In addition to this, the likelihood of it being
the new turbocharged unit from the current 911 seems small, and a process of elimination leaves us at the likely conclusion of the next GT4 featuring the scintillating 4 - litre flat - six, as used in the current 911 GT3.
Not exact matches
That follows the decision for the 2017 Porsche 911 range to move to all -
turbocharged engines, starting with twin - turbo 3.0 - and 3.4 - liter
units in the Carrera and Carrera S. Porsche hasn't given out any specifics on the
new Cayman and Boxster engines, but reports suggest that base versions of the cars will have a 2.0 - liter mill with around 285 hp, while S models will get a 2.5 - liter turbo - four cranking out closer to 360 hp.
The
turbocharged Forester XT, meanwhile, has a
new 2.0 - liter
unit that puts out 250 hp and 258 lb - ft of torque.
Whether that extra grunt comes from a
new engine or an uprated version of the E10 S's
turbocharged 2 - litre
unit remains to be seen, but either way, it should see power - to - weight grow from 350bhp / ton — already enough to top the likes of the Porsche 911 Turbo S and Ferrari FF — to as much as 420bhp / ton — identical to the Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta.
The most noticeable thing about the
new engine is how it really likes to be revved — unusual for a
turbocharged unit.
Derived from the state - of - the - art Ingenium family of engines and due in late 2017, the
new six - cylinder is a direct - injected,
turbocharged 3.0 - liter
unit that will be offered in both gas and diesel forms.
At the dawn of a
new era devoted to downsizing, hybridization, and electromobility, V - 8s will soon be condemned as fossils from a wasteful past — so get one like the charismatic,
turbocharged direct - injection, dry - sump 32 - valve 3,982 cc
unit that is the essence of the AMG GT S while you can.
Hatz explained that
turbocharging will be reserved for models down the lower end of the Porsche range, with cars like the GT3 RS benefitting from the
new naturally aspirated
unit.
Like existing Up models, the
new turbocharged TSI
unit is a three - cylinder
unit, and 1 - litre in capacity.
Precise details of the Grand Sport's engine range haven't yet been confirmed, but it's likely to use a mix of outgoing Insignia
units revised for the
new car, and all -
new powerplants - all
turbocharged.
Behind the three - pointed star, the
new AMG C43 Coupe and Cabriolet models retain their twin -
turbocharged six - cylinder power
units but the boost pressure has been increased and the engines remapped accordingly.
This
new turbocharged four - cylinder is essentially the same
unit from the Mercedes - Benz C300, where it makes 241 hp and 273 lb - ft of torque.
Honda revealed the next Accord's powertrain lineup in early June, confirming that the V - 6 engine option will be dropped in favor of a
turbocharged 2.0 - liter I - 4 derived from the
unit found in the
new Civic Type R.
We'd also expect this to come from another 2.0 - litre, inline - four
turbocharged engine - though a report from French publication Auto Moto suggests the
new Renaultsport Megane could use the
turbocharged 1.8 - litre
unit from the recently revealed Alpine A110.
New for this year is the 2016 Mercedes - Benz GLE550e plug - in hybrid, while the
turbocharged V -6-powered GLE400 will get a nine - speed automatic transmission next year to replace the current seven - speed
unit.
As expected, the heavily - revised 2012 Mercedes - Benz C - Class — which launched last month with a
new turbocharged four - cylinder and two
new directed - injected V -6-engines — was the brand's biggest seller with 6,685
units sold, an increase of 32.1 percent compared to September 2010.
The clean - sheet
turbocharged 1 - litre, three - cylinder petrol
unit is about to debut in the
new Corsa and, quite simply, transforms the hitherto wheezy, limp - wristed Adam.
BMW has had three - cylinder engines before, in its motorcycles, but this
new 1.5 - liter
turbocharged unit is optimized for front - wheel - drive cars and has a promising future.
Essentially an underbored version of the 2927cc
unit used by the 308 and Mondial, the capacity of the GTO's engine was arrived at because, once multiplied by the FIA's 1.4 «equivalency factor» for
turbocharged cars, it would see the
new Ferrari squeeze neatly under the 4 - litre engine - size limit.
Options for engines and transmissions vary from country to country, but the Golf Mk5 is available with 4 - cylinder, 5 - cylinder, and 6 - cylinder petrol engines, and a
new Pumpe Duse
unit injector
Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) diesel engine.
The
new engine is planned to replace the existing
turbocharged 1.6 - litre four - cylinder direct injection
unit, which produces 215bhp in the recently launched Mini John Cooper Works Paceman.
New First Ever BMW M2 CompetitionThe double - charged six - cylinder in - line engine, based on the power
unit from the M3 and M4, offers the best of both worlds: It guarantees a unique appetite for revs for a
turbocharged engine, offers exceptionally linear power delivery across a broad rev range and possesses a distinctive engine sound.
After four years in development, the
new M3 and M4 graduated with BMW's latest
turbocharged engine, a 3.0 liter six - cylinder
unit that has replaced the fans» darling, V8 naturally aspirated powerplant.
Following its public debut at the Frankfurt show in September, the X1 will hit the European market with two B48 petrol and two B47 diesel engines; all are brand
new 2.0 litre four - cylinder
turbocharged units.
The base engine for the Sonata remains the same 185 horsepower inline - four, but the
turbocharged four - cylinder powerplant of the 2.0 T Limited is now mated to a
new eight - speed automatic; it replaces the six - speed auto
unit.
The T3 will be the first Volvo to feature a
new Drive - E 3 - cylinder engine, a 1.5 - litre
turbocharged unit (based on the Drive - E modular engine technology) developing 115kW and 265Nm, and driving the front wheels solely through a 6 - speed manual gearbox.
The twin - turbo V8
unit propels the M5 via the
new 8 - speed M Steptronic transmission with Drivelogic and teams up with the M xDrive system to transfer all of the high - revving
turbocharged engine's might to the road, and allows a 0 — 60 mph acceleration run in a mere 3.2 seconds, making it the quickest and most agile to date.
Escape SE and
new SEL models will benefit from a 1.5 - liter
turbocharged EcoBoost
unit.
The
new engine is planned to succeed the existing
turbocharged 1.6 - liter four - cylinder direct - injection gasoline
unit, which produces 215 hp in the recently launched Mini John Cooper Works Paceman.
Suzuki made the switch from a naturally aspirated 1.6 - liter four - cylinder to a
turbocharged 1.4 - liter
unit in the
new Swift Sport.
Unlike the outgoing model that featured a naturally aspirated engine, the
new Swift Sport packs a
turbocharged 1.4 - liter BoosterJet gasoline
unit that offers 140 hp and 230 Nm (177 lb - ft) of torque — 15 hp and 70 Nm more than the previous model.
A
new range of engines are expected to power the next G - Class, including AMG's latest
turbocharged 4.0 - liter V8 gasoline
unit with a
new nine - speed automatic gearbox and a range - topping G63 model 602 - hp and 367 lb - ft of torque.
The global powertrain lineup for the
new Focus will include a range of state - of - the - art Ford EcoBoost ™ four - cylinder
turbocharged direct injection (DI) engines — including the 1.6 - litre
unit in Europe and a choice of advanced and improved Duratorq TDCi common - rail diesel engines, all of which offer reductions in fuel consumption of between 10 and 20 per cent compared to the outgoing models.
The wide range of engines includes a revised 120PS (118bhp) version of the
turbocharged 1.0 - litre petrol engine, while a
new 140PS (138bhp) 1.4 - litre
unit replaces the old 1.6.
The G63 will be the range - topper with 602 hp and 367 lb - ft of torque, and a model fitted with Mercedes - Benz's
new M256
turbocharged 3.0 - liter in - line six - cylinder gasoline
unit in combination with an integrated starter generator providing mild hybrid qualities will follow.
The mid-engine roadster is armed with a
new name and
turbocharged four - cylinder engines that phase out the naturally - aspirated flat - six
units.
The
new engine is a
turbocharged 2.0 - litre Ingenium
unit, producing 296bhp and 400Nm, paired exclusively to an eight - speed Quickshift automatic transmission.
Things are certainly looking promising under the bonnet: gone is the old 2.0 - litre
turbocharged inline - four, replaced with a
new 1.8 - litre
unit.
This
new engine is better thanks to it being a
turbocharged unit and while it may measure in with a smaller capacity at just 1.5 - liters, the turbocharger means the power is good and on par with the larger
unit but lighter when it comes to consumption.
Coming to the more interesting proposition, Tata Motors is developing a
new 1.5 - litre diesel
turbocharged motor that will be a four - cylinder
unit part of the
new Revotorq family and will be offered with multiple driving modes.
Two
new modular petrol and diesel engine ranges have been designed for the MQB including an 800cc diesel and a
turbocharged 1.2 - litre petrol
unit.
All
new from the ground up, the
new Accord is built on a
new platform with a lower, wider stance, a lighter and more rigid unibody structure; a lighter and more sophisticated chassis; three advanced
new power
units, including Accord's first
turbocharged engines, a
new 10 - speed automatic transmission and the third - generation of Honda's Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive (iMMD) two - motor hybrid technology.
The All -
New Tucson will be available with one of the widest powertrain ranges in its class, including a new turbocharged 175 PS (1.6 - litre) T - GDI engine with six - speed manual or seven - speed dual - clutch transmission, plus a gasoline 132 PS (1.6 - litre GDI) unit and three diesels: 115 PS (1.7 - litre), 136 PS (2.0 - litre) or 186 PS (2.0 - litr
New Tucson will be available with one of the widest powertrain ranges in its class, including a
new turbocharged 175 PS (1.6 - litre) T - GDI engine with six - speed manual or seven - speed dual - clutch transmission, plus a gasoline 132 PS (1.6 - litre GDI) unit and three diesels: 115 PS (1.7 - litre), 136 PS (2.0 - litre) or 186 PS (2.0 - litr
new turbocharged 175 PS (1.6 - litre) T - GDI engine with six - speed manual or seven - speed dual - clutch transmission, plus a gasoline 132 PS (1.6 - litre GDI)
unit and three diesels: 115 PS (1.7 - litre), 136 PS (2.0 - litre) or 186 PS (2.0 - litre).
A
new ten - speed
unit is available exclusively on the
turbocharged 3.5 - liter engines, with the rest getting a six - speed system.
Meanwhile, the
new Maruti Dzire gets a 1.2 - litre four cylinder
unit that generates 84bhp of power, while the diesel version gets a 1.3 - litre
turbocharged diesel Multijet engine that develops 74bhp of power.
Acolytes of fuel - efficient diesels in general and VW's diesel engines in particular (in Canada, about 30 % of VW sales are diesel models) will be excited by an all -
new 2.0 - litre
turbocharged TDI Clean Diesel four - cylinder (designated EA288), a robust
unit now pumping out 150 horsepower (at 3,500 rpm)-- 10 more horses than last year's diesel engine — and 236 pound - feet of torque between 1,750 and 3,000 rpm.
Both models will be powered by a
new 1.8 - litre
turbocharged 4 cylinder engine — the same
unit found in the Alpine A110 — available in two states of tune.
A
new diesel version, the Volvo 850 TDI, was introduced - a
turbocharged 2.5 - litre
unit with electronic direct injection and a power output of 140 bhp, combining the comfort of a petrol engine with the fuel economy of a diesel.
The highlight of the
new Astra's powertrain line - up is the introduction of an all -
new, 140PS
turbocharged 1.4 - litre petrol
unit, which builds on Vauxhall's commitment to engine downsizing and reduced emissions / fuel consumption, while retaining the performance of a larger capacity vehicle.
The
new Hyundai Veloster Turbo will take on the established hot - hatch / affordable sports car crowd with a 1.6 - litre
turbocharged (T - GDi)
unit that pumps out 50 per cent more power (155kW) and almost 60 per cent more torque (265Nm).