However, Autocar understands the engine will be a 1.8 - litre unit developed from the turbocharged 1.6 -
litre engine used in the
However, Autocar understands the engine will be a 1.8 - litre unit developed from the turbocharged 1.6 -
litre engine used in the Clio RS.
The petrol engine is the same Mitsubishi 2.4 -
litre engine used in the V240, which now develops 100kW at 5250rpm and 205Nm (5Nm more than the V240) at 2500rpm, and is available only with a five - speed manual gearbox.
Engine and economy It's the same engine 1.5 -
litre engine used in the Honda Civic but has been upgraded with a larger turbocharger to boost its power and performance in order to pull the heavier SUV frame.
Instead of the 1.5 -
litre engine used in the Fit, the HR - V gets the larger 1.8 - litre four - cylinder from the Civic.
The full 5 -
litre engine used elsewhere that year was said to be good for 630bhp, some 50bhp more than the car had appeared with during 1969.
Not exact matches
The basics: It
uses the Bugatti Veyron's 16 - cylinder, 8.0 -
litre quad turbo
engine.
BMWs 1.5 -
litre, four cylinder unit
used in the mid-1980s is the most powerful
engine in F1 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.
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.
At least Porsche had a suitable
engine: the 2.6 -
litre twin turbo flat six, with air - cooled barrels and water - cooled cylinder heads, originally developed for the unused Indycar project and
used in the last of the 936s the year before.
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.
It
uses a 2 -
litre turbocharged four - cylinder petrol
engine with 221bhp and 350Nm of torque, which is good for 0 - 62mph in 6.2 sec and a top - speed of 155mph.
And while those similarly - styled early Bristols
used inline - six cylinder
engines, the Bullet is set to utilise a naturally - aspirated V8 — a 4.8 -
litre BMW unit, expected to develop around 400bhp.
The
engine is a 3.8 -
litre twin - turbo V6 unit, derived from the version
used in the Nissan GT - R.
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.
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.
The new Prius, oddly enough,
uses a 1.8 -
litre engine as opposed to the 1.5 -
litre from the older model, although, overall fuel economy is improved to 72.4 mpg.
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.
Like other recent 43 - badged models, the GLC 43
uses a 3 -
litre, V6 biturbo petrol
engine and drives all four wheels through Mercedes» 4Matic all - wheel drive system, with 69 per cent of the torque directed to the rear axle.
The Lexus NX crossover has become the first Lexus to
use the brand's new 2.0 -
litre turbocharged petrol
engine.
Power comes from AMG's now widely
used 5.5 -
litre V8
engine, direct injection and twin - turbocharging not only increasing performance over the old SL63's 6.2 -
litre naturally aspirated unit (518bhp and 464 lb ft maximums rise to 530bhp and 590 lb ft), but improving its efficiency too (20mpg and 328g / km morph into 28.5 mpg and 231 g / km).
It's unlikely the car will be able to travel for long at this speed before the combustion
engine (likely Mini's existing turbocharged, 1.5 -
litre three - cylinder unit) kicks in - and heavier
uses of the throttle pedal will also see the
engine start up, just as it does in plug - in hybrids from BMW.
That means it
uses a 3.5 -
litre V6
engine, with a supercharger attached to give a top speed of 190mph and 0 - 62mph in just 4 seconds.
Whereas the previous GT3
used a 3.8 -
litre engine, this one gets a 4 -
litre.
The car
uses the same 6 -
litre V12
engine as the standard Vanquish, but power is now up from 568bhp to 591bhp.
The previous D3
used a tuned version of BMW's four - cylinder diesel
engine, but the new Biturbo has moved up a segment — switching to BMW's 3 -
litre twin - turbocharged straight six.
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.
We have been
using plastic oil pans (material called smc) for years on 12 and 14
litre engines for years without issue.
Closest is the A160 which does indeed
use a 1.6 -
litre engine, but the diesel A180d has a 1.5 -
litre unit, the A180 a more potent petrol 1.6, the A200d a 2.1 -
litre diesel and the A200 features the 1.6 -
litre from the A160 and A180, tuned for yet more power.
There's a 740e plug - in hybrid too, which
uses a 2 -
litre four - cylinder petrol
engine - yes, in a 7 - series - and an electric motor to supply a combined 322bhp and 369 lb ft of torque.
The cars
used a larger
engine than the production car, at 3.5 -
litres, and the 24v unit produced as much as 430bhp - over double that of the production CSL and similar to that of a brand new BMW M4.
20 per cent of cars will be fitted with the 2.3 -
litre EcoBoost
engine (which will also be
used in the forthcoming Focus RS).
It
uses the
engine from the F - Type, meaning it has a 5 -
litre supercharged V8 up front that is good for 542bhp and 502 lb ft from 2500rpm.
A 174bhp version of this 2.0 -
litre unit is matched to four - wheel drive (a Haldex clutch linking the transverse powertrain to the rear axle as needed), while two tunes of 2.0 -
litre TFSI petrol
engine also
use 4WD.
Apart from the lap time, we know little else about the Performante, aside from its
use of new era carbonfibre forged composites, active aerodynamics and same basic 5.2 -
litre V10
engine.
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.
The SCG003S
uses a 4.4 -
litre twin turbo
engine which will produce over 750bhp and features aerodynamics that promise cornering forces in excess of 2G.
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.
The Continental GT Supersports
uses the company's twin - turbo 6 -
litre W12
engine, but with 621bhp on tap.
The R18 TDI is a 3.7
litre V6 530 - ish HP diesel
engine used in Audi's Le Mans car that won 16 of 33 races it took part in.
In a first for the GTI, the model is available in two power levels from the factory: both models
use a 2 -
litre turbocharged four - cylinder petrol
engine, producing 217bhp in the GTI and 227bhp in the GTI Performance.
We'd also expect this to come from another 2.0 -
litre, inline - four turbocharged
engine - though a report from French publication Auto Moto suggests the new Renaultsport Megane could
use the turbocharged 1.8 -
litre unit from the recently revealed Alpine A110.
Originally, Griffiths
used the ubiquitous 4 -
litre Rover V8 in a 240bhp state of tune, though a 280bhp, 4.3 -
litre version of the
engine was optionally available.
That's despite it also
using a 1.6 -
litre turbocharged four - cylinder
engine; like the similarly potent Citroen DS4 Racing concept from earlier in the year, the RCZ R gets a seriously wound up
engine with development input from its motorsport arm.
Ford's range - topping diesel Focus, and the second most powerful model in the range — this side of the forthcoming ST.. It
uses a 161bhp version of Ford's familiar 2 -
litre TDCI direct - injection diesel
engine and costs # 21,345 in the most dynamic Zetec - S form we're testing here.
Engine and gearbox > All versions of the Huracán use the same 5.2 - litre naturally aspirated V10 e
Engine and gearbox > All versions of the Huracán
use the same 5.2 -
litre naturally aspirated V10
engineengine.
The DS4 Racing concept, to be officially unveilled at the Geneva motor show, will
use a version of the PSA / BMW 1.6 -
litre THP turbo
engine, which has been boosted to 256bhp.
As well as the 1.8 -
litre, 97bhp
engine there are two electric motors, one
used mainly as a generator for the hybrid battery but also as the starter motor, the other providing electric power for brief low - speed running, acceleration boost and reversing.