Sentences with phrase «of turbocharged units»

Finally, the engine range has been overhauled too, being exclusively comprised of turbocharged units.

Peter Gilbert claimed a million miles out of the turbocharging unit in addition to the engine itself.

The Si sacrifices its high revving, naturally aspirated engine in favor of a turbocharged unit, which means that it will have more torque and can be tuned to produce more power.

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.

The selection of TFSI turbocharged petrol engines are relatively smooth, but it's worth noting that the smallest 1.0 - litre unit, featuring just three cylinders, only puts out 113bhp.

Power comes from a 245 - hp 2.0 - liter turbocharged unit likely similar to the one across BMW's lineup of smaller vehicles, combined with a 95 - hp electric motor (25 hp more than the Frankfurt version had), and a lithium - ion battery mounted beneath the cargo area.

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.

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.

This engine is a 2 - litre, four - cylinder turbocharged unit (larger than the 1.6 - litre norm these days) producing 228bhp at 6000rpm and a very strong 273 lb ft of torque in a plateau between 1600 - 3000rpm.

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.

The turbocharged 1.7 - liter four packaged behind the seats squealed constantly, plus I couldn't get the audio head unit to play music of any kind, and then finally a large rock whacked against the windshield and made a noise that echoed through the hollow cabin like a drum and scared the hell out of me.

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.

And because all engines are turbocharged units, they have plenty of torque to make them all decently quick in the midrange, which is where most owners will do the majority of their work.

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.

Five engine choices encompass three turbocharged petrol TFSI four - cylinder units of 1.0, 1.5 and 2 litres and a pair of TDI turbodiesels in 1.6 - and 2 - litre capacities.

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.

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

Otherwise, expect the same combination of four - cylinder petrol and diesel engines making up the bulk of the engine range, as well as an entry - level 318i utilising a turbocharged 1.5 - litre three - cylinder unit.

Yet, there's no denying the LC500's V8 is far more pleasant to use and listen to than the turbocharged unit in the back of the Porsche and the cabin quality the Lexus is easily a match for that of the Porsche — although the 911's layout and infotainment are far more user - friendly.

A limited - edition version of the 9 - 3, the Turbo X was powered by the 9 - 3 Aero's 2.8 - liter turbocharged V - 6, but with the boost cranked the boost up from 8.7 psi to 11.6 psi and the addition of all - wheel drive via a Haldex unit.

The three - cylinder, 1.5 - litre turbocharged petrol engine is untouched in the i8 Roadster, producing the same 228bhp and 236 lb ft as it has since the Mini-sourced unit was positioned behind the rear seats and ahead of the rear axle in the original coupe.

It doesn't achieve the same raw, razor - edged excitement of the best normally - aspirated hot hatch engines of old, but of the latest down - sized, turbocharged power units the ST's is as good as they come.

Building momentum and then coasting down the rolling hills is a lot of fun, as is making the best of the 258 lb - ft the turbocharged 2.0 - liter unit will readily spread all the way from 1250 to 4500 rpm.

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.

Behind what's left of the standard i30's nose is a 2 - litre turbocharged powerplant, previewing the unit set to be used in the production car.

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.

The entry - level power unit is naturally aspirated and displaces 999cc, developing 70bhp and putting 67 lb ft of torque through the rear wheels, while a 898cc turbocharged three - pot is also available, with 89bhp and 100 lb ft at its disposal.

NA would also not hit the acceleration marks of a high - torque - at - low - rpm turbocharged unit and would probably weigh more as it would need to be 12cyl.

It is true that this turbocharged 3 - litre engine doesn't get close to troubling the previous normally - aspirated unit for soundtrack and delivery, but it's also true that the six - pot is one of the most linear and responsive turbo engines on the planet.

These turbocharged engines are as much as 25 per cent more powerful and 15 per cent more efficient than the units they replace, and are accompanied by a naturally aspirated 123bhp / 117 lb ft of torque (at 6000 / 4000rpm) 1.6 - litre in the petrol line - up.

We might, eventually, stop mourning the loss of the Cayman's old flat - six engine but the replacement turbocharged four - cylinder found in the 718 isn't going to help us forget about the wailing, revvy unit that made Porsche's entry - level cars feel anything but.

The other choice is a 1.2 - litre, four - cylinder unit, turbocharged and able to run on the Atkinson cycle — delayed closing of the inlet valves — when not working hard.

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.

Some of that can be traced to the Fiat - specific powerplant, a 1.4 - litre turbocharged unit as found in Abarth 500s, and others in the Fiat group.

The two engines are both turbocharged, although the C43 has two turbos while the S4 has a single, twin - scroll unit placed within the V of the engine.

It's also the same unit that powers the Audi R8 V10 + — in an age of widespread downsizing and turbocharging this is one of the great modern performance car engines.

Objectively the tweaked 2.5 is hard to fault, with excellent responses for a turbocharged unit and strong low - and mid-ranges that both effectively negate the bugbear of overly long gearing, and make the Boxster's fantastic balance even more responsive to throttle inputs.

The E500 / E550 becomes an export - only model that sheds the ageing 408 - hp 4.6 - liter twin - turbo V - 8 unit in favor of a turbocharged 4.6 - liter motor good for 435 hp and 516 lb - ft of torque.

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 Cooper D uses a four - cylinder turbocharged unit whose key figures are 148bhp (at 4000rpm) and 243 lb ft of torque at 1750rpm.

The Swift's engine is a 1 - litre, three - cylinder turbocharged unit under the brand name «Boosterjet», putting out a respectable 109bhp at 5500rpm, and 125 lb ft of torque in a band between 2000 - 3500rpm.

The engine remains the same, a lightweight 1.6 - litre turbocharged petrol unit with 189bhp and 170 lb ft of torque (with 192 lb ft available on overboost).

The turbocharged unit continues to use pre-chamber ignition, whereby a small amount of fuel is ignited before the main engine chamber in order to achieve more uniform combustion, but Renault is yet to adopt the split turbo setup pioneered by rival Mercedes.

At the car's heart is a turbocharged four - cylinder engine, likely the 2.0 - liter unit found in most of the automaker's current cars, and a 70 - hp electric motor / generator.

The turbocharged engine also is not available on the V70, although I could barely tell that this car had the turbo, since it's a very low - pressure unit, and this is a lot of car to move around.

Essentially the same unit that's used in the entry - level Golf, the turbocharged triple produces an adequate 113bhp at 5000rpm with 147 lb ft of torque available between 2000 and 3500rpm.

The latest power unit is a turbocharged, 3 - litre V6, which will act as an entry point into the Panamera range alongside the more powerful turbocharged 3 - litre of the Panamera S, the E-Hybrid, and the eight - cylinder engines of the Panamera 4S Diesel, GTS and Turbo.

Firstly, after decades of sparkling, responsive and high - revving naturally aspirated engines, could the 1M's twin - turbocharged six - cylinder 3 - litre unit match the character of its forebears?