Sentences with phrase «what turbocharged cars»

What turbocharged cars can do (and turbocharging is the real secret behind diesel engines) is provide low RPM torque that stays at its peak where you can use it, in the low RPM range.

Not exact matches

Much to the joy of purists and fans of Lamborghini's current range, what we won't see anytime soon is its sports cars with turbocharged engines.

Turbocharging across the Carrera line - up and electric power steering in all models were unpopular updates — and they undoubtedly do erode some of the charisma of earlier models — but they weren't enough to spoil what is a truly great sports car.

Pushing the boundaries of high - performance technology today means something very different from what that original car embodied, so the formula for the New Sports eXperience is considerably different in the 2017 Acura NSX: The basics include a hybrid powertrain made up of three electric motors, a lithium - ion battery pack, a mid-mounted twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine and a dual - clutch nine - speed automatic transmission.

What it is: The Chevrolet Cruze is a compact car with a standard turbocharged gas engine, available in sedan and hatchback body styles.

Behind what's left of the standard i30's nose is a 2 - litre turbocharged powerplant, previewing the unit set to be used in the production car.

Direct injection and turbocharging will almost certainly be part of the program, and based on Mazda's successes in trimming what little fat was on the MX - 5 Miata, we expect a production RX sports car to have a curb weight far below 3,000 lb.

What's more, the duck - tailed 2.7 RS I passed by on the way in from the car park is merely a distant memory, and as for the newly minted turbocharged Carrera in the adjacent room, well, frankly I couldn't give a toss.

The race - ready car weighed around 750 kg (1,650 lb) and its transverse - mounted, four - cylinder, turbocharged engine (what appears to be a 503E race engine, though other prototypes may have used the 4T - GTE) was reported to produce as much as 750 hp (560 kW).

Yes, we are starting to see exhaust manifolds that are cast into, rather than bolted to, the cylinder head, on cars more pedestrian than the Portofino, and we've seen a more rudimentary example of what Ferrari has done with its turbocharged V8s.

What is it: A convertible sports car from Stuttgart, but now with a turbocharged flat - four instead of a naturally aspirated flat - six.

Of course, if sporty is what you're after in a compact car, we'd recommend the turbocharged engine with the manual transmission for maximum performance and fun.

We're led to believe that the car shares the Leon Cupra's ballistic turbocharged 2.0 - litre petrol engine, but what's not clear is the state of tune it will get.

What's more, many of these cars now take advantage of new turbocharging technology that has allowed manufacturers to make petrol engines smaller and more economical, while increasing the amount of power on offer.

Because what you have in LeBaron Coupe is a tried - and - true 2.2 - liter turbocharged engine and a chassis that, in one form or another, has been around since the advent of the K - cars some years ago.

With claims of 22mpg in the city and 30mpg on the highway in the more efficient rear - wheel drive guise (adding all - wheel drive drops both figures by a couple of miles - per - gallon), it's comfortably the most efficient engine in the range, and better in many cases than what smaller, turbocharged four - cylinder gasoline engines in rival cars can muster.

I can't speak to the 185 horsepower or the 290 horsepower engines, but I can say that the 240 horsepower turbocharged one felt like more than enough power for what the Kia Sorento is trying to be; a comfortable family car.

Details behind the car's specs have yet to be revealed - we actually found the photos on Mazda's Flickr page - although the caption it came with pretty much sums up what this car is all about: «One of our most powerful turbocharged engines in our lightest platform.»

What do you get when you mate a subcompact luxury car with the most powerful turbocharged 4 - cylinder on sale?

Because what you have in LeBaron Coupe is a tried - and - true 2.2 - liter turbocharged engine and a chassis that, in one form or another, has been around since the advent of the K - cars years ago.

The new car, to be introduced shortly at the Geneva Motor Show, combines what is vaunted as impeccable British craftsmanship with an eight - cylinder turbocharged engine that delivers 350 horsepower at a top speed of 150 mph.

Because what you have in LeBaron Coupe is a tried - and - true 2.2 - liter turbocharged engine and a chassis that, in one form or another, has been around since the advent of the K - cars years ago.The model provided by the Chrysler Zone Sales Office, Orlando, was a slick package from shiny silver body, with black rocker panels and air dam, to gray - leather bucket seats.

You're talking about 270 lb - ft of turbocharged torque, a six - speed stick and 32 mpg highway in what was already a fine compact car?

This new turbocharged Porsche proves the 911 hasn't lost what makes it a great sports car.