Making
peak torque between 1,850 rpm and 5,500 rpm, and peak horsepower from 5,500 rpm to 7,300 rpm, the M4 Convertible ought to utterly scream all the way to its 7,600 rpm redline.
The petrol unit is, in fact, a turbocharged version of the one found on the Tiago and Tigor, and is tuned to belt out 108 bhp at 5000 rpm and 170 Nm of
peak torque between 2000 - 4000 rpm.
The BMW 650i is powered by a a 4.4 - litre V8 petrol engine which produces 400 BHP of peak power between 5500 and 6400 RPM and 600 Nm of
peak torque between 1750 and 4500 RPM.
The variant uses a 3.0 - litre supercharged V6 petrol engine paired to a 95 PS electric motor, producing a combined power output of 416 PS of power at 5300 RPM and 589 Nm of
peak torque between 1250 - 4000 RPM.
This means it will use the 3.0 - litre, V6 Bi-Turbo engine that makes 362 BHP between 5500 to 6000 RPM and 520 Nm of
peak torque between 2000 to 4200 RPM.
The B180 Blue EFFICIENCY uses a 1595cc engine to produce 122 BHP of peak power at 5000 RPM and 200 Nm of
peak torque between 1250 - 4000 RPM.
It's not a peaky powerplant either, spreading
its peak torque between 3500 and 5500 rpm.
The Indigo Manza is powered by a 1.3 - litre Quadrajet90 diesel which produces 90 PS of peak power at 4000 RPM and 200 Nm of
peak torque between 1750 - 3000 RPM.
The LFA's purpose - built V10 delivers 90 % of
its peak torque between 3,700 rpm and 9,000 rpm.
The engine itself makes 191 horses at 3,800 rpm and doles out 400 Nm of
peak torque between 1,600 - 2,800 rpm.
This 1.5 - litre engine produces 91 PS of peak power at 3750 RPM and 200 Nm of
peak torque between 2000 - 2750 RPM.
BMW X5 has received a new petrol variant to the line - up dubbed - xDrive 35i, powered by the high capacity 3.0 litre, in - line, six cylinder engine making 302bhp of top power and 400Nm of
peak torque between 1200rpm to 5000rpm.
The new 2.0 - litre EA288 TDI diesel engine makes 150 hp between 3,500 - 4,000 rpm and peak torque of 320 Nm of
peak torque between 1,750 and 3,000 rpm.
Engine — Things stay as they are under the hood and power on the Audi Q3 facelift comes from the same 2.0 - litre, four - cylinder TDI diesel engine that is tuned to produce 177 HP at 4200 RPM and 380 Nm of
peak torque between 1750 - 2500 RPM.
Mechanically, the Bug gets a 1.4 - liter TSI direct - injected petrol engine producing 150 PS and 250 Nm of
peak torque between 1,500 to 3,500 rpm.
The base LX trim features a 2.4 - liter Earth Dreams four - cylinder engine, but the trims above that feature a fuel - sipping 1.5 - liter, turbocharged four - cylinder with 190 hp that delivers
its peak torque between 2,000 and 5,000 RPM.
Not exact matches
Moreover, there was a moderate correlation
between the change in muscle fascicle length and the change in the angle of
peak torque when measured concentrically (r = 0.57) but not when measured eccentrically (r = 0.17).
However
peak torque has increased substantially — by 44 per cent — to 170 lb ft, coming on stream
between 2500rpm - 3000rpm.
Longer stroke gives more mechanical advantage (leverage)
between the piston and the crank, so your
torque peak will be higher.
The fast - rising
torque curve hits its
peak between 2,500 and 5,500 rpm, where 443 lb - ft can't wait to skin the Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires.
But as the revs rise past 2500rpm the sound changes, the acceleration gets much stronger as the V6 homes in on its
torque peak — which is basically flat
between 3200 - 5800rpm — and the cumulative effect is utterly dramatic, no mistake whatsoever about that.
As we traversed Montana highways and crossed the Continental Divide in an ML350 Bluetec, acceleration proved most urgent in the midrange stretch of the power band, where
torque peaks between 1600 and 2400 rpm; passing slower traffic requires careful management of shift patterns while avoiding the engine's wheezy upper rev ranges, where oomph tapers off.
It uses the same EA888 2 - litre, four - cylinder turbo unit that powers all high performance Golfs, tweaked here to deliver its
peak output
between 5800 - 6500rpm, with 280 lb ft of
torque available from 1850 - 5700rpm.
There's no noticeable lag at launch, and
torque - steer is minimal thanks to that intelligent AWD, though with 295 pound - feet
peaking between 3,000 rpm and 4,000 rpm, and its 250 horses
peaking at 5,500, the brisk acceleration comes in early and levels past the
torque peak.
The Nav produces exactly the same numbers as the Cup - S — its blown four - cylinder engine outputs 271bhp at 5500rpm and
torque peaks at 265 lb ft
between 3000 - 5000rpm, enabling a six - second 0 - 62mph time and 158mph top speed for both models — but it also comes with significantly more kit.
Peak power climbs from 641bhp to 710bhp,
torque from 500 lb ft to 568 lb ft and both outputs are produced at lower engine speeds — 7000rpm for the former (250rpm lower than a 650S), while the latter is available
between 5500 and 6500rpm compared to the 650S where
torque all arrives at 6000rpm.
Acceleration feels most urgent in the midrange stretch of the power band, where
torque peaks between 1600 and 2400 rpm; passing slower traffic requires careful management of shift patterns while avoiding the engine's wheezy upper registers, where oomph tapers off.
There's now so much low - end power that there's now no real need to tap the 2,300 rpm that lie
between the
torque summit and the performance
peak.
An afternoon driving stint in a standard ML350 revealed noticeably spunkier acceleration with longer legs, aided by a broader
torque peak that stretches
between 3500 and 5250 rpm.
Peak torque is available from 1800rpm through to 5700rpm, and maximum power is produced
between 5500rpm and about 7200rpm (the limiter being set at around 7500rpm, less than the old V8 but impressively high for a turbocharged car.)
The
peak torque output of 553 lb ft is available
between 2250 and 4000rpm.
Peak torque is still achieved
between 2100 and 4200 rpm, but the cars pull a little harder under heavy acceleration, especially the XC70.
This results in a power hike of 19bhp from 547bhp to 566bhp
between 6,000 and 6,500 rpm, whilst
peak torque rises by 53 lb ft (resulting in 553 lb ft).
Catching up with the times, the SLK43 gets its motivation from a twin - turbo 3.0 - liter V - 6 producing 362 horsepower and 384 lb - ft of
torque,
peaking between 2,000 and 4,200 rpm.
The lower - power 2.0 - litre petrol is still brawny, producing 258 lb ft of
torque between 1500 - 4000rpm — a
peak matched by the more powerful version, across a wider 1700 - 5600rpm range.
Power's up from 261bhp to 271bhp (at 5500rpm), but
torque remains the same - it
peaks at 265 lb ft
between 3000 and 5000rpm.
That represents a 12bhp increase over the previous model, but more significantly
peak torque has risen by 52 lb ft and is now available over a wider rev band —
between 1450 and 4200rpm.
Hot Rod says that this, along with different engine management, means the Camaro has a thick
torque curve, with the dyno showing 350 lb - ft from 2,000 rpm up to a lofty 6,000 rpm, with
peak twist occurring
between 4,000 and 5,000 rpm.
The
torque curve is also a beneficiary of the changes, a quick peek at Corradi's internal Ferrari document revealing that it is substantially fattened up
between 3000 and 4000rpm,
peaks slightly higher than in the F430, and keeps its advantage, albeit to a lesser degree, all the way to the red line.
But when you're driving the Explorer with its turbo - four on one of those winding roads that lead to the campground, lake, or trailhead, this engine struggles a bit, caught
between relatively high rpm
peaks for power and
torque and only six speeds to get there.
The JCW Countryman is the most potent car ever to wear a MINI badge, with a 2.0 - litre, four cylinder turbocharged engine that produces 228bhp
between 5000 - 6000rpm and 350Nm across a totally flat
torque peak between 1450 - 4500rpm.
The boost function activates after every gear change with full throttle, and lasts for 7 seconds
between 1500 and 4,500 rpm giving it a
peak torque of 500 N - m The BMW Z4 offered here at Hofmann's of Henley is a 2 owner, 2014 «14 Plate» M Sport 35is DCT finished in Melbourne Red with Black leather.
Peak power climbs from 480 hp to 500 hp at 6,000 rpm, while
torque has increased from 464 lb - ft in the outgoing engine to 479 lb - ft
between 1,950 rpm and 5,000 rpm.
The motor has the ability to churn out a
peak power of 37.5 bhp
between 5200 and 5500rpm, and yields
torque output of 51Nm in the range of 3500 to 4000rpm.
The new unit lays on
peak torque of 500 Newton metres (369 lb - ft)
between 1,500 and 4,500 rpm and generates maximum output of 250 kW / 340 hp at 5,500 rpm.
This engine delivers a total of 450 HP at 8,250 rpm and a
peak torque of 317.15 lb - ft available
between 4,000 and 6,000 rpm.
The 1.8 - litre TSI motor produces a brilliant 180 PS of
peak power
between 5100 — 6200 RPM and 250 NM of
torque between 1250 — 5000 RPM.
This motor also has a twin - power turbocharger that helps it to pump out a maximum power of 190bhp at 4000rpm and results in a
peak torque output of 400Nm
between 1750 to 2500rpm.
Under the hood, the revised M5 keeps the usual high - revving 4.4 - liter V - 8 unit with M TwinPower Turbo technology that delivers a total of 560 horsepower
between 6,000 and 7,000 rpm, and
peak torque of 502 pound - feet
between 1,500 and 5,750 rpm.
Its
peak torque of 500 Nm (368.78 lb - ft) is available over a broad rev range
between 1,600 and 5,300 rpm.