All V6 RAV4 models as well as all 4 -
cylinder models with a third - row seat come standard with Hill - start Assist Control (HAC) and Downhill Assist Control (DAC).
Four -
cylinder models with the light - duty Active Drive four - wheel - drive system are rated at 24 mpg combined and 21 city / 28 highway, while V6 Cherokees with this 4WD system are rated 22/19/27.
In the diesel models and the four -
cylinder models with direct petrol injection, a heat exchanger with six integral PTC heating elements (PTC = Positive Temperature Coefficient) is also activated when the outside temperature falls below a certain level in order to supplement the heater heat exchanger with an electrical output of around 1200 watts.
This is also confi rmed by the innovative rendition of the Auto Start Stop function already featured as standard in BMW's four -
cylinder models with manual gearshift.
With the Accord's various powertrains come different driving experiences, but most buyers will gravitate toward 4 -
cylinder models with an automatic transmission.
Two new five -
cylinder models with the 2.4 litre engine offered the choice of 140 bhp or 170 bhp.
The only four -
cylinder models with higher ratings are the 2015 Mazda 6 (26/38/30 mpg city / highway / combined) and the 2015 Nissan Altima (27/38/31 mpg city / highway / combined), and the 2015 Sonata is right on par with other midsizers like the 2014 Honda Accord (27/36/30 mpg city / highway / combined) and the 2014 Ford Fusion (25/37/29 mpg city / highway / combined).
I'd definitely like to try a four - cylinder Genesis coupe with the standard suspension, rather than this $ 30K six -
cylinder model with track suspension.
That was the 4 -
cylinder model with a 3 - spd tranny and we put about 175,000 miles on it before it's useful life ended (14 - years).
The least expensive 4Runner - a four -
cylinder model with a manual transmission - starts at $ 19,488.
Budget upwards of # 300 for
a cylinder model with much more steam power.
Not exact matches
Of course,
with Coles soon to fly the Wesfarmers coup, Scott needs the pillars of his conglomerate
model to be firing on all
cylinders.
The team found their predictions bore out in computer
modeling and an actual mockup of the brain — a plastic
cylinder filled
with saline and wired
with electrodes.
The 1.4 TSI engine
with ACT (Active
Cylinder Technology) in the FR
model has 147bhp and 184 lb ft of torque, which is enough to allow it reach 62mph in 8.0 seconds and onto a 134mph maximum.
Power-wise, we're expecting the base
model to be equipped
with a 150 + horsepower 2.3 - litre 4 -
cylinder engine, and the top - of - the - line Kizashi will be powered by a 3.6 - litre V6 (
with 280 to 300 bhp) mated to a 6 - speed automatic transmission.
However,
with a 4 -
cylinder Ford
Model A engine, I have been told this is not the case because it has such low compression.
How It Drives I sampled three Ford Focus versions — the SE
with a 1.0 - liter EcoBoost three -
cylinder and six - speed manual transmission, and two loaded Titanium
models with the 2.0 - liter four -
cylinder engine — one
with a five - speed manual transmission, the other
with a six - speed dual - clutch automatic.
2016 Volkswagen Jetta SEL and 1.8 T Sport
models will continue to use the 1.8 - liter turbo four -
cylinder, the TDI
model continues on
with a 2.0 - liter turbodiesel four -
cylinder, and the performance - oriented Jetta GLI will still use a 2.0 - liter turbocharged four -
cylinder.
Its 138 - hp, 148 lb - ft, 1.4 - liter turbocharged Ecotec inline - four, and six - speed automatic (
with front - or all - wheel - drive) carryover, so the Chevy Trax won't get an engine from General Motors» new four -
cylinder engine family until the second - generation
model arrives.
2016 Cadillac ATS sedan and coupe
models still offer a six - speed manual on rear - wheel - drive 2.0 T
models; the base ATS sedan continues
with its 2.5 - liter four -
cylinder, which gains the eight - speed automatic as well.
Considering the success of other luxury automakers like BMW and Mercedes - Benz
with small turbocharged four -
cylinder engines in the U.S., we think Infiniti will bring a four -
cylinder Q50 here to compete
with models like the BMW 320i and the Mercedes - Benz C250 and CLA250.
Two engines were cut from the
model lineup,
with only the 1.4 - liter turbocharged four -
cylinder available at launch.
Living in a world obsessed
with downsizing both the petrol - engined
models have smaller capacities than suggested by their
model names, the 630i utilising the 2 - litre four -
cylinder TwinPower turbo unit that's used across the range while the 640i's 3 - litre also uses a single twin - scroll turbo to develop its 335bhp.
Breaking
with longstanding tradition, Chevrolet followed the Ford Mustang
with a new tri-level powertrain lineup for its bread - and - butter 2016 Camaro
models, slotting the six -
cylinder Camaro as the middle child between the base four -
cylinder and the V - 8.
The new package is available on LT
models with both extended and crew cabs,
with two - or four - wheel drive,
with any engine under the hood, including the new 2.8 - liter Duramax turbo - diesel four -
cylinder.
HID lights are available only on the top - of - the - line six -
cylinder model, but in all but the base
model, the headlights automatically turn on after four swipes of the wipers (a safety feature that we wish the government would mandate, along
with automatic - on headlamps for cars
with always - illuminated gauges).
While last year's Legacy 2.5 i scored just 24/32 mpg (city / highway)
with the EPA, the 2015
model boasts ratings of 26/36 mpg, essentially as good as a four -
cylinder Honda Accord (27/36 mpg).
Other than the obvious power pump the V - 6 offers (which about 10 percent of Camry buyers have traditionally opted for), the overwhelming majority of customers will gravitate toward a
model powered by the updated 2.5 - liter four
cylinder with 203 horsepower and 184 lb - ft of torque, 25 more horses and 14 more lb - ft then before, hooked up to the new eight speed automatic.
Variable
Cylinder Management, now standard across the board, is capable of turning the six - cylinder into either a four - or three - cylinder engine during low - load cruising, and with the Touring models» six - speed automatic (a five - speed is standard on other trim levels), the Odyssey returns the best EPA fuel economy at 19/28 mpg city /
Cylinder Management, now standard across the board, is capable of turning the six -
cylinder into either a four - or three - cylinder engine during low - load cruising, and with the Touring models» six - speed automatic (a five - speed is standard on other trim levels), the Odyssey returns the best EPA fuel economy at 19/28 mpg city /
cylinder into either a four - or three -
cylinder engine during low - load cruising, and with the Touring models» six - speed automatic (a five - speed is standard on other trim levels), the Odyssey returns the best EPA fuel economy at 19/28 mpg city /
cylinder engine during low - load cruising, and
with the Touring
models» six - speed automatic (a five - speed is standard on other trim levels), the Odyssey returns the best EPA fuel economy at 19/28 mpg city / highway.
The big story, though, is an all - new, 1.5 - liter turbocharged four -
cylinder with direct injection that will be offered on Civic EX-T, EX-L, and Touring
models.
That's comparable to many four -
cylinder models on the market and on par
with the four -
cylinder RAV4, which gets 24/30 mpg.
Next up is the 2015 Hyundai Elantra Sport, which was a new addition to the lineup for 2014 and is powered by a larger 2.0 - liter four -
cylinder engine (compared
with the 1.8 - liter four in other Elantra
models).
The volume -
model ILX has a 150 - hp, 2.0 - liter four -
cylinder engine (up from 1.8 liters and 140 hp in the Civic) that is hitched to an automatic transmission
with only five speeds.
A turbo four -
cylinder displacing 2.0 liters is standard for the first time in any Ford
model, but a 2.7 - liter V - 6 (from the ’15 F - 150) is standard
with the Sport package.
The base RSX rolls
with a 160 - horsepower, 2.0 - liter four -
cylinder engine and a five - speed manual gearbox or a five - speed manu - matic, but we chose the hotted - up Type - S
model for our Four Seasons test.
The base Toyota Corolla's 132 - horsepower, 1.8 - liter four -
cylinder is replaced
with a 158 - hp, 2.4 - liter four -
cylinder, and the larger engine can be teamed
with a smoother five - speed automatic transmission rather than the base
model's somewhat - outdated four - speed.
The most surprising
model, and the one I would personally choose, is the Ford Focus SE
with the new 123 - hp, turbocharged 1.0 - liter three -
cylinder with a six - speed manual transmission.
Cylinder deactivation and engine start / stop technologies help bring EPA combined fuel economy ratings up to 24 mpg for both sedans (22 mpg
with all - wheel drive), an improvement of 2 mpg in rear - wheel - drive
models and 1 mpg in all - wheel - drive
models.
The 2016 Mazda3 also continues to offer a top - trim i Grand Touring
model, and s Touring and s Grand Touring
models with a larger, 2.5 - liter four -
cylinder engine compared to the i
model's 2.0 - liter engine.
BMW will also be paying attention to its plug - in hybrid variants, expanding beyond the current 330e
model with an entry - level 325e, combining an electric motor and 1.5 - litre three -
cylinder petrol engine.
All
models use a 279 - horsepower, 3.5 - liter V - 6
with cylinder - deactivation technology and a six - speed automatic transmission.
By Tom Threlfall / VSCC Lakeland Trial — An account by Tom Threlfall of this annual event held in demanding territory / Restoration of a 1928 Commer — Bob Moorman recounts his revival of a lorry that was beyond restoration / A rally in Crete — Malcolm Elder took part in the Philpa Rally / The Deemster — Michael - Worthington - Williams tells the story of a car which ceased production in 1924 / Memories of Broklands (part three)-- Charles Mortimer concludes his pre-war reminiscences / 1934 British Salmson — The Editor drives a S4C
model on his monthly excursion / Old car graveyard — Bryan Chalker visited a scrap yard of historic vehicles / Auction
with a difference — A report on the disposal of a pre-war collection by Bernie Jacobson / Greenhow hill - climb — Bryan Demaus continues his series of articles on pre-war hill - climb locations / 1906 Gobron - Brillie — Bunny Tubbs explains the advantage of two pistons per
cylinder.
Base
models will come
with a version of the Civic's 1.5 - liter turbocharged four -
cylinder, here uprated (from 174 hp) to 192 hp (coming in at 5,500 rpm) and 192 lb - ft of torque (from 1,500 to 5,000 rpm).
We tested an Envision Essence front - wheel - drive
model with a 197 - horsepower, 2.5 - liter four -
cylinder engine that got an EPA - estimated 22/29/25 mpg city / highway / combined.
The last Journey I drove was a base
model, fitted
with the anemic 2.4 - inline - four -
cylinder and a four - speed automatic.
C300
models come
with a turbocharged four -
cylinder engine, while the C43 has a turbo V - 6 and the C63 uses a turbo V - 8.
GM says during a recent industry - standard test cycle, a ’19 Silverado 2 - wheel - drive
with a 5.3 L V - 8 and DFM operated
with fewer than eight
cylinders more than 60 % of the time, which is 9 % more than a comparably equipped ’18
model with AFM.
That starts
with the Tiguan's new 2.0 - liter turbocharged four -
cylinder, the sole engine for U.S.
models.
In Affalterbach tradition, it's fitted
with a V8 — the 63 and 63 S
models get the twin - turbo 4 - litre V8 — but there's also a hybrid version, the 53 — its inline 6 -
cylinder engine combined
with an electric motor.
This
model, and a possible M340d, are likely to be the only six -
cylinder 3 - series variants available (aside from the upcoming M3), and paired exclusively
with eight - speed automatic gearboxes and all - wheel drive.