The four -
cylinder mill offered two power outputs: 132 hp / 128 lb - ft for the L, LE and S versions, and 140 hp / 126 lb - ft for the allegedly more efficient LE Eco derivative.
Not exact matches
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.
Engine options are limited to the same turbocharged 2.0 L and 2.3 L four -
cylinder mills that were
offered previously, producing 245 and 285 horsepower, respectively.
Sure, the Volkswagen GTI's 2.0 - liter, turbocharged four -
cylinder engine isn't the most potent
mill on the market (210 horsepower, 258 lb - ft of torque), but a legion of aftermarket tuners will be all too happy to
offer a long list of potential power improvements — and handling upgrades to boot.
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.
Two new engines debut for 2017: the 2.5 - liter four -
cylinder engine is the base
mill,
offering an estimated 28 mpg on the highway for front - wheel drive models (EPA estimate not yet available; estimate is based on GM testing).
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.
The new engine to be
offered in the 2017 Honda Jazz is the 1.0 - litre VTEC TURBO three -
cylinder petrol
mill set to be introduced in the tenth generation 2016 Honda Civic range this year.