The Fortuner comes with a 2.8 -
litre motor with 175 bhp of peak power and the Fortuner also gets both an automatic and a manual gearbox option right from launch.
It uses a 1.6 -
litre motor with 103 and 108 BHP and the 2.0 - litre engine with 147 and 181 BHP of power.
Under the hood, the Creta Sport continues with the same flex - fuel engine line - up — a 1.6 -
litre motor with 130 HP offered with a choice of 6 - speed manual and 6 - speed automatic gearboxes and a 2.0 -
litre motor with 166 HP offered with a 6 - speed automatic gearbox only.
Not exact matches
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Motor Spirit.
Unveiled at the 2014 Geneva
motor show, the stunning 2 +2 coupe harnesses power from a 3 -
litre V6 available
with three power outputs driving either the rear or all - four wheels.
It teams the 302bhp / 295 lb ft twin - turbo, 3.0 -
litre straight - six petrol engine
with a small, supplementary electric
motor housed in its eight - speed ZF automatic gearbox.
Also improving efficiency are a range of new engines,
with the greenest S E-hybrid Cayenne utilising a supercharged 3 -
litre V6 petrol engine and lithium - ion battery powered electric
motor to produce a combined 410bhp and 435 lb ft of torque.
The little 1.6 -
litre turbocharged
motor more commonly found in the nose of Minis is smooth and eager here in 197bhp tune,
with a character that encourages you to use the revs.
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.
Lucky then, that along
with the 380 hp throttle - bodied
motor we drove, plus an entry - level, 350 hp model, Radical has been developing an RXC
with the 3.5 -
litre turbocharged Ecoboost.
BMW will also be paying attention to its plug - in hybrid variants, expanding beyond the current 330e model
with an entry - level 325e, combining an electric
motor and 1.5 -
litre three - cylinder petrol engine.
With almost 800bhp coming from its 4.0 -
litre V8 and a further 200 provided by electric
motors, the P1 LM managed an incredible lap time of 6:43.2 - nearly three seconds down on the time set by the NIO EP9.
Utilising a 3.5 -
litre V6 and electric
motor combination, the LC500h eschews Lexus» habit of equipping its hybrid models
with a CVT, instead employing a complex automatic gearbox which has 4 physical gears,
with the first 3 each having a further 3 «stepped» gears to create a total of 10 just as in the V8.
Brian Heath reports / The
motor museum at Chauffailles — Bryan Goodman visited this French museum which offers cars for sale and charges for admission / 1947 Sunbeam - Talbot — A lovely example of this 2 -
litre drophead coupe from the Rootes Group is described by Zoe Harrison / The Cole: made from 1909 to 1925 — Michael Worthington - Williams relates the history of this Indianapolis manufacturer / 1932 Riley Monaco «Plus Ultra» — This month the Editor gives us his impressions of his drive in this quicker version of the Riley Nine / The Flanders 20 — Part II of his article on Walter Flanders Finbarr Corry describes his encounter
with a restored example of the 20hp model.
In Affalterbach tradition, it's fitted
with a V8 — the 63 and 63 S models get the twin - turbo 4 -
litre V8 — but there's also a hybrid version, the 53 — its inline 6 - cylinder engine combined
with an electric
motor.
The A45's 376bhp 2 -
litre, four - cylinder turbo
motor might not be the most potent engine to sit in the front of a hot hatch — that title is now back
with the new Audi RS3 — but its 188bhp per
litre is still an impressive figure.
Replacing the notoriously thirsty five - cylinder 2.5 -
litre turbo
motor of its predecessor
with a smaller 2.0 -
litre, four - cylinder EcoBoost engine hasn't just improved economy and emissions (on paper, at least) but given performance a useful shot in the arm as well.
For one, the 3 -
litre in - line turbocharged six replaces the twin - turbocharged V8 of old, and secondly, it's replaced two of those cylinders
with a 22bhp / 183 lb ft electric
motor.
Fitted
with a 4 -
litre V8 engine mated to an electric
motor and battery pack, the hybrid sports car offers up in excess of 800bhp and Mercedes says it will sprint from 0 - 62mph in less than three seconds.
It certainly has GT proportions (albeit exaggerated) and a suitably - GT engine too, in the form of a 4.5 -
litre V8, paired
with an electric
motor.
As mentioned above, the hybrid powertrain goes unchanged, pairing a 2.5 -
litre four - cylinder engine
with an electric
motor.
With a powertrain comprised of a 3 -
litre turbocharged V6 petrol engine, producing 335bhp, mated to a 132bhp electric
motor, the E-Hybrid has a total system output of 455bhp - some 22bhp more than the Cayenne S. Packing 14.1 kWh of battery capacity, the Cayenne E-Hybrid is able to sail to a silent electric range of around 27 miles, and will recharge from a 230V power source in 7 - 8 hours.
The twin
motors are supplied
with current by either a 20 kw / h battery pack (which is incorporated into the central «backbone» of the car) or by a 2.0 -
litre turbocharged petrol engine turning a DC generator.
The two - part powertrain remains untouched: a 1.5 -
litre three - pot producing 227bhp combines
with a 129 bhp electric
motor, the former drives the rear axle and latter the front.
There are largely no surprises
with the engine line up, either — save for the inclusion of a new efficiency - biased 2 -
litre TSI petrol
motor that makes its Skoda debut here.
The familiar 2.0 -
litre flat - four Subaru
motor will be naturally aspirated,
with around 200bhp predicted.
As ever
with an AMG, it's the
motor that is the star of the show, in this case it's the mighty 4.0 -
litre biturbo V8.
> Engine and gearbox - It might share a few components
with the 650S, but, working in tandem
with a single electric
motor, the P1's bespoke twin - turbocharged 3.8 -
litre V8 helps produce a 903bhp peak output.
In terms of grunt the 911 is also playing catch up, its 3.4 -
litre flat - six some 30bhp down on the F - type's 375bhp 3 -
litre motor, while the V6's supercharger means the gulf between the torque figures is even wider — 339 lb ft playing 288 lb ft.. The 911 does counter these deficits
with a healthy 164 kg weight advantage, however.
The Defender has been tweaked over the years
with various new engines - it's about to receive its seventh different diesel
motor, a version of JLR's 2.2 -
litre four - cylinder that will help it through the next round of Euro emissions tests.
It uses the company's familiar 3 -
litre twin - turbocharged petrol engine, working in conjunction
with a 40kW electric
motor.
It's a hybrid,
with Honda's IMA powertrain linking a 1.5 -
litre petrol VTEC unit
with an electric
motor.
The «key» slots into place and, as I hold it there, the electrics come to life and the needles on the twin dials do their initial sweep before settling down on their pins again, at which point the cabin is filled
with the whirl of a high - speed starter
motor waking the 750bhp, 553 lb ft, 7.3 -
litre V12 engine from its slumber.
Two models will be launched next March, the 118bhp Cooper and 172bhp Cooper S. Both use a 1.6 -
litre engine,
with the S beng turbocharged (as opposed to the supercharged
motor in the outgoing drop - top).
In fitting
with the Detroit
motor show's (and American car industry's) heightened awareness of fuel economy and money saving, the Sportback boasts a 3 -
litre V6 «clean diesel»; it's a TDI, but the US market is seemingly still in some need of convincing that diesel isn't completely the devil's work.
Under the bonnet will sit an uprated version of Volvo's high performance plug - in hybrid drivetrain, combining two electric
motors and a lithium - ion battery pack
with a turbocharged and supercharged 2 -
litre four - cylinder engine.
It's a diesel - electric hybrid, the 27bhp supplementary
motor housed in the 7G - Tronic transmission and working
with the 2.1 -
litre combustion engine in 201bhp output.
The bigger 2.3 -
litre four - cylinder turbo
motor comes in three different power outputs,
with the full - on Aero - spec version having been upped slightly to a whopping 260bhp.
Bentley is remaining coy about engine specifics at this stage, stating only that the Bentayga PHEV will utilise a 3 -
litre turbocharged V6 petrol engine in combination
with an electric
motor and lithium - ion battery pack.
The coupe - style hatchback combines the GT's 201bhp, 1.6 -
litre GDI turbocharged engine
with a 44bhp electric
motor, the latter powering the rear wheels for additional performance, or in electric - only mode.
Much as
with the Convertible, it's the 552bhp 4.4 -
litre twin - turbo V8 that takes centre stage, pulling off the impressive trick, for a blown
motor, of seamlessly melding masses of low and mid range urge (500 lb ft of torque from just 1500rpm)
with an equally fierce rush to the 7200rpm red line while managing to use 30 per cent less petrol than the V10 that powered the previous generation M6.
The heart of Pug1Off's basic upgrade package is the 167bhp, 2 -
litre 16v
motor from the 306 GTI - 6, which surprisingly drops straight into the 205's engine bay (
with a very slight re-working of the under - bonnet slam panel) and attaches to the 205's five - speed gearbox.
There's a 161bhp, 2.0 -
litre turbodiesel
with manual or automatic transmission, the same engine matched to a rear - wheel electric
motor and a robotised paddleshift auto to create the DS5 Hybrid4 (200bhp in total, 99g / km), and two 1.6 -
litre turbo petrol engines of 153 (auto - only) and 197bhp.
In short, the 1.4 -
litre turbo four is a likeable, brawny
motor, albeit one
with a hint of turbo lag at modest revs and one that is somewhat hamstrung by a tiresomely tardy paddle - shift that's anything but «Competizione».
Marrying a 3 -
litre V6 petrol engine
with a 94bhp electric
motor, the Panamera S E-Hybrid produces 410bhp and can hit 62mph in 5.5 sec, on its way to a 167mph top speed.
With its hybrid drivetrain linking a 6.3 - litre V12 engine with an electric motor, the LaFerrari produces 950bhp, 664 lb ft of torque and can top 217
With its hybrid drivetrain linking a 6.3 -
litre V12 engine
with an electric motor, the LaFerrari produces 950bhp, 664 lb ft of torque and can top 217
with an electric
motor, the LaFerrari produces 950bhp, 664 lb ft of torque and can top 217mph.
Borrowing technology from the i8 and i3, BMW has managed to extract a total of 321bhp from the 740e's 2 -
litre four - cylinder petrol engine and electric
motor powertrain, enabling it to mix a 134.5 mpg combined figure
with a 5.6 sec 0 - 62mph time and 149mph top speed.
If you tend to drive short local journeys, we'd recommend a petrol,
with the 1.0 or 1.4 -
litre providing 109, 123 or 148bhp, smooth and quiet
motoring and fuel - economy of between 54.3 and 64.2 mpg.
Those who miss out might be interested in the similarly special Gallardo, which hasn't been unveiled yet but looks set to mate the 552bhp tune of 5.2 -
litre V10 engine
with rear wheel drive, while the Shanghai
motor show car will combine shimmering white paint and a transparent engine cover
with the carbonfibre rear wing from the Gallardo Superleggera.
A S500 Plug - in Hybrid was later introduced at the Frankfurt
Motor Show (IAA)
with a market release of 2014 and claimed a 3
litres / 100 km mileage, a CO2 rating of 69 g / km and up to 30 km of emissions free driving.