Like the 414bhp FSI V8, this direct - injection V10 is a long - stroke design and combines thumping low - down torque (80 per cent of the 391 lb ft peak almost
from tickover) with a potent, furious top - end that reaches as far as 8700rpm.
It's smoother, more linear and more refined throughout its rev range than Mazda's current Skyactiv - G petrol, pulls cleanly
from tickover in high gears if required, and doesn't have a hint of diesel - style rattle.
To hear and feel this engine work its way
from tickover to the limiter in fourth gear is a thrill I doubt you'd ever tire of.
Not exact matches
From a little over
tickover, this 4.3 - litre, flat - plane - crank V8 feels and sounds like one of the sweetest and fruitiest twin - cam in - line fours you've ever heard.
Engine and Gearbox The car started first go
from cold and settled into a smooth
tickover.
Turbo lag is well suppressed and it picks up smartly
from a little past
tickover making it feel fast in stop - start city traffic.