The Countryman's different body shape sees air intake and exhaust system tweaks, while the four -
cylinder unit now boasts direct injection and variable valve timing.
Not exact matches
Now what type of race cars need a six -
cylinder hybrid power
unit...?
Tickle the rev - counter's red line and the four -
cylinder unit sounds pretty good too — it actually stands out
now that so many rivals are opting for three turbocharged
cylinders.
This
unit, which has been rated 184 hp and 185 lb - ft of torque, will
now feature
cylinder deactivation for better fuel economy.
In time all V40s will be powered by 2.0 - litre four -
cylinder engines as Volvo rolls out its Drive - E
units, but right
now there's a mishmash of capacities.
While the engine range is the same, with a 2.1 - litre four -
cylinder unit in three power outputs and a 3.0 - litre V6 diesel (the Sprinter is the only large van on sale to offer a V6), front - wheel drive is
now offered for the first time.
Volvo's current engine range comprises a vast spectrum of four -, five - and six
cylinder units, often from different engine families, and mostly antiquated by
now — the fives and sixes are relics from the 1990's.
The base engine for the Sonata remains the same 185 horsepower inline - four, but the turbocharged four -
cylinder powerplant of the 2.0 T Limited is
now mated to a new eight - speed automatic; it replaces the six - speed auto
unit.
In place of the previous - generation's eight -
cylinder engine, both the BMW M3 and the BMW M4
now make use of a 3.0 - liter, twin - turbo six -
cylinder unit that's good for 425 horsepower and 406 lb - ft of torque.
The engine is
now a three -
cylinder, 1.0 - litre
unit, which is a bump up of 200cc from the standard redi - GO with the 0.8 - litre motor.
Over the last years BMW has been downsizing its fleet of engines with most of the powerplants
now being four and six -
cylinder units.
Acolytes of fuel - efficient diesels in general and VW's diesel engines in particular (in Canada, about 30 % of VW sales are diesel models) will be excited by an all - new 2.0 - litre turbocharged TDI Clean Diesel four -
cylinder (designated EA288), a robust
unit now pumping out 150 horsepower (at 3,500 rpm)-- 10 more horses than last year's diesel engine — and 236 pound - feet of torque between 1,750 and 3,000 rpm.
In the old car a flat - six
cylinder naturally - aspirated
unit did the legwork, but that has
now been replaced by a turbocharged flat - four
cylinder in three guises.
Under the bonnet
now resides a 1.4 - litre turbocharged four -
cylinder petrol — the same
unit used in the Vitara SUV but with increased outputs of 103kW and 230Nm.
Four petrol
units and seven diesels are available, developing from 85 kW / 116 hp to 240 kW / 326 hp.All the three -, four - and six -
cylinder petrol engines and the four -
cylinder diesel
units in the BMW 316d, BMW 318d and BMW 320d are
now sourced from the newly developed, modular BMW EfficientDynamics engine family and feature BMW TwinPower Turbo technology.
It's a 1.5 - litre Ti - VCT engine which
now is a 3
cylinder unit instead of 4 and will be manufcatured at the company's Sanand plant.
Now in its seventh generation (in production since 2012 in Europe), the Volkswagen Golf continues to be the leader of the compact hatchback segment in Europe, where it is sold with a wide choice of engines, ranging from 1.0 - liter three -
cylinder units to 2.0 - liter four - bangers.
Hyundai's Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf rival will be offered for
now in the States with a single engine option, the same 1.8 - liter four -
cylinder unit with 148 horsepower and 131 lb - ft of torque used in the Elantra sedan.
Under the hood, the modest 1.2 - liter gasoline
unit with three
cylinders is basically the same as before, except
now it has a new camshaft, so it makes 78 horsepower and 74 pound - feet of torque.
All the three -, four - and six -
cylinder petrol engines for the BMW 3 Series model range and the four -
cylinder diesel
units in the BMW 316d, BMW 318d and BMW 320d are
now sourced from the newly developed, modular BMW EfficientDynamics engine family.
Now the proven six -
cylinder naturally - aspirated power
unit develops maximum output of 435 bhp (320 kW), up 20 bhp over its predecessor.
Whereas a BMW 328i once used to have a 2.8 - liter six -
cylinder engine, it
now has a 2.0 - liter four -
cylinder that's not too dissimilar to the identically sized
unit in the 318i.
Now, on to the diesel variant powered by Maruti's tried and tested 1.3 - litre four -
cylinder Fiat - sourced
unit.
Including the new top - of - the - range BMW 760i and BMW 760Li with their twelve -
cylinder power
units, the BMW 7 Series is
now available in three gasoline and two diesel variants.
His most recent series of works, which make up this current MATRIX
unit, take the form of distorted
cylinders -
now only vestigially related to cups - based on a diagonal axis.