With
more torque on tap (and a standard towing package for Duramax models) the diesel can pull more weight than a similarly equipped gasoline Colorado V - 6.
Not exact matches
More impressive is the bounteous
torque on tap: the California blasts forward with an extravagant brawn you simply wouldn't find in many of Ferrari's previous, high - revving naturally aspirated V - 8s.
Frankly, despite having 260 pound - feet of
torque on tap, the Wrangler needs
more bottom - end oomph.
Oversteer is available for order in either car, although the ZL1, with narrower tires at the rear and big
torque on tap, is a bit
more agreeable to sliding its rear end around at will.
Advantage GT R. With 516 lb - ft
on tap from 1,900 all the way to 5,500 rpm, the
torque tsunami from AMG's potent 4.0 - liter twin - turbo V - 8
more than neutralizes the extra 2,000 rpm the Porsche driver can squeeze out of the GT3's 4.0 - liter, naturally aspirated boxer engine.
The 1.6 - liter four - cylinder makes as much power as the Honda, meaning there's 130 horsepower
on tap but a bit
more torque.
Take the base engine in the Nissan Sentra as a prime example: with just 130 - hp and 128 lb - ft of
torque on offer, the 1.8 - liter four - cylinder gasoline engine that's available
on almost every Nissan Sentra trim has outputs you'd associate
more with a supermini than a compact sedan (the entry - level Ford Fiesta supermini, for example, has 120 - hp and 112 lb - ft of
torque on tap).
And because, with
more than 600hp
on tap — not to mention 700Nm of
torque over a broad 1750 - 6000rpm, rising to an even mightier 750Nm over 2500 - 5500rpm
on overboost — the RS 7 slams down
more power and
torque than any other Audi RS model, making for effortless overtaking at any speed.
The 118bhp 1.6 - litre diesel model sounds a bit agricultural
on anything
more than half throttle, but a broad spread of
torque means you always have power
on tap, while the similarly 118bhp 1.6 - litre petrol engine sounds sporty and loves to be revved.
With only 134 hp and 162 lb - ft of
torque on tap, this all - wheel - drive cruiser isn't very quick, but it is one of the
more fun crossovers to drive.
Thankfully, there's the Abarth with a much
more respectable 160 hp and 170 - lb - ft of
torque on tap.
Emission - free drive power is provided by an electric motor generating
more than 100 kW (134 hp), with max
torque of 310 Nm available right from the first
tap on the gas pedal, which Merc says roughly corresponds to the
torque delivery of a modern 3.0 L petrol engine.
The real - world effect of the
torque kick that forced induction delivers is that at normal road speeds (peak
torque comes from just 1700rpm), the new cars have around 40 per cent
more twist
on tap than their predecessors.