Volkswagen has also started offering their 1.5 -
litre diesel engine on the Ameo.
The 1.5 -
litre diesel engine on the next generation Volkswagen Polo is expected to produce 90 BHP of power and 200 Nm of torque.
Hyundai will continue to offer the smaller 1.1 -
litre diesel engine on the Xcent with the bigger 1.4 - litre oil burner being reserved for either top - end models or just for the automatic variant.
Not exact matches
The 2.3 -
litre single turbo
diesel engine is also very light
on fuel with around 10 or 11.0 -
litres per 100 - kilometre consumption easily achievable, depending
on load, topography and headwinds.
Because the strangled 3 -
litre is perhaps the most disappointing
engine BMW builds; the 2 -
litre twin - turbo
diesel,
on the other hand, is one of the best.
This latest range of upgrades focuses
on the 2.0 and 2.2 -
litre turbo
diesel engines fitted to the 3, 5, 6 and CX7 models.
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Engine and gearbox - Kicking off with the aforementioned 1.0 -
litre, a 1.4 -
litre four - cylinder petrol and two
diesels (1.6 and 2.0) are also available, with S tronic dual - clutch gearboxes and quattro all - wheel drive also
on the options list.
Other
engines on offer include two petrols — a 99bhp 1.4 -
litre and 118bhp 1.6 -
litre — as well as a 108bhp tune of this 1.6
diesel and a very meagre sounding 89bhp 1.4 CRDi, which majors only
on list price with worse fuel economy than the 1.6 and a yawning 13.5 sec 0 - 62 time; unlikely to be called upon in Top Trumps, but it will translate into overtaking frustration in the real world.
Which is why we were (mildly) intrigued by the arrival of a new 158bhp 1.8 -
litre turbocharged petrol
engine to the range, claimed to offer the combination of upper - warmish performance — 136mph and 0 - 62mph in 8.6 seconds — plus almost -
diesel fuel economy of 41mpg
on the official test.
Diesels are all based
on the 2.0 -
litre CDTI
engine, and can be had in 118bhp / 236 lb ft, 138bhp / 236 lb ft, and 161bhp / 273 lb ft variants, the former two states of tune emitting a company car tax - friendly 99g / km of CO2 and averaging 76.3 mpg
on the combined cycle.
Despite Renaultsport's tight focus
on chassis dynamics, it's also responsible for a broad spread of
engines — 1.6 - and 2 -
litre normally aspirated units in the Twingo and Clio and 2 -
litre turbocharged petrol and
diesel engines in the Mégane.
> Performance and 0 - 60 time - Performance is dependant
on the specific
engine of course, with the lowliest 2.0 -
litre diesel completing 0 - 62mph time in 8.2 seconds, while the most accelerative 3.0 -
litre supercharged V6 petrol model dispatches the time in just 5.1 seconds.
Diesel, if you'd not noticed, has been given a rather lower profile at the Volkswagen Group in recent years, so while another
diesel SQ5 is
on the way the car has been launched with a new 3 -
litre V6 petrol
engine.
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Engine and gearbox - 2 -
litre petrol and 1.5 -
litre diesel engines offer power and torque outputs
on - par with rivals.
Two
engines are
on offer to Focus ST buyers - a 247bhp 2.0 -
litre EcoBoost petrol
engine or a 181bhp 2.0 -
litre diesel engine.
The 2.0 -
litre TDI
diesel engine that produces 143 PS and 320 Nm of torque is also
on offer.
A range of
engines are available in Europe, including 1.6 -
litre turbo - petrol four - cylinders that generate 134kW and 168kW depending
on the variant, and 2.0 -
litre turbo -
diesel mills that bang out anywhere between 100kW and 134kW.
Along with Land Rover's Terrain Response system and an electronic locking rear diff (unavailable
on four - cylinder models, $ 1110
on V6 models), air suspension is a key differentiator to Jaguar's sportier F - PACE, with which the more luxurious Velar shares its platform and 2.0 - and 3.0 -
litre petrol and
diesel engines.
2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Highlander pricing and specifications: Price: $ 56,685 (plus
on - road costs)
Engine: 2.2 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 147kW / 440Nm Transmission: Six - speed automatic Fuel: 7.7 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 203g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
On the
engine front, the Tucson will feature 2 petrol variants — a 1.6 -
litre GDI
engine generating 99kW and a 1.6 -
litre turbocharged
engine generating 130kW — and 3
diesel engines — a 1.7 -
litre generating 85kW and a 2 -
litre offering 2 states of tune at either 100kW or 135kW.
Producing less power (275kW) but more torque (700Nm), the German SUV offers even more fantastical efficiency claims (1.7 L / 100 km, 46g / km of C02), but should have the edge in the real world
on account of its choice of a 3.0 -
litre diesel V6 rather than a small petrol
engine.
The new Amaze is built
on an all - new platform and will carry over the same 1.2 -
litre petrol and 1.5 -
litre diesel engines.
While the
engine range is the same, with a 2.1 -
litre four - cylinder unit in three power outputs and a 3.0 -
litre V6
diesel (the Sprinter is the only large van
on sale to offer a V6), front - wheel drive is now offered for the first time.
2016 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Dynamic pricing and specifications: Price: $ 160,740 (as tested, plus
on - road costs)
Engine: 3.0 -
litre V6 turbo -
diesel Output: 225kW / 700Nm Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Fuel: 7.5 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 199g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: TBA
2017 Kia Sorento pricing and specifications: Price: $ 42,990 — $ 58,990 (plus
on - road costs)
Engine: 2.2 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel / 3.5 -
litre six - cylinder petrol Output: 147kW / 441Nm / 206kW / 336Nm Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Fuel: 7.2 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) / 10.0 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 190g / km (ADR Combined) / 235g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
2016 Land Rover Evoque HSE Dynamic TD4 Five - door pricing and specifications: Price: $ 76,995 (plus
on - road costs)
Engine: 2.0 -
litre turbocharged four - cylinder
diesel Output: 132kW / 430Nm Transmission: Nine - speed automatic Fuel: 5.1 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 134g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Four - star ANCAP
The Overland model is available with the same 5.7 -
litre HEMI ® V - 8 petrol and 3.0 -
litre V - 6 turbo
diesel engines and Quadra - Drive II ® 4x4 system as
on the Jeep Commander Limited.
The MY2018 cars will get the 286bhp and 400Nm torque setup of the 2.0 -
litre petrol Ingenium
engine while the
diesel engine will pump out 237bhp of power and 340Nm of torque and will come mated to the existing nine - speed automatic transmission, a standard
on all latest Land Rovers.
With the ban
on diesel vehicles with
engine capacity of more than 2.0 -
litres, Mercedes - Benz was unable to sell even a single
diesel model in NCR.
Engine — Things stay as they are under the hood and power on the Audi Q3 facelift comes from the same 2.0 - litre, four - cylinder TDI diesel engine that is tuned to produce 177 HP at 4200 RPM and 380 Nm of peak torque between 1750 - 250
Engine — Things stay as they are under the hood and power
on the Audi Q3 facelift comes from the same 2.0 -
litre, four - cylinder TDI
diesel engine that is tuned to produce 177 HP at 4200 RPM and 380 Nm of peak torque between 1750 - 250
engine that is tuned to produce 177 HP at 4200 RPM and 380 Nm of peak torque between 1750 - 2500 RPM.
3.0 -
litre V6 supercharged petrol and 3.0 -
litre V6 turbocharged
diesel engines will be offered
on the base models.
Powered by the same set of 1.4 -
litre petrol and 1.3 -
litre diesel engines, the Special Edition car witnesses no changes
on the mechanical front.
This same
engine can be found in the XC90, but here it's more impressive thanks to the XC60's lighter body — proving as a match for the more powerful 2.0 -
litre diesel in Jaguar's F - Pace, and seriously impressive refinement — you'd be hard pushed to hear it at all
on the motorway.
The Indian Maserati Levante will initially be powered by a 3.0 -
litre, V6
diesel engine producing 275 HP of power, mated to an 8 - speed automatic gearbox and the
engine is known for its smooth and timely power delivery, the SUV also gets a Start - Stop system that shuts down the
engine when idle and turns it
on when it is time to move again increasing the vehicle's fuel efficiency.
It also derives power from the same 1.2 -
litre, three - cylinder petrol
engine and the 1.05 -
litre, three - cylinder
diesel mills offered
on the hatchback.
2016 BMW X3 xDrive20d pricing and specifications: Price: $ 65,800 (plus
on - road costs, see text)
Engine: 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 140kW / 400Nm Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Fuel: 5.4 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 141g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
The 118bhp 1.6 -
litre diesel model sounds a bit agricultural
on anything more than half throttle, but a broad spread of torque means you always have power
on tap, while the similarly 118bhp 1.6 -
litre petrol
engine sounds sporty and loves to be revved.
The vehicle is said to come with both petrol and
diesel variants, with a 6.4 -
litre V8
engine for the petrol trim, and a 3.0 -
litre V6
engine on the
diesel side.
Power
on the new Force Trax Toofan Deluxe and Cruiser Deluxe comes from a 2.6 -
litre four - cylinder
diesel engine sourced from Mercedes and churns out 81 PS of power at 3200 RPM and 230 Nm of torque available between 1800 - 2000 RPM, paired to a 5 - speed gearbox.
The Tata Zest will be powered by the 1.3 -
litre Quadrajet
diesel engine that current does duty
on the Indica Vista, Manza as well as many other vehicles from other companies.
The Tata Nexon will be powered by an all - new 1.5 -
litre diesel engine and was spotted testing with a roof rack mounted
on the tailgate.
2018 Renault Koleos Intens
diesel pricing and specifications: Price: $ 46,990 (plus
on - road costs)
Engine: 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 130kW / 380Nm Transmission: continuously variable Fuel: 6.1 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 159g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: N / A
What makes the CLS 320 CDI with its 165 kW / 224 hp V6
diesel engine especially thrilling is the formidable torque of 540 Newton metres
on the one hand and,
on the other, low fuel consumption of just 7.6 — 8.1
litres of
diesel for every 100 km (NEDC combined).
2017 Audi Q2 2.0 TDI quattro sport pricing and specifications: Price: $ 47,900 (plus
on - road costs)
Engine: 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel Output: 140kW / 320Nm Transmission: Seven - speed dual - clutch Fuel: 5.0 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 131g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star (Euro NCAP)
The Mahindra KUV100 is powered by newly developed 1.2 -
litre three - cylinder petrol and
diesel engines and sits
on a monocoque platform.
While it is still not known as to what powertrains will be offered
on the Titanium S, we expect the same 1.5 -
litre 3 - cylinder Dragon petrol and the 1.5 -
litre TDCi 4 - cylinder
diesel engines to power the EcoSport Titanium S. However, the Titanium S variant will get a 6 - speed manual gearbox instead of the 5 - speed manual one.
The 0.9 -
litre petrol and 1.5 -
litre diesel make up the bulk of the
engine range, as the 1.0 petrol is only offered
on the lowest three specs..
2017 Audi A5 pricing and specifications: Price: from $ 69,900 (2.0 TFSI), $ 73,900 (2.0 TDI), $ 81,500 (2.0 TFSI quattro) * plus
on - road costs
Engine: 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo - petrol, 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel, 2.0 -
litre four - cylinder turbo - petrol Output: 140kW / 320Nm, 140kW / 400Nm, 185kW / 370Nm Transmission: Seven - speed dual - clutch automatic Fuel: 5.6 L / 100 km, 4.8 L / 100 km, 6.5 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 128g / km, 125 g / km, 149 g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP
The platform underpinning the Nexon will be the same X1 that is also used
on the Vista, Bolt and Zest while power - train options will include 1.2 -
litre Revotron petrol
engine and 1.3 -
litre Quadrajet
diesel engine, both motors being turbocharged.
We're here to talk economy though, and while all Astra
engines are efficient and clean it's the 1.6 -
litre Whisper
diesel engine family comes out
on top.