The Ford Focus ST is also less squirrelly and
gives less torque steer than the older «Speed3.
There's also the fact that a V - 8 engine seems promising'til you realize that the higher displacement still
gives you less torque and horsepower than the twin - turbo V6 in the new Lincoln SUV.
Not exact matches
This technique will
give you better control on the Snatch,
less energy will be spent, and the
torque on your arm / shoulder will be significantly reduced!
Sixty mph comes up from a standstill in
less than 4 seconds, and the mandated 55 mph arrives even sooner,
giving us a chance to review the low - down
torque.
Despite utilising power from a turbocharged 2 - litre diesel engine producing significantly
less power — it peaks at 187bhp — the arrival of 295 lb ft of
torque from just 1750rpm
gives the BMW enough punch to worry a supercar worth more than four times its list value.
Of course there's tons of grip and unshakable traction - anything
less would be extremely negligent
given the power and
torque on - tap - but it's the fact you now know how much you're using and how much is left that marks the Chiron out as something special.
It's the way the Focus packages its power on the move that
gives it such remarkable real - world pace, making so much of its prodigious
torque available for so much of the time that the sheer dimension of its in - gear acceleration from
less than 2000rpm — especially in 4th, 5th and 6th — is often surreal.
The straight - six 4L engine has
given way to the venerable 3.8 L minivan engine, which has more horsepower, but
less torque.
The differences in feel between old and new engine specs is
less obvious than the chassis, but there's 39bhp extra, if no additional
torque at 509 lb ft. Despite its 730bhp being just 10bhp shy of the hardcore Aventador SV, the philosophy is different: the SV's 100 kg weight loss
gives it permission to focus more on power, where Lamborghini's engineers have also targeted driveable
torque for the S.
My suspicion is that the extra pressure is used to power the engine after max
torque, ie maintaining power after the peak
torque - probably
giving an engine with
less «cliff» drop compare to other turbo engines.
Symmetrical all - wheel drive comes standard, naturally, and an Active
Torque Vectoring system
gives the Legacy even more grip in
less - than - ideal conditions.
Unlike the
lesser Boxsters, the additional
torque gives you the flexibility to simply leave the shifter in a taller gear.
The upgrade is far from overwhelming, but it
gives customers access to a slightly more aggressive exterior and enhanced performance that takes the M5 closer to the bonkers Mercedes - AMG E63 S. For the first time ever, the M5 is quicker than the most powerful version of the E-Class, despite offering significantly
less torque.
The Camaro also weighs 200 pounds
less than the previous model year and has 60 more horsepower and 80 more pound - feet of
torque,
giving it a better power to weight ratio.
Give Superchips a call, and for less than # 500 they will give your nice new RRS TDV8 Ultimate a sprinkle of fairy dust which will give you 321bhp and 600lb / ft of tor
Give Superchips a call, and for
less than # 500 they will
give your nice new RRS TDV8 Ultimate a sprinkle of fairy dust which will give you 321bhp and 600lb / ft of tor
give your nice new RRS TDV8 Ultimate a sprinkle of fairy dust which will
give you 321bhp and 600lb / ft of tor
give you 321bhp and 600lb / ft of
torque.
It also
gives the RS an additional technical edge over the recently updated but mechanically
less sophisticated Golf R, the Volkswagen relying on a regular Haldex - style all - wheel - drive system with brake - activated
torque vectoring in place of mechanical locking differentials.
The Stingray takes a moral victory in performance results because it
gives up 180 horses and 135 lb - ft in
torque to the Viper, yet GM's latest creation managed to be
less than a second behind the Viper around the 1.6 - mile Willow Springs course.
Despite being 67lb / ft on
torque, the 240hp power it churns out
gives it comparable mid-range pace to the diesel, and the claimed 21 / 30mpg for the city and highway respectively make it fairly efficient by class standards — if, admittedly,
less frugal on paper than a like - for - like Mercedes - Benz C - Class.