A six - speed automatic joins the party as the Toyota's sole gearbox option, and the vehicle's 2.5 - liter, four -
cylinder mill also turns in 31 - mpg during highway driving.
Not exact matches
That's 20 hp and 15 lb - ft more than the outgoing 4.8 - liter V - 8 engine, and the new six -
cylinder mill should
also be more fuel efficient.
It
also derives power from the same 1.2 - litre, three -
cylinder petrol engine and the 1.05 - litre, three -
cylinder diesel
mills offered on the hatchback.
This four -
cylinder i - VTEC
mill comes mated to a five - speed manual gearbox, while Honda is
also offering an option of a torque converter automatic transmission.
This new
mill also features Audi's
cylinder - on - demand technology that can temporarily shut down
cylinders when the engine is working at partial load.
In addition to its optional 1.4 - liter, turbocharged four -
cylinder engine that delivers 138 horsepower and 38 - mpg on the highway, the Chevrolet Cruze can
also be had in a turbodiesel edition that squeezes out 46 highway miles per gallon alongside 151 horsepower and 264 lb - ft of torque from a 2.0 - liter
mill.
The base version of the Taurus features a 288 horsepower, 3.5 - liter V - 6 under the hood, but there's
also the option of a 2.0 - liter, turbocharged four -
cylinder EcoBoost
mill that introduces 240 horsepower and 270 lb - ft of twist.
A trio of four -
cylinder engine options await 2014 Ford Escape buyers, starting with a 2.5 - liter that's good for 168 horsepower and ranging up past a 178 horsepower, 1.6 - liter turbocharged EcoBoost
mill all the way to a 240 horsepower, 2.0 - liter EcoBoost option (
also turbocharged).
Adding an efficient diesel motor to what was already a potent compact luxury SUV package was a smart idea from Mercedes - Benz, and the GLK250 BlueTEC 4MATIC
also manages to offer respectable performance thanks to the 200 horsepower and 369 lb - ft of torque produced by its 2.1 - liter, four -
cylinder turbodiesel
mill.
Toyota has
also added a new base variant on the 2015 Camry that uses a 2.0 - litre 4 -
cylinder petrol
mill belting out 150 HP, paired to a 6 - speed automatic transmission.
There is
also a Turbo model with a 1.6 - liter turbocharged four -
cylinder mill churning 201 hp and 195 lb - ft of torque, which is more respectable, but still isn't fast enough to match its sporty style.