Powered by the same 2.3 -
litre engine found in the sporty Mazda3 GT hatchback, the Mazda5 gets four - cylinder economy without feeling sluggish.
Talking about the engine, the upcoming WagonR is likely to be powered by the same 1.0 -
litre engine found on the outgoing model.
It has the same 4.4 -
litre engine found in the 5.0 i model, but churns out a remarkable 567 HP, 553 lb. - ft.
The normally aspirated 2.0 -
litre engine found in the base Trendline trim level ($ 14,990) is a carryover and puts out a piddling 115 hp.
In the way of performance upgrades the Hyundai i20 Sport features remapped software tuning to the existing 1.4 -
litre engine found in base i20 variants — upping outputs to a claimed 85kW @ 6000rpm and 160Nm @ 3500rpm from — as well as a free - flow exhaust system and up - rated suspension.
Our tester shares the 2.0 -
litre engine found in the Civic, pumping out 150 horsepower and 148 pound - feet of torque.
Using the same advanced 4.7
litre engine found in V8 Vantage, retuned to develop an additional 10 bhp and a further 20 Nm to produce the most intense driving experience for V8 Vantage ever created.
Not exact matches
In the dry the Aston
finds strong drive too, though its 4.7 -
litre V8 doesn't deliver the low - end punch of the other
engines, only getting properly, irresistibly into its stride once the exhaust valve has opened and the tacho needle is swinging for 5000rpm.
The
engine is the same 1.6 -
litre turbocharged bundle
found in the Mini Cooper S but in the DS3 Racing it is tuned to a JCW - rivalling 204bhp and 203 lb ft, which should see it sprint from standstill to 62mph in 6.5 sec before going on to reach 146mph flat - out.
All versions of the car draw power from a 1.8 -
litre turbo four - cylinder
engine, also
found in the Alpine A110 sports car.
The V8 model features the same 467bhp naturally aspirated 5 -
litre V8
engine as
found in the RC F and GS - F, only this time mated to an all new 10 speed automatic gearbox.
The
engine found in the A250 is fundamentally the same 2.0 -
litre turbo
engine as the full - on AMG car, but without some of the exotic internals to allow the flagship its prodigious power.
Of course, the previous - generation S6 used the 5.2 -
litre V10
engine found, in modified form, in the Audi R8 and Lamborghini Gallardo, but the new V8 promises stronger pace with a claimed 25 per cent reduction in fuel consumption.
Under the bonnet you'll
find the familiar naturally aspirated 2 -
litre in - line four - cylinder
engine, still rated at 158bhp with 148 lb ft of torque.
The
engine is a development of the fabulously vocal 4.7 -
litre V8 already
found in the current»S», with peak power rising from 433bhp to 454bhp.
Like the non-R GT350, this Mustang is equipped with a naturally aspirated 5.2 -
litre V8 with a flat - plane - crank; not the same
engine as the 5 -
litre, cross-plane-crank V8 that you
find in the standard Mustang.
Perhaps better to opt for the more powerful version of this
engine,
found in the John Cooper Works - here, the 2 -
litre develops 228bhp at the same 5000rpm with 258 lb ft of torque from 1450rpm.
Despite the implicit promise of the «C250» badge that you'll
find a creamy six under the bonnet, this Coupe's
engine has been downsized into an eco-tuned 1.8 -
litre turbocharged four - pot, with a relatively paltry 201bhp.
No
engine data or performance figures are quoted, though the standard Kwid
engines are like those
found in the Twingo — a 0.8 -
litre turbocharged three, and a non-turbocharged 1 -
litre triple.
This enables Prodrive's Golf SCRC to produce more than the 300bhp often
found under the bonnet of full - blown WRC cars (which use smaller, 1.6 -
litre engines), and also means torque can be substantially higher.
This even runs to the
engine and transmission, which is the same combination of 533bhp, 5.2 -
litre V10 and seven - speed twin - clutch
found in the entry - level four - wheel - drive machine.
A carbonfibre tub reinforced with an integrated roll cage provides the mounting point for front and rear subframes, and under the rear deck you'll
find a naturally aspirated 4 -
litre flat - six
engine that produces 503bhp.
Porsche hasn't confirmed which oil burner might
find their way into the front of the big SUV but, as the SUV's petrol
engines are shared with current Panamera, the saloon's 4 -
litre twin - turbo V8 is the most likely candidate.
Where the Cooper S uses a 189bhp version of Mini's 2.0 -
litre turbocharged petrol
engine and the JCW develops 228bhp, the Challenge
finds itself between the two with 207bhp.
However, it's the relative torque delivery that's the killer: the old 2 -
litre nat - asp motor needed 5400rpm to
find 159 lb ft, whereas the new 1.6 -
litre forced - induction
engine hits 177 lb ft from 1750rpm, and stays there for another 3750rpm, only tailing off for the last 1000rpm run to the 6500rpm red line.
Stiffer, lower and stripped back, the Cup car is powered by an uprated version of the 1.8 -
litre turbocharged
engine found in the road car, producing an extra 18bhp.
The fitting of a 2.5 -
litre five - cylinder
engine into the TT is not a new thing though, the last TT RS also had this type of
engine, but whereas the old car used a simple US - market based five - cylinder
engine, the new one has an all - new unit, designed specifically for Audi RS models — you'll also
find the
engine in the latest Audi RS3.
Drivers brought up on the characterful offbeat warble of older T5 - badged Volvos will
find the 2 -
litre's bland
engine note rather underwhelming.
The new
engines, both petrol and both 1.6
litres, will be replacing the 1.6 and 2.0
found in the current C4.
In the real world you may not
find too much difference between the 1.6 and 2.0 -
litre TDI units, as the 1.6 TDIs do require working a little harder than the larger
engine, offsetting some of their benefits.
However, it doesn't take a genius to work out that Porsche also has a 3.0 -
litre turbocharged six - cylinder petrol - hybrid powertrain that it offers in both the Panamera and new Cayenne, and it's this
engine that will
find its way to Crewe.
It has a brilliant 2.5 -
litre five - cylinder turbocharged
engine shared with the impressive new TT RS, so we wanted to
find out if RS3 finally has the dynamic talents to match that new
engine.
The Turbo S E-Hybrid's drivetrain is partly made up by the twin - turbo hot - V 4 -
litre V8
engine that's
found in the regular Turbo model.
The 5.7 -
litre V8 sounds a bit tame when you fire it up («Hemi» is purely a marketing label these days; this
engine is no relation to the classic Mopar muscle - cars of the Sixties) and performance is brisk rather than genuinely quick, though it gets a second wind - and
finds its voice - at around 4000rpm.
Early cars have an ambience that is all their own and not
found in later 911s: it's a combination of smaller
engines (most early cars had less than 2.4
litres to play with), wonderful cabin build quality and a certain genteel sophistication to the controls that was lost once the cars put on a bit of weight and went to wider wheels and tyres.
The Leon Cupra uses the same 2.0 -
litre turbocharged petrol
engine found in the Golf GTI, but here it's been upgraded to produce 296bhp in the Cupra 300.
Back to the diesel, the
engine is the 4.0 -
litre triple - charged motor you'll also
find in Audi's SQ7.
The Durango SRT version could reportedly feature the same 6.4 -
litre V8
engine found in the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, delivering 475 horsepower.
Its predecessor had a 2.0 -
litre turbo
engine, but the new car downsizes to a lighter aluminium 1.8 turbo, the same one
found in the Alpine A110 sports car (also developed by Renault Sport).
Whilst details are yet to be confirmed, 3
engine are likely to be used; a 5.0 -
litre V8 with roughly 305kW, which may
find its way to South Africa, a 3.7 V6, and an entry level 2.3 -
litre EcoBoost 4 - cylinder
engine, with rumoured outputs of 220 - 235kW and 400 - 420Nm, also for global release, and rumoured to be the powerplant of the future Ford Focus RS.
Under the hood, however, resides the same double overhead cam, 1.6 -
litre four - cylinder
engine that you would
find in the
engine bay of a stock Micra S.
Even though the hoodline was raised — leading some to speculate it was meant to house the same 5.0 -
litre Cummins turbo - diesel
engine that will power the 2016 Nissan Titan XD — no such Easter egg has been
found.
Of the lot, we
found the 1.0 -
litre petrol — with its smaller, lighter
engine — the most enjoyable to drive.
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 Cooper uses the same 1.5
litre three - cylinder turbo petrol
engine found in the MINI hatch and Clubman.
Much of the Mk5 Discovery's new -
found efficiency flows from the adoption of JLR's cleaner, own - design 2.0 -
litre, four - cylinder Ingenium diesel
engine, which produces a healthy 369 lb ft but emits a modest 171g / km of CO2.
The GP
engine, on paper, looks like the same 1.6
litre twin scroll turbo unit from the JCW that's
found an extra 5kW over the 155kW from the standard car.
Under the bonnet we
find the Hyundai / Kia 2.2 -
litre «R Series» turbo - diesel
engine.
To achieve the power output, the
engine features a number of enhancements over the standard 6.0 -
litre V12
found in the DB9.
The
engines that are available on the CL Grand Edition are the 435 HP, 4.6 -
litre biturbo V8 currently
found on the CL 500 BlueEFFICIENCY version and the 5.5 -
litre 12 - cylinder biturbo plant rated at 517 hp from the CL 600.