - cylinder engine, the drive
unit is fitted
with BMW TwinPower
Turbo Technology
with a turbocharging system based upon the Twin Scroll principle together
with High Precision Injection and the VALVETRONIC fully - variable valve control system.
The C200 and C200 4MATIC models will get a 184 - hp 1.5 - liter turbocharged
unit hooked to a 48 - volt onboard network
with a belt - driven starter / alternator (EQ Boost) that can provide an additional 14 hp before the
turbo kicks in.
Autocar's spy photographers also say that this test vehicle is powered by a 2.0 - litre
turbo petrol engine, making it almost certainly a prototype fitted
with the JLR's upcoming, all - new Ingenium
unit.
The two production
turbos from AMG engine were replaced
with special turbochargers
with larger compressor
units and modified exhaust manifolds.
Most models are equipped
with a 2.0 - liter four cylinder
with 147hp, though the Eco model's 1.4 - liter
turbo unit offers more torque — 156 lb - ft vs 132 lb - ft.
The compact SUV carries on
with the same EcoBoost engines for 2017: a standard 240 hp 2.0 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder
unit and an optional 285 hp 2.3 - liter
turbo - four.
Coming to the engines, the 2016 BMW X1 offers a range of four - cylinder petrol and diesel
units with BMW's TwinPower
Turbo technology.
The 225 kW / 306 bhp power
unit with BMW TwinPower
Turbo technology, High Precision Injection and fully variable valve control VALVETRONIC facilitates acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in a mere 6.3 seconds
with an average fuel consumption of 9.3 litres / 100 km.
Porsche has ramped up the performance of its second - generation Cayenne
with the introduction of a potent
Turbo S model for 2013, the Cayenne range - topper runs a lightly modified version of the standard
Turbo's 4.8 - liter V8 gasoline engine — the same
unit used by the Panamera
Turbo S. Changes include a freer flowing inlet manifold for improved breathing, increased turbocharger boost pressure and remapped electronics.
The power
unit of the new 911 GT2 is based on the six - cylinder boxer engine of the 911
Turbo,
with air supply by two exhaust gas turbochargers featuring variable turbine geometry (VTG).
As for the new V6
turbo engine, it delivers 20 hp more than the previous entry - level
unit with fuel consumption reduced by 1.0 l / 100 km.
Packing the most powerful engine ever for a production MINI — a 2.0 - litre TwinPower
Turbo unit delivering 231 hp and 320 Nm — the JCW also draws on the brand's motorsport expertise
with a package of suspension, brake, aerodynamic and interior modifications to deliver race - car sensations without losing sight of MINI's premium position.
The 1.6 - litre four - cylinder MINI TwinPower
Turbo unit, again the dominant force in the 1.4 — 1.8 - litre category, boasts twin - scroll turbocharging
with an overboost function, direct petrol injection and valve control based on the Valvetronic system.
The performance version
with V6 twin -
turbo 3.5 - liter
unit is also expected to be under the hood.
Excluding the special V6
unit that powers the Raptor, regular F - 150s can be had
with a a non-
turbo 3.5 - liter V6
with 253 lb - ft, 2.7 - liter
turbo V6
with 375 lb - ft, a 3.5 - liter EcoBoost twin -
turbo with 470 lb - ft or a 5.0 - liter V8
with 387 lb - ft.
Equipped
with a straight - six and a huge Precision
Turbo unit under the hood, this stripped out Patrol is far from how it left the dealership.