"Less horsepower" means having a vehicle or machine that is not as powerful or does not have as much energy or strength to perform tasks or move quickly compared to another one.
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And cars
with less horsepower are generally cheaper to insure than sports cars that are designed for speed, due to the resulting insurance claims.
A six - speed automatic is available, resulting in a
bit less horsepower and a bit more torque, but this is a car that deserves the manual.
The standard GT model isn't available yet, but it will
feature less horsepower, fewer standard features and a lower sticker price when it arrives in 2016.
The high - powered model is expected to carry a 3.0 - liter diesel engine that will predictably
carry less horsepower than the gasoline version.
It has just 13
percent less horsepower and 8 percent less torque than the company's 12 - cylinder, with two - thirds the displacement.
The two four - cylinder engine options have also been adjusted to increase fuel efficiency, but they now come with
slightly less horsepower.
Sports cars with more than 455 horsepower typically offer significantly lower highway fuel economy estimates than the Corvette Stingray while those with higher highway mpg's offer
significantly less horsepower.
The slightly smaller engine on the Sienna
offers less horsepower, and less towing capability, despite a much higher starting MSRP.
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.
NEW 4 - CYLINDER ENGINE The new 4 - cylinder engine puts out a
little less horsepower than the V6, but lots more torque, and with a lower torque peak.
But diesel engines don't rev up very high, so they
make less horsepower on average than gas engines, which is why they aren't many sports cars with diesel engines.
The Euro - spec GLS 400 is related closely to the US - spec GLS450, but has 29
less horsepower from the turbocharged V6 engine due to different tuning.
The EPA rates it at 32 miles per gallon in mixed driving, better than many cars with a
lot less horsepower.
The racer will be designed to demonstrate that with
far less horsepower than many of today's best sports cars, a two - seat performance car based on the DeltaWing architecture would deliver the same performance, yet with previously unattained... Read more →
Apparently
delivering less horsepower (wink, wink) than the two other lower - priced L89 and L71 427 options, the L88 was not a big seller, with only 20, 80, and 116 sold in three years of production from 1967 to 1969.
The «Vettes that swept this year's 24 Hours of Daytona actually
make less horsepower than the Z06 you can buy.
Although it
offers less horsepower than the gas edition of the Smart Fortwo — 47 ponies versus 70, with an allowance for short bursts of up to 74 horses when necessary — torque is better for the Electric Drive, checking in at 96 lb - ft.
Players can also drive a police - chase Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang for the ultimate thrill in chasing down speeders
with lesser horsepower.
Both the and the feel a bit quicker, even though they have
less horsepower.
Although the engine is actually smaller and offers 60
less horsepower than its SLS AMG predecessor, the Mercedes - AMG GT will be smaller and get more from its 503 horsepower.
At just around $ 60,000, it's $ 2000 more than a 2014 Corvette Stingray Coupe 1LT Z51 (which also has 252
less horsepower, by the way), splits the difference between the 2014 Camaro ZL1 and Z / 28 (at 580 hp and 505 hp, respectively), and a little less than $ 5000 more than the 662 - hp Shelby GT500 — which is maybe its closest competitor in terms of raw output.
These Beetle convertibles are similar to today's apart from lacking the telematics system, the availability of a rearview camera, and the Turbo version (renamed the R - Line for» 14) having 10
less horsepower.
But it produces 420 horsepower and 460 lb - ft of torque, which is 30
less horsepower and 50 less lb - ft of torque than what the 3.5 - liter V6 provides.
4 - cylinder models sold in California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont have
less horsepower but qualify as Partial Zero Emissions Vehicles (PZEV).
The turbocharged 2.0 - liter 4 - cylinder that's exclusive to Traverse RS models has
less horsepower than the V6, but more torque.
This Dodge Dart has
less horsepower than the SXT, but offers an interior LCD screen for added convenience!
Despite having
less horsepower, the M3 stays right on the Giulia's tail, but the Alfa manages to take victory.
«Considering that our cars are nearly 200 pounds heavier and we're running with 35
less horsepower that last year, it's a testament to the hard work of the team that we're able to turn faster lap times,» noted Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan.
But Infiniti switched gears and messages with the second generation: A smaller - displacement engine,
less horsepower and indistinctive me - too styling had fans of the first - generation wondering, what happened?
This car had an engine that had
less horsepower and torque than the Kia and was quite a bit heavier and larger but it was substantially quicker and got 35 % better gas mileage than the Kia.
When I last drove a Veloster with 63
less horsepower, I basically said it was different and you wouldn't see yourself coming and going much, but that it needed more power.
Detail - oriented buyers might also notice that the V6 engine is rated for 10
less horsepower this year, but this is because of the implementation of a new SAE testing procedure.
The GTI exhibits the much less torque steer, but also has about 50
less horsepower to deal with.
The Rogue Sport has 29
less horsepower and 28 less lb - ft.
That's 33
less horsepower than what the J35Y supplies.
Compared to the 1.8 - liter in the Liftback, the Prius c offers 25
less horsepower, or 73 total, with 82 pound - feet of torque.
The old Traverse only offered the 3.6 L V6 and it generated 29
less horsepower or 22 less horsepower if you selected the dual exhaust option.
That's
less horsepower than the 310 horsepower 3.6 L V6, but it does beat it in the torque department, since the V6 only has 266 lb - ft.