Sentences with phrase «horsepower arms race»

While a host of boutique supercar manufacturers engage in a horsepower arms race in Geneva this week, last week Texas - based tuner Hennessey pulled the covers off of its own muscle - bound piece of machinery, a Dodge Challenger Hellcat tweaked to some 1,032 horsepower.

The horsepower arms race is driving up prices of super sedans across the board.

Its engineers say the Megane's development was all about being fun to drive in corners, not in a straight line, that they prioritise torque delivery over outright power, and that they're not interested in joining the horsepower arms race for the sake of it.

Not exact matches

Armed with a striking Sublime Green 2015 Dodge Challenger R / T Scat Pack Shaker and a gray 2015 Dodge Durango R / T support vehicle — affectionately named George and Ron Burgundy — we drove over 3,000 miles through Middle America to flog the big 485 horsepower coupe on some of the area's most infamous race tracks.

Though the concept features a 345 - horsepower turbocharged 2.0 liter four - cylinder borrowed from Subaru's Japanese racing arm, the production BRZ STI won't receive any engine mods.

Earlier this year, SRT boss Ralph Gilles said the company had started something of an internal arms race for horsepower with its new V8 that could potentially overpower the Viper's massive V10.

Photo: Toyota Update: Toyota Introduces the Yaris HSD Hybrid Concept Should have Better MPG Than Prius There's a new kind of arms race on the road, except that this one doesn't involve bigger vehicles and more horsepower.