The cars used a larger
engine than the production car, at 3.5 - litres, and the 24v unit produced as much as 430bhp - over double that of the production CSL and similar to that of a brand new BMW M4.
Not exact matches
The basic principle is that U.S. consumer demand and military spending should be the «
engine» that drives foreign
production, rather
than production abroad driving domestic consumption (as in Say's Law).
In addition to a muscled - up turbocharged 1.5 - liter four - cylinder
engine said to be the Si's most powerful to date, the more - like -
production -
than - prototype prototype rocks performance cues to match.
Just because Dodge will increase
production of the
engine, however, don't expect the high - power mill to be used in anything other
than those cars.
Ferrari's 250 series of cars was the first indication of volume
production from the brand, with race cars and road cars sharing many chassis and
engine components and more body styles on offer
than ever before.
It's all too clinical: big, plastic shrouds hide all the interesting bits away, creating an air more suited to a domestic appliance
than one of the mightiest normally aspirated
production engines ever built.
At the 2016 Detroit auto show, we saw the
production debut of the off - road monster, with official powertrain details pegging the 3.5 - liter twin - turbocharged V - 6
engine pushing out more power and torque
than the outgoing Raptor's 6.2 - liter V - 8.
Less
than 10 percent of the Riviera's
production in 1965 included the Gran Sport option, which listed for $ 306.38 but added the 360 - hp Nailhead dual four - barrel
engine, a modified exhaust, posi - trac differential, and Gran Sport ornamentation, including hubcaps.
We're talking about the country's Gentleman's Agreement, where settled - upon but often - not - followed terms meant
engines like Toyota's 2JZ - GTE left the
production line with a whole lot more potential
than the company's Paseos did.
Ford moved the
engine's
production from Spain to Ohio so it can charge less for the EcoBoost
than it does for the 280 - hp, 3.5 - liter naturally aspirated V - 6.
Most impressively, the Skyactiv - X feels better to use
than most equivalent
production 2 - litre
engines.
It was the original motorbike
engined track day car, and now more
than 20 years on the Light Car Company is putting the Gordon Murray designed Rocket back into limited
production.
The changes over the standard
production model included a modified
engine that produced an extra 30 PS (22 kW; 30 bhp) more
than the standard 200 PS (150 kW; 200 bhp) version, raising the output to 230 PS (170 kW; 230 bhp), giving rumour that it was faster in the dry and more powerful
than the R32.
Hyundai isn't ready to share powertrain details, but the
production i20, which is slightly smaller
than the U.S. - spec Accent, is currently offered with two gas - powered
engines including a 1.4 - liter four - cylinder rated at 99 hp and 101 lb - ft of torque, with a claimed 0 - 62 mph time of 11.6 seconds with a manual transmission.
With the tall - deck LSX Bowtie block, Chevrolet Performance engineers were able to build a 21st - century 454 with the latest technology — and it requires no more space under the hood
than a
production LS
engine.
More
than two overhead camshafts are not known to have been tried in a
production engine.
An impressive 143 hp per liter — some 38 hp per liter more
than its predecessor through the effects of forced induction — also gives it the highest specific output of any series
production M division
engine to date.
In an indication that the
production version of the NMC will offer more
than adequate performance, the concept in Beijing sports the same 217 - hp turbocharged 2.0 - liter direct injection four - cylinder gas
engine as the seventh - generation Golf GTI.
The concept clawed back energy from regenerative braking via the
engine, but it's thought the
production version will also feature a plug - in capability to provide for a pure - electric range of more
than 50 km.
Thanks to more
than four decades of experience with turbo
engines — in both motor racing and
production sports cars — the new
engines in the new 911 Carrera set benchmarks in terms of performance, driving pleasure and efficiency.
While there were a handful of modifications carried out to make the rally version more aerodynamic and lighter
than the
production model, it also benefited from an uprated
engine producing around 228bhp.
The class is for
production cars with
engines of less
than 1.5 liters that use forced induction.
Competing at the Bonneville Word Finals in the class for
production cars with
engines of less
than 1.5 litres using forced induction, the 1.4 litre turbo achieved an average speed of 186.313 mph (299.842 km / h).
The supercar will be powered by what Ford claims to be the most powerful EcoBoost
production engine ever: a next - gen twin - turbo EcoBoost V - 6 that makes more
than 600 horsepower.
F2
engines were required to have no more
than six cylinders, and to be derived from a
production engine, from a road car homologated in the GT class and produced in at least 500 examples within 12 months.
The 7.3:1 ratio is higher
than the average conventional 7 - speed automatic transmissions used on high - displacement
engine - equipped vehicles, making it among the world's highest ratios for
production vehicle use, according to JATCO, (excluding DCTs and manual transmissions).
CVT technology has been used in
production cars for more
than a decade, but its use has been limited to small, four - cylinder
engines that do not produce a lot of torque to prevent breaking the transmission belt.
The 7.3:1 ratio is higher
than the average conventional 7 - speed automatic transmissions used on high - displacement
engine - equipped vehicles, making it among the world's highest ratios for
production vehicle use (excluding DCTs and manual transmissions).
The most powerful four - cylinder
production engine ever produced, the 2.0 - liter
engine outputs a massive 355 horsepower, which is almost 150 horsepower more
than its CLA250 counterpart.
In addition to causing problems with coolant and oil systems mingling fluids, it also resulted in Porsche's decision to repair faulty
engines by boring out the cast sleeves on the cylinders where defects were noted in
production and inserting new sleeves rather
than scrapping the
engine block.
Each of these Aventador LP720 - 4 will receive a beautiful Forged Composite ® badge showing the stylish» 50» script... and a serial number that further emphasizes the fact this is a new milestone in the
production of the Aventador, a carbon fiber monocoque model with a powerful V12
engine... which in case of this LP720 - 4 has been uprated a little to deliver 720hp (20 more
than the standard Aventador LP700 - 4) driving all four wheels (hence the -4 denomination)... this power increase has been achieved by using a new
engine calibration.
According to the American automaker, the «test vehicle was built to mimic the typical stair - step enhancements many amateur racers make with their
production Camaro SS models, including swapping the differential for a numerically higher ratio and adding horsepower - building components such as a cam - and - heads package to push the SS's LT1
engine to more
than 530 horsepower — and about 600 horsepower with a power adder.»
Less
than a week after Jeep announced that it would offer a diesel
engine in the 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the company said it would end
production of the diesel version of the Jeep Liberty (right) after this model year.
The new Ford EcoBlue diesel
engine production line at Dagenham Engine Plant will reduce water and energy consumption by more than
engine production line at Dagenham
Engine Plant will reduce water and energy consumption by more than
Engine Plant will reduce water and energy consumption by more
than 50 %.
Honda says their 2.0 - liter i - VTEC
engine produces «more
than 280PS», which is about 276 horsepower, if not more when it goes to
production.
In fact, the ZZ6 produces more power
than any factory produced 350
engine ever installed in a Chevrolet
production vehicle and is one of the most powerful 350 Small Block - based crate
engines during the 27 - history of the ZZ lineup.
If it makes
production, it's likely to use a platform from within the Hyundai - Kia Group, possibly from the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, but probably the total output be the same
than the base
engine mounted in the Kia Optima, with 274 hp.
Production commenced of the C160 manual transaxle used in the first 6 - speed manual transmission for front - wheel - drive vehicles in the 1.6 - liter class; Transmission uses a low - gear and close - gear ratio to provide better
engine performance
than that provided by conventional 5 - speed manual transmissions
There's the Shelby GT500 with the most powerful
production V8
engine in the world - a 662 - hp supercharged 5.8 L V8 capable of more
than 200 miles per hour on the track.
The Flint facility alone represents an investment of more
than $ 200 million in technology and tooling to support the
engines»
production.
In 12 months, the Midland - based facility has moved from prototype
production to full - scale manufacture with more
than 50,000
engines coming off the
production line.
Driver Scott Brayton drove his March to more
than 204 mph one - lap speed and a 203.637 four - lap average, setting records for a
production - spec
engine block.
A test vehicle was built to mimic the typical stair - step enhancements many amateur racers make with their
production Camaro SS models, including swapping the differential for a numerically higher ratio and adding horsepower - building components such as a cam - and - heads package to push the SS's LT1
engine to more
than 530 horsepower — and about 600 horsepower with a power adder.
Characterful, high - revving all - new 2.0 litre VTEC TURBO
engine with greater power, torque and response
than any previous Honda
production car
engine
Any
production engine churning out more
than 400 horsepower is impressive, but the 2007 Cadillac Escalade takes a slight hit in our tech - skewed performance rating.
Engines must be available in regular -
production vehicles on sale in the U.S. market no later
than the first quarter of the year.
The new
engine doesn't actually go into
production until September, so Peugeot is reluctant to release finalised emissions and economy data, only saying the new 1.5 will be four to six per cent more efficient
than its 88kW 1.6 - litre predecessor.
The Ford GT, which will enter
production next year in time to run in the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, is all about racing with an aero - tuned body and the «most powerful EcoBoost
production engine ever,» with initial estimates rating this mid-mounted, twin - turbo V - 6 at more
than 600 horsepower.
That is more power
than any 5.7 - liter
engine ever offered in a
production vehicle and one of the most powerful 5.7 - liter small block crate
engines ever sold by Chevrolet Performance in the storied 27 - year history of the «ZZ» lineup.
The new GSR is one of the applications of the new, improved EA888 motors that will be produced there, answering a question I had about whether the new
engines were produced with an eye towards
production sport variants (other
than the tepid Passat Sport Concept that was at Detroit).