They were available with a choice of three engines: two four -
cylinder petrol engines of 2.0 and 1.8 litres and a turbocharged 1.9 - litre diesel.
Not exact matches
The selection
of TFSI turbocharged
petrol engines are relatively smooth, but it's worth noting that the smallest 1.0 - litre unit, featuring just three
cylinders, only puts out 113bhp.
Instead we'll get 1.8 - litre and 2 - litre TSI
petrol engines and a choice
of four -
cylinder diesels.
It uses a 2 - litre turbocharged four -
cylinder petrol engine with 221bhp and 350Nm
of torque, which is good for 0 - 62mph in 6.2 sec and a top - speed
of 155mph.
However, the mid-mounted 1.5 - litre turbocharged three -
cylinder petrol engine is unchanged, save for a new particulate filter reducing NOx emissions in preparation
of incoming real world economy testing.
Five
engine choices encompass three turbocharged
petrol TFSI four -
cylinder units
of 1.0, 1.5 and 2 litres and a pair
of TDI turbodiesels in 1.6 - and 2 - litre capacities.
Featuring a combination
of both electric and
petrol motors, it achieves a 4.5 second 0 - 60 time using a highly tuned version
of the 3 -
cylinder petrol engine found in the new Mini.
Powered by a combination
of four and six -
cylinder petrol and diesel
engines, the current flagship is the P380 model, which features a 3 - litre supercharged V6
engine.
Otherwise, expect the same combination
of four -
cylinder petrol and diesel
engines making up the bulk
of the
engine range, as well as an entry - level 318i utilising a turbocharged 1.5 - litre three -
cylinder unit.
Most
of the
engines offered are fashionably downsized: two turbo
petrol units (three
cylinders / 1.2 litres / 128bhp and four
cylinders / 1.6 litres / 163bhp) and two four -
cylinder turbodiesels (1.6 litres / 99 or 118bhp and 2.0 litres / 148 or 177bhp).
There's a 740e plug - in hybrid too, which uses a 2 - litre four -
cylinder petrol engine - yes, in a 7 - series - and an electric motor to supply a combined 322bhp and 369 lb ft
of torque.
The smaller
of the two
petrol engines is a 1 - litre three -
cylinder unit that's available in two states
of tune, either 94bhp or 113bhp.
Ford has not made mention
of a new ST or RS model, although we expect the former to be powered by a four -
cylinder turbocharged
petrol engine powering the front wheels, as per the current ST.
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Engine and gearbox —
Petrol engines of three, four and six
cylinders and four - and six - pot diesels, manual and automatic, and rear - or all - wheel drive.
The three -
cylinder, 1.5 - litre turbocharged
petrol engine is untouched in the i8 Roadster, producing the same 228bhp and 236 lb ft as it has since the Mini-sourced unit was positioned behind the rear seats and ahead
of the rear axle in the original coupe.
The all - electric i3 is now capable
of an official 195 miles (which should result in a real world figure
of at least 150 miles), while the i3 REx, with its small two -
cylinder range - extending
engine, is officially rated at 288 miles on the combined efforts
of battery and
petrol power.
Likewise, the Cabrio utilises the same brace
of three -
cylinder petrol engines as the regular car.
Engine and gearbox > The Ghibli is only available with a suite
of six -
cylinder petrol and diesel
engines connected exclusively to an 8 - speed automatic gearbox.
In a sign
of the times, the entry - level 630i model will get a 2 - litre four -
cylinder turbo
petrol engine, rather than the straight - six those numbers have traditionally denoted.
«3 - litre to 4 - litre» with the M3's 4 - litre V8, the «2.5 to 3 - litre» with its direct - injection twin - turbo fitted across much
of the range (including the new 1 - Series M Coupe), the «1.8 - litre to 2.0 - litre» category with its 2 - litre twin - turbodiesel that powers the 123d and X1 and the «1.4 to 1.8 - litre» category, with its 1.6 - litre four -
cylinder petrol turbo
engine which it co-developed with PSA Peugeot Citroen, with whom it shared the award.
The
engine range is also likely to mimic the hatch, so that'll mean a combination
of four -
cylinder petrol and diesels.
There are six
engine and transmission combinations available in the C3 Aircross, based around three core
engines — a naturally - aspirated 1.2 - litre three -
cylinder petrol, a turbocharged version
of the same (both badged PureTech), and a 1.6 - litre «BlueHDi» turbodiesel.
Neither
engine sounds great, the
petrol emits a slightly gravelly note typical
of a three -
cylinder engine.
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Engine and gearbox - The XF's engine range is made up of four and six cylinder petrol and diesel var
Engine and gearbox - The XF's
engine range is made up of four and six cylinder petrol and diesel var
engine range is made up
of four and six
cylinder petrol and diesel variants.
Under the bonnet is the THP S&S 1.6 - litre four -
cylinder turbocharged
petrol engine that we have seen more recently in various states
of tune in hot Peugeots.
Effectively, the 217bhp
petrol car uses the
engine from Volkswagen's Golf GTI, while the 276bhp
engine is the SEAT Leon Cupra 280's power unit — developments
of the EA888 four -
cylinder used across the Volkswagen Group empire.
A feature
of both the
petrol and the V8 twin - turbo diesel
engine is the positioning
of the turbochargers within the centre V
of the
engine, between opposing banks
of cylinders to improve throttle response, torque delivery and reduce emissions.
There'll be four
engines at launch — 64bhp naturally aspirated and 84bhp turbocharged versions
of the 875cc two -
cylinder TwinAir
petrol engine shared with the Fiat 500 and Alfa Romeo Mito, plus the familiar 68bhp 1.2 - litre four -
cylinder petrol and 74bhp 1.3 - litre Multijet four -
cylinder diesel from the outgoing Panda.
All Ignis use a 1.2 - litre four -
cylinder petrol engine badged Dualjet, producing 89bhp at 6000rpm and 89 lb ft
of torque from 4400rpm.
The large front wheel drive saloon is powered by a choice
of four and six -
cylinder petrol engines, and will go on - sale in the USA early next year.
Prices should kick off around # 30k with
engines ranging from 4 -
cylinder petrols right up to a 6.2 - litre V8 AMG version (with the possibility
of a Black series iteration for the coupe).
The 4 -
cylinder petrol engine is a superb example
of modern
engine production.
Borrowing technology from the i8 and i3, BMW has managed to extract a total
of 321bhp from the 740e's 2 - litre four -
cylinder petrol engine and electric motor powertrain, enabling it to mix a 134.5 mpg combined figure with a 5.6 sec 0 - 62mph time and 149mph top speed.
The next generation
of Mini John Cooper Works models will adopt a new 2.0 - litre four -
cylinder direct injection
petrol engine developing «around 230bhp», sources close to the BMW - owned company have revealed.
It is powered by a newly developed version
of the four -
cylinder 2.0 - litre turbocharged EA888 TSI
petrol engine used in the latest Golf GTI (and Audi S3), but in this application producing 300 PS (296 bhp; 206kWs for «hot climate» markets such as Australia, South Africa, Japan, USA) from 5,500 to 6,200 rpm and 380 Nm (280 lbs ft) from 1,800 to 5,500 rpm.
No other
petrol engine features direct injection at a pressure
of 200 bar, spray - guided combustion and piezo injectors, all in conjunction with map - controlled
cylinder shut - off, an all - aluminium crankcase with «spectacle» honing, four - valve technology with continuous camshaft adjustment, a high compression ratio
of 12.6: 1, a start / stop system and generator management — while revving to a maximum speed
of over 7000 rpm.
The four versions
of Volvo's new four -
cylinder engines in both the
petrol and diesel line - ups are split into entry - level, low, medium and high power outputs.
A trio
of 1 - litre, three -
cylinder petrol engines will be available initially, starting with a non-turbocharged 1.0 MPI with 74bhp and rising to more interesting 94 and 113bhp turbocharged 1.0 TSIs.
Top
of the range is the BMW TwinPower Turbo straight 6 -
cylinder petrol engine combines a Twin Scroll turbocharger with Valvetronic, double - Vanos and High Precision Injection.
That is a combination
of 1.5 - liter four -
cylinder petrol engine and an electric battery.
These savings allow BMW's latest range
of EfficientDynamics
engines to do their best work, whether in 2 - litre
petrol or diesel form (as the 530i and 520d respectively) or as the powerful six -
cylinder 530d and 540i xDrive, the latter
of which produces 335bhp and still manages an official 37.6 mpg.
Powered by a 296bhp 2.0 - litre, four -
cylinder Ingenium
petrol engine, the P400e PHEV is also equipped with an 114bhp electric motor, although the peak power for the powertrain is capped at 398bhp due to the peak outputs
of the internal combustion
engine and the electric motor arriving at different
engine / motor speeds.
Power comes from a range
of small, turbocharged
engines, starting with a 1.0 - litre, three -
cylinder petrol that's punchy and economical.
The
petrol motor would use a 1.6 - liter turbocharged
engine to produce 155 bhp and 250 Nm
of torque, while the diesel would use the 2.2 - liter four -
cylinder engine to generate 135 bhp and 300 Nm
of torque.
The 1.2 - litre, 3 -
cylinder petrol engine produces 108 BHP @ 5,000 rpm and a peak torque
of 170 Nm @ 1,750 - 4,000 rpm.
The Xcent continues to get the 1.2 - litre, 4 -
cylinder petrol engine that makes 83PS
of maximum power and 114Nm
of peak torque.
The 3 - litre straight six -
cylinder engine with direct
petrol injection (High Precision Injection) under the bonnet
of the BMW 528i Touring delivers a power output
of 190 kW / 258 bhp at 6,600 rpm in lean operation and achieves maximum torque
of 310 Nm between 2,600 and 5,000 rpm.
GS will come with both 1.5 and 2.0 - litre four -
cylinder petrol engines mated to a six - speed dual clutch transmission, three specification levels and the choice
of front and on - demand all - wheel drive.
There is no mechanical change in the Ranger special edition, which is powered by a 1.3 - litre 4 -
cylinder Euro 6 compliant
petrol engine, capable
of 84 PS at 6,000 rpm and 110 Nm at 4,100 rpm.
The base option is the 1.6 - litre MPI naturally aspirated four -
cylinder petrol engine that produces 105 PS and 153 Nm
of torque and sends power to the wheels via a 5 - speed manual transmission.