As for powertrain options, the 1.5 litre, turbocharged three - cylinder engine found in current F56 MINI Cooper will most likely feature alongside the B48 2.0 litre, turbocharged four -
cylinder mill from the Cooper S.
Not exact matches
As a reminder, the eight -
cylinder mill produces 575 metric horsepower and 700 Nm (516 lb - ft) of torque, allowing the performance SUV to go
from 0 to 100 km / h in 4.5 seconds (0 - 60 mph in 4.3 seconds) and reach a top speed of 280km / h (174mph).
However, the talking point here is the all - new 1.2 L 3 -
cylinder petrol
mill hailing
from the Dragon family of engines.
The pinnacle of AMG's new C - Class derived line - up, the new AMG top - model will be powered by the M178 4.0 - litre bi-turbo V8, derived straight
from the AMG GT supercar's M177
mill, complete with turbochargers mounted up high between the
cylinder banks.
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.
The engine is built around a custom aluminum
cylinder block that was CNC -
milled from a single block of billet aluminum.
In the engine department, the 2017 Audi Q5 is expected to carry over the same engine lineup
from the all - new Audi A4, including the top of the line turbocharged petrol and turbo - diesel four -
cylinder mills, along with the new twin - turbo V6.
Power
from the 4 -
cylinder mill is transmitted to all four wheels via a 9 - speed automatic transmission.
There's really not much to choose
from because the Mini JCW only comes with one engine variant: the 2.0 - liter four -
cylinder mill whose behavior we described above.
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 Flex can be ordered with a naturally - aspirated V - 6 engine that yields 285 horsepower
from its 3.5 liters, or a twin - turbo six -
cylinder EcoBoost
mill that boosts output to 365 horsepower.
All this to help showcase a Civic with an 2.0 - liter turbocharged four -
cylinder engine that could get an estimated 280 horsepower, a huge leap
from the average run of the
mill Civic.
A straight engine is considerably easier to build than an otherwise equivalent horizontally opposed or V engine, because both the
cylinder bank and crankshaft can be
milled from a single metal casting, and it requires fewer
cylinder heads and camshafts.
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.
Always in the rumor
mill area, the ZSX / S2000 successor could be powered by a four -
cylinder hybrid setup, possibly sourcing the Ohio - made turbocharged gasoline engine
from the Civic Type R.
The diesel range starts
from the CLS 300d with a 2.0 - litre, turbocharged, four -
cylinder mill which produces 231 PS and 450 Nm, while the CLS 350d gets a 2.9 - litre, six -
cylinder engine producing just under 290 PS and 600 Nm.
Power comes
from a turbocharged, 0.9 - liter, three -
cylinder gasoline engine rated at 85 horsepower and 145 Nm (107 pound - feet) of torque or a 1.3 - liter, four -
cylinder, diesel
mill generating 75 horses and 190 Nm (140 pound - feet) of twist.
Toyota hasn't told us how much power the fresh six -
cylinder engine is producing — last year we got 236 ponies
from a larger 4.0 - liter
mill — but we were told that the four -
cylinder model gains a six - speed automatic transmission as standard equipment, while the V - 6 offers a six - speed auto or a six - speed manual on the options sheet.