Sentences with phrase «little turbo four»

The little turbo four is a smooth operator, but takes a bit to get everything moving, and the six - speed automatic transmission does upshift quickly to get it into high gear as soon as possible.

It also really helps eke the most out of the little turbo four — never did I feel like the Eco was underpowered or struggling.

Even without calling up EV mode, VW claims that the Hybrid can cruise silently and emissions - free up to 37 mph, but hilly terrain, sub-freezing temperatures, and (perhaps) my driving style conspired against that, because the little turbo four burbled away pretty much the whole time.

The firm wouldn't sell the big - motor version with the manual, either, which given how good their little turbo fours are, wasn't as big of a deal.

Not exact matches

«All these difficulties that we have in the modern F1 in last four or five years with the turbo engine, it has lowered a little bit the racing spirit.

Small Engine, Big Power Also new is a 240 - horsepower, turbocharged direct - injection 2.0 - liter four - cylinder, which moves the Evoque with authority, exhibiting little of the lag for which turbos were long dismissed.

The turbo - four puts out 170 hp and 184 lb - ft of torque, and the six - speed torque - converter automatic keeps the potent little engine on the boil.

That little four - by - four was fresh from an Icon overhaul, which bestowed it with a modern four - cylinder International turbo - diesel and a five - speed manual transmission.

Where simple engines are usually the staple and turbocharged ones are a high - level upgrade, the Cruze's turbo - four will be the volume seller and the plain 1.8 - liter could become little more than an afterthought.

Competitors offer larger 2.4 - and 2.5 - liter naturally aspirated fours as their base powerplants, but this little turbo matches well on power output and seems to run more quietly and generate less vibration than the big fours.

The X1's standard turbo four - cylinder is legitimately quick, but the Encore's drivetrain hits its torque peak at just 1,850 rpm, and the broad power band muscled our all - wheel - drive tester past slower traffic with little drama.

The turbo four - cylinder, new to the LR2, feels plenty gutsy and makes the little Landie that much more pleasant to drive through the urban slog.

Manhart offers a total of four different engine - tuning options, with each one pushing the standard 552bhp 4.4 - litre twin - turbo V8 a little bit harder.

Nissan's turbo 1.6 actually behaves (and sounds) like the zingy little naturally aspirated fours of yore, and it's connected to a lovely six - speed stick that never misses a shift.

The base four - cylinder managed only 21 mpg, and we see little indication that the up - level 1.6 - liter turbo four would do much better.

The 2.4 - litre four - cylinder diesel engine is all - new for the Hilux, producing 161bhp and 400Nm of torque from as little as 1,600 rpm thanks to a variable geometry turbo.

The turbo - four and continuously variable transmission combination is smooth — I detected so little rubber - banding I initially didn't realize the car had one.

Taking notes from the Turbo Coupe Thunderbirds of the mid-1980s, this little four - cylinder is expected to generate in excess of 300 - hp and 300 lb. - ft.

The»14 WRX's 2.0 - liter turbocharged boxer - four squeezes out 268 hp and 258 lb - ft — just a little bit more than the outgoing 2.5 - liter turbo - equipped car.

A 2.0 - liter turbo - four powers the XT4, developing 237 hp and 258 lb - ft of torque, coupled to a nine - speed automatic that helps the little ute get an estimated 30 mpg highway.

Powering our little beauty is BMW's twin - turbo 2.0 - liter four - cylinder, which produces 240 horses and 255 lb.

Still, everything from a Honda Civic to a Mercedes E-Class to a Cadillac CT6 has a turbo four, so the bottom line is that turbo fours are taking over autodom at all levels, because they get a little better mpg on the EPA tests.

The MINI Cooper D Clubman has a 2.0 - liter TwinPower Turbo four - cylinder diesel engine that makes 150 PS and 330 Nm of torque, allowing the car to sprint from 0 - 100 km / h in as little as 8.5 seconds before reaching a top speed of 212 km / h (131 mph).

The 2018 Volkswagen Jetta comes loaded with a 1.4 L Turbo four - cylinder engine to give this compact car a little kick on the road.

Lean on the throttle just a little, and the turbo four delivers lots of torque — right away.

My Cruze's little four - cylinder egg beater engine suffices most of the time, but this turbo diesel packs a surprising punch.

In this guise, the TT coupe runs hot and sharp, with plenty of boosted power from the little 2.0 - liter turbo four, and great grip, chassis control and steering response from this setup.

Either way, there's little doubt that the turbo four will become the great differentiator between 911 and Cayster.

The turbo four in the Malibu is a nice little mill.

Other than that, this is a solid, mostly well - built little ute with good power from the turbo four and a decent ride / handling mix from the Golf - based platform.

Powered by the latest (Mk7.5) Golf GTI's upgraded 169kW / 350Nm turbo - petrol four - cylinder engine, which accelerates it to 100km / h in the same 6.4 seconds, the Golf GTI Original loses little apart from two rear doors.

Other than that, I agree with the above: This is a solid, well - built little ute with decent - to - good power from the turbo four and a decent ride / handling mix from the Golf - based platform.

But if it hadn't been for that four - cylinder engine note (a slight turbo whoosh audible in the quiet cabin), it'd have been very tough to tell the Silverado was down a couple of cylinders: This is a very promising little engine.

Yes, the roadholding from the four - wheel - drive chassis set - up is impressive — even more so if you flick the dampers into Sport mode — but it's hard to play with a Turbo, because you need to be going so quickly to go sideways, the moment it does break loose, there's little chance of getting it back.

But the new turbo four is just meh — decent power, a little coarse, and possessed with a soundtrack devoid of sporting aspirations.

And while the six - cylinder models laid down more power overall, the turbo four got its torque to the tires just a little sooner, and with some 70 fewer kilos of curb weight to move along.

And, yes, more power is always welcome, but we have to remember that this little direct - injected four - cylinder is rated at 138 hp, which ties it for having the most power in the B - segment when you consider the nonperformance - focused competition in the class, which means excluding the 197 - hp Ford Fiesta ST.. The other two cars that are packing 138 ponies, too, are the Accent's cousin car the Kia Rio and the Chevrolet Sonic with the turbo engine.

If on the other hand you fall into Audi's target market for the Q2 — mostly females, mostly couples and fewer families than other Q models, including the Q3 — and hanker for a sporty little SUV that emphasises handling over comfort then the Q2 2.0 TFSI quattro's (part - time) all - wheel drive system and perky turbo - petrol four could be just the ticket.

Customers looking for a little more of an adrenaline jump might bump up to the John Cooper Works ALL4 model ($ 38,500), harnessing a more muscular version of the 1.6 - litre Twin Scroll Turbo inline - four engine, making 208 hp and 192 lb / ft of torque.

The plucky little car is powered by a 140PS 1.4 - litre four - cylinder Boosterjet turbo engine.

There's little to split the two from the S6 Edge + and Sony Xperia Z5, which share the final spot on the podium, and even the Note 5, S6 Edge, iPhone 6s Plus, Nexus 6P, and Droid Turbo 2 rank pretty close to number one, all within a four - point gap.