Sentences with phrase «horsepower war»

While a horsepower war is raging in the world of performance cars, a torque war is underway among manufacturers of heavy - duty pickup trucks.

As standard the car develops a claimed 276bhp (it makes closer to 300bhp in truth, but Japanese manufacturers had agreed not to engage in a horsepower war), but receptiveness to tuning is one of the beauties of turbocharged engines, and, as the Skyline's RB26DETT motor is famous for delivering 1000bhp back in the days when 500bhp was supercar - type firepower, it's no wonder most examples have been boosted to some extent.

Thus maybe Ford and GM could exercise their horsepower demons to exorcise this Demon and give us another V8 horsepower war.

When will we see an end to this crazy horsepower war?

The Hellcat - powered Dodge Charger and Challenger have since been outdone by FCA with the Dodge Demon, which brings power up to 840 hp, leaving the Corvette and Mustang to enter the upper echelons of the Horsepower War with forced - induction engines of their own.

Dodge used the Challenger to kick off a little horsepower war, fitting superchargers to the car's higher - trim - level V8 engines.

The German luxury - car manufacturers have been locked in a horsepower war for the past decade.

The 2014 Chevrolet Camaro wins top honors in the horsepower war among the six - cylinder pony cars, with a 3.6 - liter V - 6 that makes 323 horsepower.

It seems that as the horsepower war edges ever upwards, more technology is needed to stop the owners putting them backwards through a hedge.

The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 now has much more ammo for competing in the horsepower wars, as its whopping 650 hp makes it one of the most powerful cars sold in the U.S.. It's bested only by the 651 - hp Ferrari FF, the 662 - hp Ford Shelby GT500, the 700 - hp Lamborghini Aventador LP 700 - 4, the 730 - hp Ferrari F12 berlinetta, and wild hybrid hypercars including the 887 - hp Porsche 918 Spyder, 890 - hp McLaren P1, and 963 - hp Ferrari LaFerrari.

The ponycars had been playing around with 600 - plus horsepower for a few years, but nothing could prepare us for Dodge's answer to modern horsepower wars.

Beginning in» 89, Japanese automakers avoided expensive horsepower wars by capping production - car output in their homeland to 276 hp.

Now with 605 hp and 553 lb - ft of torque, these Audi RS models surge past the 600 - hp BMW M6 and the 577 - hp Mercedes - AMG E63 in the German horsepower wars.

Chrysler finally conceded to the horsepower wars when it launched a restyled Plymouth Barracuda in 1967, offering its 280 - horsepower 383 cubic - inch V - 8 at the expense of luxuries like power steering due to the cramped engine quarters.

Forget the horsepower wars; we're moving on to the mpg wars.

In a building across the way, rare musclecars represent the highlights of the horsepower wars, with multiple carburetors hiding under flashy hood graphics, ready for a run down Woodward Ave.. Other buildings house dry - lakes racers, etched and pinstriped cruisers, and a charming collection of micro-cars, three of which could fit in a lowrider Impala's trunk.

Who said that the German horsepower wars were only fought between German marques?

In terms of who won the horsepower wars at tonight's auction, this should be a slam dunk for Corvette.

This will also strengthen Ford's stance in the horsepower wars, which is dominated by the Dodge Challenger and Chevrolet Camaro.

*** The Challenger is a major salvo in the Horsepower Wars, offering muscle - car metal and seriously awe...

With the horsepower wars continuing unabated, even in plain old family sedans, what gives?

With horsepower wars raging as they haven't raged since the muscle car days, you might assume that today's fun - to - drive car must be bristling with power.

The GSX landed in the midst of the horsepower wars in 1970, but had plenty of ammunition for the battle.

Later, during the American horsepower wars of the late 1960's and early 1970's AMC vehicles also became known for the Gremlin and Pacer small cars, as well as the Javelin and AMX high performance cars.

The fact I'm talking about a subcompact sedan and a legendary supercar in the same breath goes to show how far the horsepower wars have come, and I thank Audi for pushing the front lines even farther with the RS3.

These are just the rules of the German Horsepower Wars.

The California T's 3.9 - litre, twin - turbo V8 makes 552 horsepower and 557 lb - ft of torque, which are serious numbers even in these days of the modern horsepower wars, giving the convertible serious performance.

BMW has created an M7 in every way but the name itself, and it's a reminder that battles are still being fought in the German horsepower wars.

They constantly undersell the competition (Sony, Honda, Toyota), they stay out of the horsepower wars, they make strange products compared to the other players, but they appeal to a specific segment, THEIR segment of the market, and as long as they always keep that segment pleased, they make insane profits.

Not exact matches

Capital spending has become essential fuel in the Internet superpowers» war for consumers and for companies that rent computing horsepower.

Unfortunately for Ford, though, as nice as the 526 - horsepower 2017 Mustang Shelby GT350 is, Chevrolet's ZL1 has the clear, latest advantage in the 50 - year Pony Car wars.

While the car couldn't fully hang with the top tier teams at Le Mans before the war, after the conflict — and a host of engine redesigns that included a new 4.5 - liter engine that produced 210 horsepower — the team went on to win Grand Prix races as well as Le Mans.

Capable of zero to 60 in 4.6 seconds, the Viper reestablished Chrysler's performance pedigree on a worldwide scale and, many would argue, initiated the high - dollar horsepower and performance war that continues today.

In the automotive performance wars of the 21st century, a 400 - horsepower 8.0 - liter V10 stuffed into a two - seat roadster barely raises an eyebrow.

Continuing the trend of giving users the option of how to use the X's extra graphical horsepower, Shadow of War features two different graphical settings.