Sentences with phrase «of turbocharged cars»

Race 2 once again demonstrated the considerable advantage of turbocharged cars at the long and fast Donington GP circuit, with the two Vectras of Jordan and Nash taking first and second, shortly followed by Matt Neal in the Civic.

We weren't initially convinced by Aston Martin's new era of turbocharged cars when it launched the DB11 V12.

As respectable as this is for a naturally aspirated engine, it falls short of turbocharged cars like the ever - popular Fiesta ST, which can manage a claimed 47.9 mpg.

There's a very particular kind of turbocharged car that makes the breed so appealing.

Not exact matches

The turbocharged Porsche 930 that he crashed into a retaining wall early Sunday morning in Somerdale, N.J. has the reputation of being the closest thing to a race car that you can buy for the streets.

The turbocharged cars had a huge advantage on the furiously fast Osterreichring, but pretty much all of them broke and it was left to the naturally aspirated Lotus and Williams to fight for the win.

Normally - aspirated and turbocharged versions of its flat - 12 engine were tested and the car spent a huge amount of time in the windtunnel, which meant no fewer than five different body styles were tried on it.

The upcoming Vantage roadcar is going to feature a turbocharged AMG V8 engine and its suspected that a similar powerplant lies under the bonnet of its new GTE car.

Among other adjustments that could help double fuel economy are turbocharging with smaller, more efficient engines that produce the same level of power; advanced heat management and cooling systems, which reuse the heat produced in the engine for energy; weight reduction, including broader use of high - strength steel that is already in some cars today; better aerodynamics; more efficient air conditioners, transmissions and lighting devices (including headlights); and increased electrification leading to full hybridization with electric motor and regenerative breaking — all of which currently exist.

Electric cars get lots of attention these days, but your next vehicle's higher gas mileage may well come from more familiar technology: turbocharging.

With 1.4 liters of supercharged and turbocharged direct - injected gasoline anger under the hood, it's a much newer Volkswagen, and yet it can't pull so much as a car length away from me.

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 car, which will campaign in the remainder of the Pirelli World Challenge Series, will use a unique twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine developed by Honda Performance Development.

Cross your fingers it's BMW's N20 2.0 - liter turbocharged four (which powers one of BMW's existing sports cars, the Z4 sDrive28i), although the turbo might be scrapped in favor of a more futuristic power - adder: electricity.

The hot Swift has switched to turbocharged power — a first — using a slightly - modified version of the 1.4 - litre four - cylinder Booster Jet engine from the Suzuki Vitara S. Peak power is up by 4bhp over the old car, arriving earlier in the rev range at 5500rpm.

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Sure, it's the first four - seat Ferrari with a turbocharged V8, but to some ears, that's just a laundry list of everything that's wrong with the car.

The new 1.8 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder makes this car feel far more powerful than you might expect from 170 hp and 184 lb - ft of torque.

The car will combine a turbocharged four - cylinder engine of undisclosed displacement with an electric motor and lithium - ion battery pack, although further details have yet to be confirmed.

You'll grin as the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R's turbocharged engine responds with each stomp of the gas pedal, but a lack of driver involvement diminishes the fun, making this car's hefty premium over the exceptional Golf GTI hard to stomach.

It will likely be powered by a version of McLaren's new 4.0 - liter twin - turbocharged V - 8 from the new 720S mated to hybrid gear and should be the most powerful car the company has ever built.

The newest car features a reprogrammed engine computer, plus louder and less - restrictive exhaust, to bump the turbocharged 2.5 - liter flat - four engine's power to 335 hp and 361 lb - ft of torque.

There will eventually be GT3 versions of that updated car, likely starting in early 2018, but contrary to some speculation the next - gen GT3s will not be turbocharged.

A high - performance, turbocharged version of the car dubbed Focus ST is also offered.

Much to the joy of purists and fans of Lamborghini's current range, what we won't see anytime soon is its sports cars with turbocharged engines.

Power comes from a twin - turbocharged 3.8 - liter V - 8 engine rated for 641 hp (or 650 PS, hence the car's name) and 500 lb - ft of torque, and a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmits motive force to the 20 - inch rear Pirelli P - Zero Corsa tires.

With a twin - turbocharged 5.0 - liter V - 8 with a mind - blowing 1,341 horsepower 1,011 lb - ft of torque when running on E85, the One: 1 is one of the fastest cars the world has ever seen, and with only seven in existence at a price tag of $ 2.8 million, Goodwood is one of the only places you'll ever see one driven in anger.

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.

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.

It's possible that we were seduced by the power of VW's E888 turbocharged engine, as it delivers 180 lb - ft of torque — more than enough to keep this 3071 - pound car sailing along pretty effortlessly.

Yet there I was, zinging through the gears of a 2015 Mitsubishi Evo MR, a turbocharged sports sedan that couldn't scream «cult car» any louder if Eraserhead were driving it.

High octane is required for some cars: e.g., a turbocharged car will likely require higher octane to reduce risk of detonation with higher charge temperatures.

Turbocharging across the Carrera line - up and electric power steering in all models were unpopular updates — and they undoubtedly do erode some of the charisma of earlier models — but they weren't enough to spoil what is a truly great sports car.

It's unlikely the car will be able to travel for long at this speed before the combustion engine (likely Mini's existing turbocharged, 1.5 - litre three - cylinder unit) kicks in - and heavier uses of the throttle pedal will also see the engine start up, just as it does in plug - in hybrids from BMW.

The XJ220 carries a worldwide reputation as one of the fastest cars ever produced in its day, thanks in large part to a 3.5 - liter twin - turbocharged V - 6.

The second - generation 2016 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan builds upon the qualities we liked in the original, such as a quiet ride, with the addition of a more refined turbocharged four - cylinder engine and greater in - car connectivity, but I wish the driving experience were more engaging.

The responsive engines might not be the last word in visceral thrills - and they don't punch like one of Honda's old VTEC units - but the raspy exhaust, responses unsullied by turbocharging, plus a fantastically snappy gearshift have the ability to make even a drive to the shops more fun than many other cars.

The car features the same 3.0 - litre twin - turbocharged engine as the standard car - producing 425bhp and 406 lb ft of torque and enabling a 0 - 100mph time of 8.6 sec.

We're well aware there are many other turbocharged compact cars on the market that can out - gun the 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo, the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo, and the 2012 Nissan Juke SL and cost about the same amount of money.

In fact, it packs a 2.4 - litre four - cylinder turbocharged unit (twice the capacity of the current turbo car) making a ludicrous 592bhp.

Extra performance is just a pleasant side - effect of the trend for smaller, turbocharged engines, so it's something of a joke that cars aren't delivering on their apparent gains.

Pushing the boundaries of high - performance technology today means something very different from what that original car embodied, so the formula for the New Sports eXperience is considerably different in the 2017 Acura NSX: The basics include a hybrid powertrain made up of three electric motors, a lithium - ion battery pack, a mid-mounted twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine and a dual - clutch nine - speed automatic transmission.

adds a new 1.0 - liter turbocharged inline - three good for 88 hp, enough to send the lightweight car to 62 mph in 10.0 seconds, with a top speed of 115 mph.

It's the turbocharged car whose punch builds into a crescendo of power, the sort you'd have got from a late - 90s turbodiesel if they'd had the inclination to continue their boosted enthusiasm to the red line.

The motors in the GTE combine to give the car 201bhp, the brunt of which is produced by the four - cylinder 1.4 - litre turbocharged engine.

However, the BMW makes up for its ordinary insides with an involving and entertaining chassis, typical of an M - car, a muscular turbocharged straight - six engine (although not as sonorous as the TT's) and some aggressive looks.

The BMW turbocharged straight six remains one of the very best engines you can wish for beneath the hood of your car.

The road car will be powered by a 4.4 - litre twin - turbocharged V8 that produces 789bhp, will have a 0 - 62mph time of less than three seconds and is expected to lap the Nurburgring in approximately 6:30 sec.

Acceleration is fierce, accompanied by a wailing, turbocharged whoosh that you seldom hear outside of highly boosted Subaru rally cars.

The turbocharged version of the 3.0 - liter inline - six - cylinder in the 535i makes the 550i superfluous, rocketing the car to 60 mph in less than 6 seconds.