Heading for a debut at the Geneva Motor Show in a week or two, the 740e iPerformance gets the same plug - in hybrid powertrain as the X5 xDrive 40e, which means a four - cylinder 2.0 litre turbo petrol with 245bhp and an electric
motor adding torque and horses for a total of 322bhp and 369lb / ft of torque.
Not exact matches
He also noted the drivetrain's safety benefits,
adding «the truck will automatically stop jackknifing because it has independent
motors on each wheel and it will dynamically adjust the
torque on each wheel so that jackknifing is impossible.
It also will be the first production hybrid for Ferrari, with an electric
motor adding 120 hp and 220 lb - ft of
torque to the 800 - hp, 6.3 - liter V - 12.
Total peak power is 122bhp and while the
motor's 14bhp contribution doesn't sound much, look at it in
torque terms (58 lb ft, to
add to the engine's 107 lb ft) and it starts to make sense.
The idea here is to make the Evolution II use individual
motors to vector
torque, individually
adding power or dragging wheels to increase cornering speeds.
An electric
motor adds an additional 136 hp to the mix, pushing power up to a staggering 680 hp and 626 lb - ft of
torque.
The Atlas Cross Sport PHEV, or hibrida enchufable in Spanish, uses the 3.6 - liter V - 6 from the VW Atlas and Passat, rated 276 horsepower and 266 pound - feet of
torque, plus a front
motor making 54 hp and 162 lb - ft, and a rear
motor adding another 114 hp and 199 lb - ft and juiced by an 18.0 killowatt - hour lithium - ion battery in the center tunnel.
(Electric
motors and combustion engines develop their peak power and
torque figures at different points, so the two figures can't simply be
added together — hence the discrepancy when
adding electric and petrol figures.)
Add in its two electric
motors though and the 918 is right up there with 875bhp and a staggering 944 lb ft of
torque, and it's that latter figure that stops the 918 Spyder from being significantly outgunned by the other two members of the «holy trinity».
But on top of this, it
adds an electric
motor with 134 hp and 295 lb - ft of
torque.
The E400 will feature a 3.5 - liter, V - 6, rated at 306 hp and 273 lb - feet of
torque, supplemented by an electric
motor, which
adds 27 hp and 184 lb - ft of
torque.
The V - 12 alone produces 789 hp and 517 lb - ft of
torque, while the electric
motor can
add 161 hp and 199 lb - ft.
But Mazda says the bigger displacement turbo
motor gives a fat enough
torque curve to negate any need to
add more cogs.
To reduce fuel consumption the engineers have
added a «Twin
Motor Unit,» two electric
motors that deliver more than enough
torque directly to the rear wheels.
An electric
motor adds a further 131 hp and 250 Nm of
torque and is connected to the rear wheels, while the engine powers the front.
This Range Rover will get a 2.0 - liter four - cylinder Ingenium gas engine, which is only good for 296 hp on its own;
add in the 85 kW electric
motor, which is housed within the vehicle's eight - speed transmission, and the SUV will put out a total of 398 hp and a respectable 472 lb - ft of
torque.
The plug - in hybrid's three - cylinder 1.5 - liter gasoline engine cranks out 231 hp and 236 lb ft of
torque;
add in an electric
motor and the combined output jumps to 362 hp and 420 lb ft.. A six - speed automatic is the only available gearbox.
In addition to these electric
motors the Polestar 1 is equipped with an Integrated Starter Generator (ISG), this
adds 34 kW (46 hp) and 150 Nm of
torque.
It relies on an unspecified number of electric
motors whose power outputs all
add up to 402 hp, with a
torque figure of 516 Nm.
By far the most important changes lurk under the shell, where Volkswagen
added an upgraded electric
motor rated 134 horsepower and 214 pound - feet of maximum
torque.
of
torque, while the electric
motor will
add another 201 horsepower and 332 lb - ft.
Sporting 680 - hp (504 kW) and 770 Nm of
torque by
adding a 136 - hp electric
motor to the twin - turbo 4.0 - liter V8, the Turbo S E-hybrid launches to 62 mph in a mere 3.4 seconds.
The electric
motor is expected to
add about another 30 horsepower and 50 lb - ft at best, and should help puff up the
torque curve in the lower portion of the rpm range.
The RLX Sport Hybrid
adds 3 electric
motors to the base V6 to produce a combined 377 hp along with 347 lb ft of
torque.
The smaller engine is mated with an electric
motor that
adds 30 kW to the party (about 40 hp) and 118 pound - feet of
torque.
Found in the RX 450h and now the RX 450hL, the system
adds a high -
torque electric
motor and 37 - kW battery.
Upgrading to a the hybrid model keeps the same engine but
adds an 87 - horsepower electric
motor, boosting capability to 400 horsepower and 472 pound - feet of
torque.
That means
adding a 47 - horsepower electric
motor to a supercharged 333 - horsepower V - 6 engine that brings total output to 380 ponies and a peak
torque of 428 pounds feet at just 1000 rpm.
The three electric
motors constitute the most powerful electrical
motor set - up in production car history, replacing the gears of a normal transmission while
adding; power,
torque,
torque vectoring and yet still able to remove weight».
The 5,300 - pound car relies on two equal - power traction
motors in back
adding up to 403 horsepower and 959 pound - feet of
torque.
Since it aspires to all - weather mobility instead of all - terrain capability, the
motor simply
adds more
torque automatically to the rear wheels if wheelspin is detected.
A 3.0 - liter turbocharged inline - six, which produces 429 horsepower and 384 pound - feet of
torque on its own, is combined with an electric
motor that
adds 21 hp and 184 lb - ft when accelerating from a standstill, according to Mercedes.
Why don't the horsepower and
torque numbers from the
motor and engine
add to 139 and 195?
The 3.5 liter V - 6 engine is fitted with an electric
motor which
adds power and
torque.
The arrival of the Executive also signals the arrival of the E-Hybrid version, which
adds an electric
motor to a twin - turbo V6 engine, good for 462 hp and 516 lb - ft of
torque.
The new 2.0 L direct - injected turbocharged four - cylinder is torquey and as powerful as the Pentastar V - 6; it makes for a great lighter - weight
motor option that increases fuel efficiency without sacrificing power, and increases
torque by nearly 30 lb - ft for
added off - road capability.
The engine delivers 552 horsepower, 516 lb ft of
torque, while the
motor adds another 147 horsepower with a
torque of 295 lb ft.
The EQ Boost from the electric
motor can
add that extra 21 horsepower and 184 pounds of
torque for that much more amount of thrill.
The
torque figure meanwhile equals that of the 1.8 - litre TSI
added to the range a couple of years ago; that
torque peaks at a low 1,500 rpm, giving this engine off - the - line punch to rival larger
motors.
Specifically, an Atkinson cycle 3.5 - liter V6 is merged up front with a 116 - kilowatt electric
motor generator
adds to 295 system horsepower with robust but unspecified total
torque.
Starting off,
torque from the electric
motor adding grunt can chirp the tires, and let the car leap forward adequately.
Pair the ICE and electric
motor as a single unit, with the 20 kW and 125 pound - feet of
torque added from the electric
motor, and you get nice dose of twist at the low end of the rpm band, while also enjoying solid power at the top — a nice combo, indeed.
The hybrid
adds a 13 - horsepower electric
motor with 48 ft - lbs of
torque, for a total system output of 160 horsepower.
A Sport mode found in the ELR calls on the combined efforts of its 1.4 - liter, four - cylinder gas engine and its electric
motor to produce 233 horsepower and 373 lb - ft of
torque,
adding a dash of performance for those who care more about winning stoplight battles than minimizing fuel consumption.
The Tesla Model S P90D
adds a second electric
motor to complement the most powerful single -
motor model in its lineup, creating a drivetrain that churns out a total of 762 horsepower and 713 lb - ft of
torque, which is enough to launch the fullsize sedan to 60 mph in a mere 2.8 seconds.
The Smart Fortwo Electric Drive maintains the two - passenger, truncated coupe body style of the standard version of the car, but it
adds a 47 horsepower electric
motor (up to 70 horsepower in short bursts) that is also capable of generating 96 lb - ft of
torque.
This powerful six - pot combines with an electric
motor that
adds in 107 horsepower and 251 pound - feet of
torque for a total output of 435 horsepower and a tire - frying 605 pound - feet of
torque.
If you desire more power, a plug - in hybrid version of the XC90
adds an 87 - horsepower electric
motor for a total system power of 400 horsepower and 472 lb - ft of
torque.
On the electric side, the 740e uses a «permanently excited» synchronous
motor that produces 113 horsepower and 184 pound - feet of
torque,
adding to the gasoline - driven combustion engine.
«The Civic Si represents the sporty flagship of the Civic series,» said John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda
Motor Co., Inc. «The broadened
torque band of the 2012 model increases its appeal as a daily driver while
adding a new dimension of mid-range performance.»