A supercharger on the LS2 engine produced 530bhp with the LS3 replacement providing a tad more power and
a bit less torque to help keep the gearbox in one piece.
The entry - level 3.5 - liter V - 6 has been replaced in favor of a 3.3 - liter six with a bit more horsepower and
a bit less torque, the 2.7 - liter EcoBoost V - 6 and 5.0 - liter V - 8 get internal upgrades, and all engines now feature an auto stop / start function.
Not exact matches
Credit the rear
torque bias and the
less nose - heavy powertrain layout - speaking of heavy, the new A6 isn't; it's actually a
bit lighter than its predecessor (78 pounds lighter in the case of the 3.0 T Quattro).
The Panamera Turbo is powered by a 4.0 - liter twin - turbo V8 that outputs 550 horsepower and 567 pound - feet of
torque, which is obviously quite a
bit less than the BMW.
You get a
bit more
torque, but way
less horsepower.
The engine on the EcoSport has more power than that of the Nexon while
torque is a
bit lesser.
The new GTI feels quicker, absolutely, and while it might be a
bit less revvy, it has substantially more
torque throughout the rpm range.
Smaller engine, even by a little
bit yielding just 7 hp and 7 lb - ft
less torque is not a big deal.
For sure, it's marginally
less powerful at 178 - hp in comparison with the 185 - hp 2.4 - liter, but the smaller unit has more
torque (195 lb - ft versus 178 lb - ft) over a far broader portion of the rev range, so is that
bit better at bringing the vehicle up to speed.
Available with either a cloth roof or a retractable steel hardtop, the Miata features a 2.0 - liter, four - cylinder engine that produces 167 horsepower and 140 lb - ft of
torque when matched with one of its two manual transmission options (five and six - speeds), and a little
bit less power if the vehicle's six - speed autobox is specified.
The horsepower is slightly
less than the previous generation, but a
bit more
torque helps make up for the loss and helps propel the car to 60 mph in 5.8 seconds.
The specs on paper are virtually the same — 190kW at 5500rpm and 380Nm at 3000Nm — but the Mazda propeller heads have fiddled around with a few
bits to make it a smoother drive, with
less torque steer.