Indeed, the E92 M3 was significantly more tail happy in the wet despite having over 100ft /
lbs less torque and wider rear tyres!
Not exact matches
VW says the car weighs
less than 2,500 pounds and makes 680 hp and 479
lb - ft of
torque from two electric motors.
That's 8 hp and 4
lb - ft of
torque less than last year's model.
The motor produces 350 hp and 280
lb - ft of
torque, allowing the car to hit 62 mph in
less than four seconds.
On the speed front, with 616 hp from its 6.0 - liter twin - turbo W - 12 and 590
lb - ft of
torque, even this Bentley can't quite undo the weight handicap, reaching 60 mph in a
less brisk but hardly leisurely 4.0 seconds.
The 8.4 - liter V - 10 weighs about twenty - five pounds
less than before and is tuned for 640 hp and 600
lb - ft of
torque.
That's
less power but more
torque than Ferrari coaxes out of its 4.5 - liter V - 8 (562 hp at 9,000 rpm and 398
lb - ft at 6,000 rpm, though that includes ram - air effects at high speed).
The newest car features a reprogrammed engine computer, plus louder and
less - restrictive exhaust, to bump the turbocharged 2.5 - liter flat - four engine's power to 335 hp and 361
lb - ft of
torque.
With 155 horsepower and 148
lb - ft of
torque, the new car is
less powerful than the old one, but it's roughly 150 pounds lighter.
After all, with 621 hp and 738
lb - ft of
torque, the SL65 actually outmuscles Mercedes» supercar and does so in a
less extroverted — but no
less expensive — package.
With power coming from an 81 - kWh electric motor making 109 hp and 210
lb - ft of
torque, the Soul EV's acceleration should be on par with EV competitors such as the Nissan Leaf; Kia says the Soul EV will accelerate from 0 - 60 mph in
less than 12 seconds and reach a top speed of 90 mph.
At 170 hp, this engine delivers
less horsepower than any of the four - cylinder engines in the other seven cars we tested and produces
less torque (177
lb - ft) than all the others except the Camry.
With 235bhp from 4800 - 5600rpm and 258
lb ft from 1650rpm the new engine's performance has no close equivalents in the crossover class — diesel rivals from BMW and Mercedes produce
less power but more
torque, and few rivals offer petrol variants with similar specifications.
With 326bhp and 269
lb ft of
torque it's effective but
less than enthusiastic beyond 6000rpm.
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.
Compared with the base V - 6 Cayenne, the Diesel has
less power (240 hp versus 300) but lots more
torque (406
lb - ft versus the gasoline engine's 295
lb - ft).
While the flagship Mini posts an identical power output to the S1, it can't match it for
torque, making do with 236
lb ft — 36
lb ft
less than the S1.
The diesel fours powering the X2 and E-Pace we tested produce an identical 190 horsepower and 295
lb - ft of
torque, while the Volvo mill mixes
less grunt at 180 hp with a little more twist (317
lb - ft of
torque).
It develops
less power (309bhp) but a great deal more
torque (465
lb ft at 1500rpm) than its petrol - powered cousin.
Swapping the standard exhaust for a freer breathing system with a
less restrictive sports catalyst, engine and turbo temperatures can be kept lower, which combined with an added 0.25 bar increases pressure, sees power grow to 321bhp and
torque to 332
lb ft.
Also coming this year is the 760Li, powered by another first: a twin - turbo, direct - injection V - 12 that displaces 6.0 liters, pumps out a monumental 535 hp and 550
lb - ft of
torque, and powers the 7 to 60 mph in
less than 4.5 seconds.
The Ford Focus RS, Honda Civic Type R and VW Golf R all sport more than 305bhp and crack 62mph in
less than six seconds — the same can not be said for the 308 GTi, which makes do with 266bhp and 243
lb ft of
torque.
A snapshot of what's different about the BRZ: updated front end with LED headlights and fog lamps; LED taillights; new wheels; new fender accent, new aluminum rear spoiler, new steering wheel, updated gauge cluster with a color multi-function display, retuned suspension, reworked engine internals and accessories that add 5 horsepower and 5
lb - ft of
torque to the 2.0 - liter flat - four, a new final - drive ratio for manual models (4.3:1 vs. 4.1:1 for 2016), a stiffer body, and
less aggressive stability control that includes a new Track mode.
Other XJ power units remain as they were, fronted by a 3 - litre V6 turbocharged diesel with 296bhp and just a pound - foot
less torque than the XJR575 (albeit developed from 2000rpm), and a 3 - litre supercharged petrol V6 putting 335bhp and 332
lb ft to the floor.
The TA edition has the same power (640 hp and 600
lb - ft of
torque from its 8.4 - liter V - 10), and weighs only 25 pounds
less than the GTS.
Although the 2018 Tiguan has a new 2.0 - liter turbo - four, codename EA888, under its hood, it actually makes
less power (but more
torque) than the outgoing engine, with 184 hp and 221
lb - ft of
torque sent to the wheels via an eight - speed automatic.
The 4.4 - litre twin - turbo lump delivers its maximum 500
lb ft of
torque from just 1500rpm — the polar opposite to the screaming race - derived V10 from its predecessor — and it produces 52bhp more while consuming 30 per cent
less fuel.
Start with the X3 xDrive30i, and power comes from a 2.0 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder, returning 248 hp and 258
lb - ft of
torque — two
less foot - pounds than the older 2.0 - liter, but now has eight extra ponies.
However, mass becomes
less of a problem if you're propelled by a diamond - polished V - 12 that brings 661 hp and 457
lb - ft of
torque.
The engine delivers 201 horsepower and 258
lb - ft of
torque, potent enough to haul the near - 6,000 pound van to 62 mph in a tick
less than 10 seconds.
Starting for
less than $ 50,000, the GT350 features a naturally aspirated, 5.2 - liter V - 8 engine that produces 526 hp and 429
lb - ft of
torque and revs to 8,250 rpm.
The revised engine has lost 29 hp and 9
lb - ft of
torque compared to the previous Optima's 2.0 - liter, since Kia says it tuned the engine for improved everyday drivability with more low - range
torque and
less turbo lag instead of outright horsepower.
«Look at the
torque difference (69
lb - ft more in the BMW 340i), the power difference (20 more horses in the Bimmer),
less sticky tires on the Maxima SR, and the continuously variable transmission.
(Though with 600 hp, 516
lb - ft of
torque, an expected 0 - 60 mph time of
less than 4 seconds, and a top speed in excess of 200 mph, the rear - wheel - drive DB11 is hardly a tortoise.)
It's powerful, too, with a peak output of 209bhp and a slightly
less impressive 184
lb ft maximum
torque output developed at a high 5000rpm.
The S4's 349bhp and 369
lb ft of
torque offer similar performance to the Model 3 75kWh, but at # 45k, it's hard to justify as the driving experience doesn't differ a whole lot from
lesser A4s.
The 2.5 - liter Skyactiv four - cylinder still produces 184 hp and 185
lb - ft of
torque, and the manual car weighs 40
lbs less than its automatic equivalent.
By comparison, the standard 2.4 - liter 2015 Hyundai Sonata has marginally higher horsepower but noticeably
less torque — 185 hp and 178
lb - ft.
For UK buyers the D5 S will be equipped with a biturbo version of the straight - six that develops
less power and
torque — «only» 322bhp and 516
lb ft of
torque.
BMW's twin - turbo 3.0 - liter inline - six produces a stout 335 hp and 332
lb - ft of
torque, enough to send the 1 Series M hurtling to 60 mph in
less than five seconds.
It makes only 177 hp — 8 hp
less than the standard 2.4 - liter four - cylinder — but punches above its weight with 195
lb - ft of
torque, 17
lb - ft more than the Sonata 2.4.
Soon, Americans were clamoring for the E36 M3, and customers started a letter - writing campaign to bring the car to the U.S. Still worried about cost, BMW developed a
less expensive engine for the U.S. - spec car, with an output of 240 hp and 225
lb - ft of
torque.
The V - 6 made 270 hp @ 7,100 rpm and 210
lb - ft of
torque @ 5,300 rpm when matched with the five - speed manual transmission (the version matched with the four - speed automatic produced
less power), and it would spin to a redline of 8,000 rpm.
Audi's current engineering chief Michael Dick has confirmed that the next TT RS will be positioned above the current model, so it seems safe to expect a beefed up 2.5 - liter turbocharged motor good for 380 hp and 406
lb - ft of
torque, which puts the high - end TT right between the 350 - hp 911 Carrera and the 400 - hp 911 Carrera S — for about 40 percent
less money.
Opt instead for the Ram 1500 Tradesman and tick the box for the 395 - hp Hemi with 407
lb - ft of
torque, and you'll walk out the door paying $ 690
less than you would for a Ram 1500 Tradesman with a V - 6.
The EXT boasts a massive grille, tighter panel gaps, and a more streamlined — or
less brick - like — exterior, which enables it to get better gas mileage despite having a more powerful, 6.2 - liter V - 8 engine that makes 403 hp and a whopping 417
lb - ft of
torque.
It's arguably
less characterful than its naturally aspirated predecessor, the 458, but with 661bhp and 560
lb ft of
torque on offer, as well as a savagely fast 0.2 second throttle response time, it's significantly more potent.
ADDITIONAL SPECS: A base C70 T5 has only 227 hp and 236
lb - ft of
torque, but it costs $ 3,900
less than a base C70 Inscription.
Customers wanting a little
less unadulterated speed can opt for the Ghibli's 3.0 - liter twin - turbo V - 6 producing 410 horsepower and 405
lb - ft of
torque.
As was the Veyron's defining feature, the Chiron carries a modified 8.0 - liter quad - turbo W - 16 engine, producing a monumental 1,500 hp and 1,100
lb - ft of
torque, metrics that allow it to dismiss 60 mph in
less than 2.4 seconds and achieve a limited top - speed of 261 mph.