Later 4 -
cylinder cars shared the same brakes and stud pattern as the 6 cylinder cars, and thus the same wheels.
Not exact matches
The highlights are as we expected, with confirmation that both Subaru and Toyota versions of the
car will
share the same engine and powertrains, but also the same horsepower figures — the BRZ having an identical 197bhp from its 2 - litre four -
cylinder boxer engine.
As the standard
car is based on the same MQB platform as the Audi S3, it is speculated that the SQ2 will also
share its 306bhp 2 - litre turbocharged four -
cylinder and Haldex based all - wheel drive system.
The pair of British sports
cars look underendowed on paper,
sharing just five
cylinders, seven wheels and less than three litres of engine capacity between them.
All of the normally aspirated engines in M
cars share two primary characteristics: they're high - revving, and they have an individual throttle butterfly for each
cylinder.
It's another 1.0 - litre three -
cylinder non-turbo unit, but it
shares only its block with the outgoing
car, and weighs in at just 69 kg.
Both
cars share a name,
cylinder count and arrangement, but the similarities end there.
The new 8 - series models will use the familiar BMW group large -
car architecture, so much of the hardware is
shared with the 5 - series / 7 - series brigade, which points to a choice of rear - and xDrive all - wheel drive and a variety of six - and eight -
cylinder engines in various states of tune.
The
cars were largely based on the Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries, and
shared their 2.2 liter, four -
cylinder engine.
Built on GM's global small -
car platform and considered an «entry - level» model, the front - wheel - drive G5 comes in two trim levels, each
sharing an improved 2.2 - liter four -
cylinder engine, but with differing suspension setups.
The
car shares its drivetrain with the A45 AMG, and it will include an AMG 2.0 - litre four -
cylinder twin - scroll turbocharged petrol engine, 4MATIC all wheel drive, SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7 - speed transmission with paddle shifters, AMG sports suspension with independently developed front and rear axles, electromechanical AMG speed - sensitive sports steering, AMG high - performance braking system, three - stage ESP with «SPORT Handling» mode.
The newly developed engine, known under the internal codename S55 B30,
shares its 84.0 mm bore and 89.6 mm stroke with BMW's standard turbocharged 3.0 - liter in - line six -
cylinder direct - injection gasoline mill, the M55 used across the German
car maker's lineup, endowing the aluminum block unit with an overall swept volume of 2,979 cc.
Although he wouldn't be drawn on powertrain specifics or timing for the production
car it's almost certainly going to be powered by a high - tech inline six -
cylinder engine, which will be
shared with development partner BMW along with the
car's platform architecture.
The
shared powerplant continues the strong link between Aston Martin's road and race
cars, just as the six -
cylinder engine used in the DBR1 also powered the DB4, DB5 and DB6 in the 1950s and 60s.
That's why both
cars will
share a range of four -
cylinder turbocharged petrol and diesel engines, with both a production version of the plug - in petrol - hybrid and potentially even a diesel - electric plug - in hybrid joining the range later on.