Sentences with phrase «litre engine by»

With the Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid, Porsche has moderately improved the performance of its 3.0 - litre engine by 7 bhp, taking it to 340 bhp while the electric engine is now over 43 per cent higher at 136 bhp.

Not exact matches

Mercedes Daimler has provided F1 «s safety cars since the 1996 season with the C36 AMG, but this year's model boasts a spectrum of advanced Motorsport technology and gadgets, including active rear - wheel steering, a nine - way adjustable traction control system, low - weight ceramic compound brakes, all powered by a 4.0 - litre V8 biturbo engine.

The car was built in 2005 (back when Button was in his BAR Honda days) and is powered by a meaty 550bhp, 5.4 - litre V8 engine.

It's powered by an updated 2.0 - litre V4 petrol engine, with big claims of it being the «most efficient combustion engine» in Porsche's history.

It'll be powered by the same AER - developed two - litre, four - cylinder turbo engine (called the MZ - 2.0 T) used in the 2016 IMSA Lola prototype.

The Mecachrome - built engine will also be different, with the old naturally - aspirated 4.0 - litre V8 to be replaced by a 3.4 - litre V8 unit based on the one currently used in GP3.

Power-wise, we're expecting the base model to be equipped with a 150 + horsepower 2.3 - litre 4 - cylinder engine, and the top - of - the - line Kizashi will be powered by a 3.6 - litre V6 (with 280 to 300 bhp) mated to a 6 - speed automatic transmission.

The hot Swift has switched to turbocharged power — a first — using a slightly - modified version of the 1.4 - litre four - cylinder Booster Jet engine from the Suzuki Vitara S. Peak power is up by 4bhp over the old car, arriving earlier in the rev range at 5500rpm.

I'm on the M1 heading north in his 106 Rallye and the period MiniDisc player has long since been overwhelmed by the all - conquering boom of the aftermarket exhaust, the 1.6 - litre engine thrumming at almost 4000rpm at an indicated 80.

The concept is powered by a new version of the Lexus hybrid drive system, which is related to the 2.5 - litre petrol engine and electric system in the IS300h, which produces about 200bhp.

That engine, a 1.3 - litre four - pot, will be accompanied by 1.0 - litre, three - cylinder ECOTEC Direct Injection Turbo petrol engine available in 89bhp and 113bhp guises.

The British outfit has been tasked with building the engine, a naturally - aspirated 6.5 - litre V12, which will be augmented by a «lightweight hybrid battery system».

Living in a world obsessed with downsizing both the petrol - engined models have smaller capacities than suggested by their model names, the 630i utilising the 2 - litre four - cylinder TwinPower turbo unit that's used across the range while the 640i's 3 - litre also uses a single twin - scroll turbo to develop its 335bhp.

The STi is powered by a tuned version of the 2.5 - litre boxer engine, turbocharged to produce more than 300bhp and around 400Nm of torque.

When the roadgoing R32 Skyline GT - R went on sale in August 1989, the 2.6 - litre engine was officially rated at 276bhp — the maximum permitted by the «gentlemen's agreement» on power outputs in Japan at the time.

> Performance and 0 - 60 time - The 187bhp 2.0 - litre petrol engine beats the 2 - litre TDI to 62mph by 0.6 sec, clocking a Golf GTI - rivaling 6.1 sec.

It uses a version of Peugeot's 1.6 - litre THP turbocharged engine and a chassis breathed upon by Peugeot Sport, and it's a real return to form for Peugeot.

It's also the stronger engine - a 3.5 - litre V6 cosies up with an electric motor, while the back wheels are fed by another electric motor.

Powered by a 203bhp naturally aspirated 2.0 - litre engine, the GT was inspired by the MX - 5 race car, and the extra power means it can now rival the Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ for 200bhp rear - wheel drive fun.

As implied by their model designations, the X3 20d uses BMW's 2 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder diesel engine, while the X3 30d packs a 3 - litre inline - six turbodiesel.

However, that's for the not - so - desirable Visia model powered by the old - school 1.6 - litre petrol engine, and there's a sizeable jump to # 16,495 to the next Juke on the price ladder, the 1.2 DIG - T version in Acenta trim.

It is fitted with a plug - in hybrid system, powered by a 225bhp version of the 1.6 - litre THP engine that is used extensively throughout the Peugeot and Citroen model line - up.

It's powered by a 131bhp naturally aspirated 1.6 - litre four - cylinder engine, and with a handful left in Renault dealers, prices start at # 13,765.

A key rival is the Ford Fiesta Zetec S. Though the Fiesta's engine is 587cc and one cylinder down on the Swift's, its litre of capacity does benefit from forced induction, by way of a turbocharger.

The 595 Pista is powered by the same 158bhp 1.4 - litre T - jet petrol engine as the standard car — endowing it with a 0 - 62mph sprint of 7.3 seconds.

At 180mph the acceleration slows, but not by much, and the 6.5 - litre engine just keeps on revving, all the way past 7500rpm in seventh.

Powered by a combination of four and six - cylinder petrol and diesel engines, the current flagship is the P380 model, which features a 3 - litre supercharged V6 engine.

A two - seater sportscar with a stiff, lightweight aluminium tub and powered by a high - revving supercharged 1.8 - litre four - cylinder engine producing 243bhp.

Vintage Armstrong - Siddeleys — Bill Bishop writes about these high quality Coventry - made cars of the 1920s / 1938 Rootes Talbot — The restoration of a 3 - litre sports tourer is described by David Hawtin / «It was fun then» — Part one of an article by Bill Boddy recalling motoring memories from over fifty years ago / VSCC Wessex Trial — Tom Threlfall reports this event in his «Diary of a dilettante» / Retromobile Show Paris — Peter Russell drove to Paris in February to bring us his report / Invicta S - type in the rain On his rain - soaked excursion this month — The Editor drove an open 1931 4 1/2 litre / Vulcan in the twenties — Michael Worthington - Williams describes the diversity of engines used by this Lancashire - based manufacturer / Austin Seven sports re-creation — John Williams tells about the rebuilding of a 1924 «works» two - seater.

The motors in the GTE combine to give the car 201bhp, the brunt of which is produced by the four - cylinder 1.4 - litre turbocharged engine.

The handsome 1930 Type E two - seater was powered by a 2.6 - litre US - built Continental engine.

The 6.6 - litre twin - turbocharged 12 - cylinder engine is not only the first time this engine has appeared in this sixth generation of 7 - series, but it's also the first time any BMW V12 has been tweaked by M Performance.

In Japan, professional drifter Max Orido competes in a GT86 powered by a 5 - litre Lexus IS F V8, while also in Japan, tuner JUN has teamed up with New Zealand firm Synergy to create a 2.4 - litre V8 from two Kawasaki four - cylinder engines, resulting in a GT86 with over 350bhp and an 11,600 rpm red line.

It is set to be the most powerful V8 - engined Ferrari in the company's history, with 710bhp at 8,000 rpm from the turbocharged 3.9 - litre engine and 568 lb ft of torque at 3,000 rpm - the latter figure quoted as being released in seventh gear due to the engine's sophisticated torque mapping, which gives any 488 the sensation of being powered by a naturally aspirated powerplant.

All were used by royalty and heads of state apart from the Works hack... by Malcolm Bobbitt / Good for Lagonda — Michael Drakeford's original Lagonda M45 was the first to be fitted with both the 41/2 Litre Meadows engine and the elegant T7 tourer body / Opening up the Aston — Paul Chudecki recalls the first open David Brown Aston Martin / True Storey — Michael Worthington - Williams concludes his account of the ups and downs of the Storey car / Excellent Elliot — The Editor samples a 1948 B - type Healey Elliot which was once part - exchanged for a Mini.

As (usually bigger) diesel engines get outlawed by EU regs, and electric engines and turbos improve, the average UK car engine size is going to be around 1.5 litres by 2025.

The base trim is exclusively powered by the 197bhp, 2.0 - litre four - cylinder petrol engine.

A potentially expensive disaster was avoided by timely administration of four litres of engine oil

Most changes over the standard car are superficial, but the crucial modification, brought by Abt Sportsline, is a reprogrammed ECU which liberates another 98bhp from the twin - turbo 4 - litre V8 engine, taking power past a Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid to 695bhp.

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.

First revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the lightweight open - top sports car is powered by a supercharged 3.5 - litre V6 engine, which together with a featherweight chassis results in more than 500bhp per ton.

The front wheels are powered by the same 1.6 - litre turbo engine as Peugeot's top - spec RCZ coupe.

By dropping in the familiar 1.6 - litre DIG - T engine from the Juke, the modern Pulsar can now go toe - to - toe with the Peugeot 308 GT and snap at the heels of hotter hatches like the Kia Ceed GT.

A 3 - litre VR6 twin - turbo engine produces 496bhp and 490 lb ft of torque — figures which are more than double those produced by the standard 2 - litre GTI — with drive to all four wheels through a seven - speed DSG twin - clutch gearbox, a new unit able to handle this GTI's vastly superior peak outputs.

A basic Mini One, powered by a 1.2 - litre three - cylinder engine, starts at # 14,225, and the 1.5 - litre three - cylinder diesel One D is # 15,365.

Both Vantage and SL have hand - built, big - capacity, forced - induction engines signed by their builders, this Aston's 5.3 - litre, twin - supercharged V8 credited to Ron Russell, the Merc's twin - turbo, 6 - litre V12 to Volker Haag.

With the addition of a stop / start system to the 2 - litre turbocharged EcoBoost petrol engine, economy has increased from 39.2 mpg to 41.5 combined, with emissions also shrinking by 11g / km of CO2 to 158g / km.

Nissan says that the Juke's 1.6 - litre turbo petrol engine has been tweaked too, although it remains coy about exactly how much by — insiders were hinting at something around the 210bhp mark.

Its Power R package increases the RS3's engine output by 99bhp, taking it from 394bhp to 493bhp — a significant 49bhp more than the RS4's 2.9 - litre V6 can muster up as standard.

Porsche's 3 - litre V6 turbo diesel is no slouch, but with TechArt's Power Kit (B95 / SD1) that includes their engine management system and wiring harness, the vehicle's power rises a substantial 41bhp and increases torque by 66 lb ft. Overall power is lifted to 296bhp and torque is rated at an impressive 494l ft, sure to provide effortless overtaking abilities in any given situation.