Standard spec is RWD, but AWD is
offered on the diesel engine and the V - 6 gas engine.
Not exact matches
It rides
on a so - called «Hive Structure» platform and will
offer the choice of a 1.6 - liter gasoline four - cylinder or two
diesel engines in India.
We don't yet know details about the Levante's powertrain options, but it will be
offered with both gasoline and
diesel engines in Europe; the U.S. is most likely to get a 3.0 - liter twin - turbo gas V - 6 producing either 350 hp or 425 hp, depending
on tune.
Other
engines on offer include two petrols — a 99bhp 1.4 - litre and 118bhp 1.6 - litre — as well as a 108bhp tune of this 1.6
diesel and a very meagre sounding 89bhp 1.4 CRDi, which majors only
on list price with worse fuel economy than the 1.6 and a yawning 13.5 sec 0 - 62 time; unlikely to be called upon in Top Trumps, but it will translate into overtaking frustration in the real world.
For 2017, power comes from a gas four - cylinder or V - 6
engine; Audi has stopped
offering a turbo -
diesel V - 6 while it works
on resolving an emissions - cheating scandal, and the gas - electric hybrid has been shelved until the Q5 is redesigned.
Engine braking, not normally a
diesel strong suit, was surprisingly good; the truck doesn't
offer factory exhaust brake, but the 3.0 - liter
diesel's variable - nozzle turbo can create sufficient backpressure to serve the same purpose, and it did a nice job keeping speed in check
on downgrades.
Which is why we were (mildly) intrigued by the arrival of a new 158bhp 1.8 - litre turbocharged petrol
engine to the range, claimed to
offer the combination of upper - warmish performance — 136mph and 0 - 62mph in 8.6 seconds — plus almost -
diesel fuel economy of 41mpg
on the official test.
It will likely be built with a traditional body -
on - frame architecture rather than a unibody design, and like many other small pickups sold internationally,
diesel engines should be
offered alongside gasoline ones.
Built
on the same light and strong platform as the 7 Series (but without that car's expensive Carbon Core), the BMW 5 - series
offers a range of petrol,
diesel and plug - in hybrid
engine options, and will also forms the basis for the fire - breathing M5 super saloon.
We also learned that Bentley is working
on both hybrid and
diesel powertrains, both of which are likely to be
offered on the existing model range within the next couple of years, in addition to the new V8 petrol
engine that will be fitted to the Continental next year.
The introduction of the
diesel marks the first time Jaguar has ever
offered a
diesel engine in America and puts it
on par with its German competition.
Based
on the same MQB platform as most of the VW range, the new T - Roc will sit under the Tiguan size-wise,
offering a variety of six turbocharged petrol and
diesel engines.
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Engine and gearbox - 2 - litre petrol and 1.5 - litre
diesel engines offer power and torque outputs
on - par with rivals.
Two
engines are
on offer to Focus ST buyers - a 247bhp 2.0 - litre EcoBoost petrol
engine or a 181bhp 2.0 - litre
diesel engine.
The 2.0 - litre TDI
diesel engine that produces 143 PS and 320 Nm of torque is also
on offer.
The
engine may be
offered in both gasoline and
diesel variants and focus will be
on fuel economy.
Gas and Duramax
diesel powertrains are
offered across the lineup, including a bi-fuel option that allows the gas
engine to run
on compressed natural gas.
As for propulsion, all
engines both gasoline and
diesel on offer now use BMW's TwinPower turbo technology for upping power without upping fuel consumption and XDrive intelligent all - wheel drive is now standard or an option
on 12 different models.
Unlike rivals such as the Audi A5, BMW 4 Series and Mercedes C - Class Coupe, the RC doesn't
offer a
diesel engine, so it's
on the back foot already when it comes to running costs.
On the
engine front, the Tucson will feature 2 petrol variants — a 1.6 - litre GDI
engine generating 99kW and a 1.6 - litre turbocharged
engine generating 130kW — and 3
diesel engines — a 1.7 - litre generating 85kW and a 2 - litre
offering 2 states of tune at either 100kW or 135kW.
Producing less power (275kW) but more torque (700Nm), the German SUV
offers even more fantastical efficiency claims (1.7 L / 100 km, 46g / km of C02), but should have the edge in the real world
on account of its choice of a 3.0 - litre
diesel V6 rather than a small petrol
engine.
No word yet
on alternate
engines, but we know the base
offering is a 6.6 - liter Duramax
diesel that blasts out 350 horsepower and 700 pound - feet of torque.
While the
engine range is the same, with a 2.1 - litre four - cylinder unit in three power outputs and a 3.0 - litre V6
diesel (the Sprinter is the only large van
on sale to
offer a V6), front - wheel drive is now
offered for the first time.
Mercedes - Benz and BMW, the other European automakers with
diesels still
on the menu, have hedged their bets by
offering a very limited selection of
diesel engines stateside.
According to GM the Malibu will be
offered with: «A range of 10 fuel - efficient and powerful 4 - and 6 - cylinder
engines that are available with manual and automatic transmissions that run
on gas,
diesel or LPG.
The
diesel mill gets a 5 - speed manual gearbox as standard while there is also an optional CVT automatic gearbox
on offer (India is the first market to get Honda's
diesel CVT
engine - gearbox combination).
On the competition side, the Ford F - 150 and Dodge Ram 1500 are the immediate and obvious competition, with the Ford
offering more
engine choices and efficiency, and the Dodge
offering an even broader options palette, including a
diesel engine.
Priced from $ 64,500 (plus
on - road costs), the five - seat GLC range
offers two
diesels and a lone petrol
engine, each mated to a nine - speed auto and 4MATIC permanent all - wheel drive.
3.0 - litre V6 supercharged petrol and 3.0 - litre V6 turbocharged
diesel engines will be
offered on the base models.
And an even more souped - up version, the «Super» New Beetle, could be
on the way.The 1.8 - liter, four - cylinder
engine generates 150 horsepower, said Ferdinand Piech, chairman of Volkswagen.This will be the third
engine offered in the New Beetle, which was launched last year with a 2.0 - liter, four - cylinder
engine that generates 115 horsepower and a 1.9 - liter, four - cylinder, turbo -
diesel engine that makes 90 horsepower.
When you stick to the lower reaches of the rev range, it is one of the more pleasant
diesel engines on offer in today's market.
The
diesel engine on the other hand is
offered with an 84 bhp and 200 Nm avatar or a 108 bhp and 245 Nm of peak torque.
There are 8
engines on offer, 4 TSI petrols and 4 TDI
diesels.
On the other hand, the Jeep Wrangler, a true - blue off - roader, also available with a soft - top, the one that can be manually removed,
offers both petrol and
diesel engines for a far lesser price tag.
Performance — Even though demand for petrol - powered luxury cars is
on the rise, Jaguar has chosen to launch the F - Pace with
diesel engines only, yes, you read that right,
engines because the F - Pace is
offered with two oil burners.
Its biggest rival, the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza is
offered only in a
diesel manual trim, while the Ford EcoSport does get a 6 - speed automatic, but only
on the petrol
engine variant.
It also derives power from the same 1.2 - litre, three - cylinder petrol
engine and the 1.05 - litre, three - cylinder
diesel mills
offered on the hatchback.
And althugh it didn't get a lot of publicity, Jeep is taking a chance
on the return of the
diesel engine by
offering a Liberty with a 2.8 - liter, 160 - horsepower four - cylinder
diesel that Jeep says should get 21 mpg in the city, 27 mpg
on the highway, with a five - speed automatic transmission.
The
diesel engine offers 194 bhp and is fairly quiet, and there is lots of power
on offer - allowing for smooth performance at low and high speeds.
Volkswagen
offers three TSI gasoline
engines and two TDI
diesels units
on the refreshed Golf Sportsvan.
So far, it has only had a
diesel engine on offer with a 5 - speed gearbox, a similar setup as compared to the likes of the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz sedan.
While it is still not known as to what powertrains will be
offered on the Titanium S, we expect the same 1.5 - litre 3 - cylinder Dragon petrol and the 1.5 - litre TDCi 4 - cylinder
diesel engines to power the EcoSport Titanium S. However, the Titanium S variant will get a 6 - speed manual gearbox instead of the 5 - speed manual one.
Both the hatchback and the station wagon variants of the 2012 Cee'd ride
on the same 2,650 mm long wheelbase and will be
offered with up to five
diesel CRDi and gasoline
engines with improved fuel economy and CO2 figures.
Each
offers extraordinary levels of luxury including the Valetta leather upholstery and available in - seat personal massage functions
on the A8, immense power such as the 455 lb - ft of torque delivered by the Mercedes - Benz S350's 3.0 - liter V6 BlueTec
diesel engine, and customized features such as the BMW's four distinct drive modes and suspension selection choices.
The only other
diesel engine on offer is the 168bhp C220d.
The 0.9 - litre petrol and 1.5 - litre
diesel make up the bulk of the
engine range, as the 1.0 petrol is only
offered on the lowest three specs..
The
engines on offer range from a 2.5 - liter Duratec gas
engine making 163 hp and 166 lb - ft of torque to a 2.2 - liter Duratorq TDCi
diesel engine making 147 hp and 276 lb - ft of torque.
Next to the new
diesel engine the 2014 Grand Cherokee will continue to be
offered with the usual V - 6 and V - 8
engines, that transformed the SUV into a leader
on the market.
All the
diesels offer plenty of torque, so overtaking
on the motorway is easy, while the petrol
engines are nice and quiet around town.
As a global car, the Passat is
offered with a long list of gasoline and
diesel engines, depending
on the given market.