Sentences with phrase «much torque for»

High - performance engines that develop 400 hp or more have too much torque for the gearbox suppliers of preference to handle.

Not exact matches

With so much torque, available at just 2,000 rpm, the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax diesel has a maximum trailering capacity of 7,700 pounds on rear - wheel - drive models and 7,600 pounds for four - wheel - drive models.

The 9.6 seconds Chrysler quotes for the Pacifica's 0 - to -60-mph sprint won't set blood aboil; 250 horsepower and 250 pound - feet of torque in the face of two - plus tons of sports tourer ain't much.

There's no word on how much power the engine makes when heavily modified for race use by Michael Shank Racing, which will campaign the EcoBoost - powered car, although the 2014 Ford F - 150 Tremor extracts 365 hp and 420 lb - ft of torque from the engine.

It reveals a maximum boost pressure of 23.2 psi, twice as much as Porsche quotes for the Turbo, along with 516 lb - ft of torque at 2250 rpm.

The closely related 3.6 - liter 911 Turbo engine can deliver just as much torque, but it's available only for about ten seconds in over-boost mode.

GM engineers boast that the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 provides not only much more torque than previous Corvette Z06 and ZR - 1 models, but also a more flexible torque curve for better on - demand power at any rpm.

There's no sledgehammer effect in your kidneys - there's simply too much mass being pushed forwards for that - but the V8's breadth of torque (that 900Nm is produced between 2,750 and 4,000 rpm) and the snappy shifts from the MCT gearbox are more than enough to deliver a suitably rapid and linear progression from slow to fast.

The flat torque curve also means that there's solid urge available pretty much throughout the rev range, giving a diesel - like surge for overtaking, and the engine is also happy to pull very tall gearing (2200rpm at 75mph in sixth) without complaint.

(So much for that 1,300 RPM torque peak; maybe on the test stand, but not when getting away from a stoplight.)

And although it's not quite refined GM's V - 6, the CX - 9's turbo - four provides more grunt off the line and in stop - and - go traffic, owing to its superior 310 lb - ft of torque available so much earlier in the rev range (max torque is available 2,000 rpm in the CX - 9 versus 5,000 rpm for the Acadia).

With the previous, 237bhp VXR infamous for its torque - steer, much has been done to avoid the same problems in its all - new 276bhp successor.

That makes it good for 518bhp and 391 lb ft of torque, while we'd expect the Spyder's inevitable weight increase to raise and lower the coupe's 3.9 sec dash to 62mph and 196mph top speed respectively, although not by much.

I also feel like the torque of the engine is a little much for the engine mounts.

An output of 76 hp and 79 lb - ft of torque doesn't sound like much, yet it's still plenty for a car that weighs just more than 1,400 pounds.

The 2016 Nissan Titan XD launches with its much - hyped Cummins engine, a 5.0 - liter turbodiesel that's rated for 310 hp at 3,200 rpm and 550 lb - ft of torque at 1,600 rpm.

For all the extra cost, you do get quite a different driving experience, though, as the Chevrolet Spark EV's 140 hp and 400 lb - ft of torque propel this tiny subcompact around with much more authority than the base, 84 - hp four - cylinder gas engine.

With abundant torque on a wide band, there's no need to work the clutch pedal and gearbox as much as in the days of the peaky E30 M3, but we do it for fun — a rev - match feature helps execute perfect shifts, down and up.

Transmitting 237bhp and 236 lb ft through the front wheels inevitably resulted in torque steer under hard acceleration, added to which was the VXR's fondness for following ruts in the road — both under acceleration and braking — a problem which, we discovered, got much worse as the front tyres wore down and the amount of «give» in the tread blocks reduced.

We're trying for neutral performance without sending too much torque to get into oversteer unnecessarily.

Some speed was required 15 to as much 30mph recommended for some makes to transmit enough torque through the torque converter to turn the engine for starting.

It's the way the Focus packages its power on the move that gives it such remarkable real - world pace, making so much of its prodigious torque available for so much of the time that the sheer dimension of its in - gear acceleration from less than 2000rpm — especially in 4th, 5th and 6th — is often surreal.

For mere mortals the aim became to get the rear tyres right on the limit of traction, just helping to tighten your line or just teasing out as much of the V6's 265 lb ft of torque as the surface would allow without the ESP stepping in.

Performance is supremely strong, and despite Ferrari's variable torque feature, that we'll go into later, the California's low down performance is supremely strong, while low - rev response is also impressive for a car with this much performance.

Its engine, in comparison to Aston's old V12, also felt one - dimensional, the noise lacked the depth and its sudden delivery of torque was way too much for the rear axle to cope with alone.

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.

With at least 160 hp and 148 lbs - ft of torque, these engines optimize air flow for maximum efficiency, increase power by 10 percent, and it also reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 10 percent.

According to previous reports, power for this enormous Pullman S - Class will come from a V - 12 engine making as much as 680 hp and 811 lb - ft of torque.

For example, a theoretical engine with a constant 200 ft.lbs of torque and a 3000 rpm rev limit has just as much power (a little over 114 hp) as another theoretical engine with a constant maximum 100 ft.lbs of torque and a 6000 rpm rev limit.

Overtaking is easy with so much torque on tap while road noise doesn't become a nuisance until you reach 100 mph, making this a worthy car for longer trips.

So whereas on ice, for example, a very progressive throttle map will be selected, a much more aggressive map is used for deep snow because the engine has to build up torque very quickly to help the vehicle to maintain momentum.

As for the 1.5 - liter turbo, 174 horsepower isn't that much more than 158 horsepower, but you can feel a real difference in how the two engines pull thanks to the turbo's 24 extra pound - feet of torque and its more favorable torque curve.

Opt for the base engine and you'll get 184 horsepower and 173 pound feet of torque — competitive with much of the segment — or go for the V6 and now you're up to 295 horsepower and 262 pound - feet of torque.

We certainly can't complain about an engine that delivers as much torque as the 2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI, and we definitely can't complain about it when it can reach highway fuel economy ratings as high as 43 MPG (for the manual option — the automatic is rated at a respectable 40 MPG).

The base engine for the King and Crew Cabs is a 2.5 - liter engine with a four - cylinder capacity that can give you as much as 152 horsepower as well as torque of 171 lb - ft.

The forthcoming Focus RS and Volkswagen's Golf R both have gobs more power and torque, albeit at a slightly higher starting price, but then so does the cheaper Focus ST.. The JCW has size on its side, though, and the resulting power to weight ratio makes for a city car that can squirt out of bends and away from stoplights with as much alacrity as far more powerful sports cars — up to a certain speed.

It is also capable for as much as 171 lb - feet of torque coupled with 152 horsepower.

Peak torque is much higher, though — 200 Nm (147 lb - ft) of torque, allowing for a 0 - 100 km / h time of 8.8 seconds and a top speed of 196 km / h (122 mph).

All engines employ twin - scroll turbocharging for quick response and strong torque output just above idle, which makes them feel like much larger engines.

Low - end torque The C70 looks pretty sharp, but it's not much of a car for sport driving.

All this extra torque would be too much for the seven - speed automatic transmission, so the CLS55 has the more conventional five - speed automatic.

Stepping up to the turbocharged version of the car introduces a 2.0 - liter, four - cylinder engine that pushes out 250 horses and 260 lb - ft of torque, transforming it into a legitimately fun option for not very much money.

The old SQ5 TDI continually shocked and stunned with its seemingly endless wave of torque, but the more frantic petrol engine in the second - generation car needs to be worked much harder for the same returns.

Snow lessens the torque output while Normal and Sport Plus work for everyday driving, with not that much difference between the two.

This latest offering is for the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport and just like past kits for VW's resident hot hatch, this one comes with a mix of everything, from exterior upgrades to performance enhancements that bring out as much as 340 horsepower and 318 pound - feet of torque out of the car's 2.0 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder engine.

The LT - 1, an engine built from the ground up using premium parts and components, was a much better performer overall than the previous 302 cu in (4.9 L) V8s used in 1967 - 69 Z - 28s; greater torque and less - radical cam, coupled with the 780 cfm Holley four - barrel, [1] permitted the Z - 28 to be available with the 3 - speed [1] Turbo Hydramatic 400 automatic transmission as an option to the four - speed manual for the first time.

As much as 100 percent of that rear - wheel torque can drive a single rear wheel should conditions call for it.

I wouldn't say it torque steers a huge amount, but it does feel at time like it has too much chassis for the engine.

For instance, though it's much more potent than the 2.4 - liter as a result of its 260 lb - ft of torque and increased power (240 - hp for front - wheel drive; 237 - hp for all - wheel drive), it is still lacking a tad when compared with like - for - like competitoFor instance, though it's much more potent than the 2.4 - liter as a result of its 260 lb - ft of torque and increased power (240 - hp for front - wheel drive; 237 - hp for all - wheel drive), it is still lacking a tad when compared with like - for - like competitofor front - wheel drive; 237 - hp for all - wheel drive), it is still lacking a tad when compared with like - for - like competitofor all - wheel drive), it is still lacking a tad when compared with like - for - like competitofor - like competitors.

An overboost function is at the driver's disposal to provide particularly powerful bursts of acceleration, increasing torque to as much as 260 Newton metres for a short time between 1,700 and 4,500 rpm.