Sentences with phrase «cylinder cars better»

We'd like to see the six - cylinder cars better match Toyota and Honda, too.

Not exact matches

The four - cylinder version is a possibility for us, but if you could combine the better fuel economy with the * use in a pinch * jump seat, we would have found the perfect car for us.

You know your car is heinous when someone bolts on a garish fake cylinder of energy drink and makes it look better.

We'd hope to attract them with the great looks of the car, a new high - technology direct - injection six - cylinder engine, good fuel economy, all the standard equipment, and higher technology features.»

I have owned a lot of 4 cylinder engines in my time but I am blown away by how well the 1.8 L engine in the car responds.

This Ghost was also the car for which the phrase «Best Car in the World» was first coined, either by The Autocar or by Rolls - Royce itself, which raised the banner «Best Six - Cylinder Car in the World» over it at the 1907 British motor shcar for which the phrase «Best Car in the World» was first coined, either by The Autocar or by Rolls - Royce itself, which raised the banner «Best Six - Cylinder Car in the World» over it at the 1907 British motor shCar in the World» was first coined, either by The Autocar or by Rolls - Royce itself, which raised the banner «Best Six - Cylinder Car in the World» over it at the 1907 British motor shCar in the World» over it at the 1907 British motor show.

Even better, the car's lopey five - cylinder gurgles and throbs like a 1980s Audi rally car.

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That's a whole lot better than you could expect from the old five - cylinder car.

The 16 - valve, 2.3 - liter four - cylinder whisks up 170 lb - ft of torque at a lofty 4750 rpm, good enough to push the car to 60 mph in about seven seconds and on to a top speed of more than 140 mph.

However, although the BMW's six - cylinder engine is nicer to use than the Porsche's the Cayman is still the better, more balanced drivers» car and it beat the BMW and the Audi when we tested them together in Wales.

Buying pre-war Veterans and Edwardian's (part 3) by Michael Brisby / 1903 De Dion Bouton — The Model R a small very capable veteran from a manufacturer who made good cars in large numbers / 4 - cylinder Stars — Twenty five years by John Warburton / The Ubiquitous Trojan — «Not everyone's cup of tea» by Michael Worthington - Williams / Karrier Bus Discovery — This fabulous discovery told by Mike Worthington - Williams.

The engine and sound are great and I think there is way too much emphasis on the new 4 cylinder being not as good as the outgoing 6 cyl, The new 718 is a phenomenal car and is the fastest Porsche I have ever owned.

Schnieders — The history of this French manufacturer — founded in 1910 — is related by Marc Douezy / 1932 Riley special — Malcolm Robertson describes this unique car a replica of the Rileys that drove overland from Australia to enter the 1932 Monte Carlo Rally / 1957 Ferrarids 500 TRC — A superbly restored junior (4 - cylinder) Testa Rossa has been driven by Ian Fraser / History on the Wall — John Dunne describes a series of commemorative plaques of Sir Malcolm Campbell and former Wolverhampton motor car manufacturers / Body - swap Sunbeam — This interesting story of an old (1914) body fitted to a new (1929) chassis is told by Bill Dowsing / 1929 Rolls - Royce Phantom I. — This month The Editor examines a splendid example of «the best car in the world», and asks whether the claim can be justified / Streamlining — Nick Walker writes about the development of streamlining as applied to motor cars from the early 1930s onwards / The Bleriot Whippet — Michael Worthington - Williams recalls the cycle car manufacturer who enjoyed a limited success in the 1920s.

Perhaps no car is capable of producing as sweet of an exhaust note as a Jaguar F - Type equipped with a supercharged V - 8, but the four - cylinder version of the sports car is giving it a good try.

Malcolm Robertson experiences a 1938/1939 example / 1904 single - cylinder Cadillac — Peter May writes about his restoration of and attachment to an early model B «one - lunger» / The Westcar and the Heron — Two little - known 1920s makes — both produced by the same company — are described by Michael Worthington - Williams / BMW 328 — ahead of its time — This month the Editor samples a Frazer Nash version of what was perhaps the best sportscar of the 1930s / Maudslay history 1902 - 1914 — Nick Baldwin writes about the company that first introduced overhead camshaft engines and pressure lubrication / Three Vintage Sports - Car Club events — Tom Thelfall reports on driving tests at Brooklands the Pomeroy Trophy at Silverstone and the Exmoor trial / Non-skid & puncture - proof tyre covers — The story of a remarkable invention that profoundly influenced the development of vehicle road tyres.

The first engine to emerge from the Ecotec family is a turbocharged, 1.0 - liter inline three - cylinder, good for 115 hp and 122 lb - ft of torque, slated for the Europe - only 2014 Opel Adam city car.

Like the A5's four - cylinder, the S5's V - 6 engine is strong, with good mid-range acceleration and on - demand torque (max torque of 369 lb - ft arrives at just 1,370 rpm), but ultimately lacks the frenetic surge of power you might expect from a car with a 354 - hp rating, despite an estimated 4.5 - second 0 - 60 mph time.

Even the four - cylinder will hit 60 mph in «well under 6 seconds,» and Oppenheiser also says the new Camaro SS will run quicker lap times than a fifth - generation car with the 1LE package.

Well, you probably made that decision in 2002 when the first «450» (the internal code name for the original Smart city car) with big Brabus wheels and more boost for its three - cylinder engine was launched.

That's a significant jump, but the additional ratios in the transmission (both the four - and six - cylinder engines get a new six - speed auto) make much better use of the power: whereas the last car shifted into third gear at 89 mph, the new one does it at 49 mph.

This hardcore sports car makes 475 hp from a six - cylinder engine in standard form, and an even more intense 911 GT3 RS with more power and performance is rumored to in the cards for the Geneva show as well.

Starting with an eminently affordable small car, each automaker then drops in a 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine good for about 200 hp, swaps in a heap of suspension goodies, and adds a smattering of spoilers and badges.

We listened to a four - cylinder car at idle, and although it doesn't sound nearly as good as a rumbling V - 8 or a sonorous V - 6, neither does it sound like a two - door Chevy Malibu.

Both four - and six - cylinder cars will be available with luxury features such as the nicer interior trim, as well as performance features such as bigger wheels and Brembo brakes.

Not a single line or surface remains exactly as it was on the concept car, and the putative three - cylinder diesel engine has become a gasoline - fueled three — effectively half of BMW's classic 3.0 - liter in - line six — that's even better for the environment, but BMW has managed to retain all the spirit and sense of the show car's Blade Runner futurism in something we can buy and drive in 2014.

It's expected to use a tweaked version of the current car's 306bhp 2 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder, and with a more sophisticated chassis it could be even better to drive.

That car featured a 2.4 - liter four - cylinder and a 15 - kilowatt motor - generator good for 182 hp and 172 lb - ft of torque.

These cars went on sale in the U.K and Germany in 1975 with a 2.0 - liter four - cylinder motor making about 110 hp — good enough to propel the little rally box to just over 100 mph.

A smooth automatic transmission, strong four - cylinder engine, and well - damped suspension make the Rio an admirable choice in the burgeoning compact - car segment.

The V - 8 engine itself weighs about 55 pounds less than the twelve - cylinder engine, so there's less weight hanging off the front axle of the car, which makes any of the Continental GT V8 models better tools for diving into corners and making time on fast, challenging roads like Ortega Highway.

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It sadly doesn't sounds like a full - on race car though, as it lacks that hard - edged induction scream that make the best highly - strung, naturally aspirated, four - cylinders sound so incredible.

Six - cylinder cars get a bump in power to nearly 325 hp — as much as the last - generation SS — thanks to better - flowing cylinder heads that feature integrated exhaust manifolds.

When I rebuilt the calipers on a car, and I bled them, the brakes almost held good (had enough pressure when I pressed the brake down to sieze the wheel, but didn't initially bite until the pedal was 1/4 way down), and now they're very squishy and I can push the pedal all the way down to the floor, how can I tell if the rebuilt calipers are bad or the master brake cylinder is going?

We tested the base five - cylinder car, which gets a standard six - speed automatic, as well as a TDI.

We're well familiar with this N54 - series twin - turbo in - line six - cylinder engine, having driven it in both the 3 - series and the Z4 roadster, but never before has it been installed in a car with such a keenly tuned chassis.

The system uses 48 - volt electrics in the six - cylinder models and 12v electrics in the four - cylinder cars, but the idea is similar - energy recuperation under deceleration, reduced turbo lag, and the ability to occasionally coast with the engine off - good for a 0.7 - litre fuel saving every 62 miles, according to Audi.

Way better choice than most 4 cylinder used cars in this category, and even today (vs. other used cars) I see these are priced right.

That car uses a 2.4 - liter four - cylinder engine, but it's possible that this system could pair with smaller engines as well.

As well as obvious rivals such as the Ford Fiesta ST - soon to be sold with only three cylinders - and Peugeot 208 GTi, the Yaris should also compete with another WRC - inspired hot hatch due soon - Hyundai's i20 N Performance, a car evo learned of at the Paris motor show.

Of course, performance isn't that different than in a four - cylinder Chevy Equinox, Ford Escape, Honda CR - V, or Toyota RAV4, but of those cars, this Mazda feels like it's the car that would make the best use of extra power.

Unlike the previous generation car, which offered both the 1.4 twincharged four - cylinder engine (which sounded much better on paper than it was in reality) and later the 1.8 - litre TSI engine, this new car features the well - proven, torque - rich EA888 from the Golf GTI.

The four - cylinder gets the car up to highway speeds reasonably well, but like other compact - car engines, it has modest power to spare for high - speed passing.

Still, the Skyactiv four cylinder engine produces a fairly good punch for how fuel efficient it is, and combined with the car's tight handling it will put a smile on a budget - oriented automotive enthusiast's face.

Flathead 8 - cylinder engine overhauled, as well as car.

So here we are a decade later and the Fit is in its third generation and I've just spent a week driving one, this time with a 6 - speed manual, all the better to take full advantage of what the car's 1.5 - liter four - cylinder engine provides.

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