And all that instant
electric torque lets you point and shoot between corners with ease.
Not exact matches
And speaking of curves, standard
Torque Vectoring Control and
electric power - assisted steering
let you get the most out of them.
If you missed it,
let's recap the tech overview from a few weeks ago: Underhood, all Cayenne E-Hybrids get a 3.0 - liter single twin - scroll turbo gasoline V6 making 335 hp and 332 lb - ft of
torque plus an
electric motor nestled between the flywheel and transmission.
Starting off,
torque from the
electric motor adding grunt can chirp the tires, and
let the car leap forward adequately.
And
let's be clear that this is no Prius - like fuel - saver: the combination of twin - turbo V8 and
electric motor generates 680 hp and 627 lb - ft of
torque, but will also be capable of a promised 50 km of all -
electric driving thanks to a plug - in provision for the 14.1 - kWh battery pack that will take a full charge in as little and two - and - a-half hours when plugged into an optional fast charger.
When it's running, the petrol motor lends the car aural character as well as pace, with the
electric motor tangibly filling in the low - end
torque gaps and
letting it punch out of corners with more or less instant throttle response.
Subaru's hot - selling little crossover suv -
let combines the brand's venerable 148 - horsepower, 2.0 - liter horizontally opposed four with a continuously variable transmission, all - wheel drive, and an
electric motor for a total system output of 160 horsepower and 163 ft - lbs of
torque.