The V8 twin - turbo
petrol Turbo model is silly quick.
Not exact matches
Living in a world obsessed with downsizing both the
petrol - engined
models have smaller capacities than suggested by their
model names, the 630i utilising the 2 - litre four - cylinder TwinPower
turbo unit that's used across the range while the 640i's 3 - litre also uses a single twin - scroll
turbo to develop its 335bhp.
At just over # 64,539 is the
petrol - engined twin -
turbo V6 Cayenne S. It's # 12k less than the GTS that it shares an engine with, but the more expensive
model has a few extra horsepower and is by far the sharper more involving machine.
At around # 96,193 for the
Turbo and # 121,550 for the
Turbo S, the turbocharged
petrol V8 flagship
models are priced significantly more.
Two
models are offered — a biturbo diesel and a 2 - litre
petrol turbo that we have here.
The range consists of two different diesel
models, one with 247bhp, another with 271bhp; a base 3.0 - litre V6 twin
turbo petrol with 345bhp and a more potent 424bhp twin
turbo V6 called simply the Ghibli S. That's the version we tried in Monaco.
In a sign of the times, the entry - level 630i
model will get a 2 - litre four - cylinder
turbo petrol engine, rather than the straight - six those numbers have traditionally denoted.
Any new scrappage scheme, or low - interest loans aimed at getting drivers out of older cars, would also provide a boost for
models with new small - capacity
turbo petrol engines; Peugeot, Citroen and Renault have all recently launched such
petrol engines.
The D275 3.0 - litre V6
turbo - diesel produces 200kW / 625Nm and the P340 3.0 - litre supercharged V6 is rated at 250kW / 450Nm; the latter engine slots in underneath the range - topping 280kW
petrol model.
applied to all of its
turbo petrol models last year in response to the «dieselgate» emissions scandal.
Model range will be completed also with 4 - cylinder
turbo petrol engines and with the new V6 diesel.
Priced from $ 15,390, Australia's current Barina comes with 1.6 - litre
petrol engines, with the 1.4
turbo four reserved for the Barina RS hatch — the only five - door
model offered in the US.
The series» top - of - the - range
model is powered by a 300 kW / 407 bhp V8 engine with BMW TwinPower
Turbo and direct
petrol injection and features as standard an eight - speed automatic transmission.
As Lexus continues to slowly expand its range, it also has major plans to develop more high - performance «F»
models, but an Audi S3 sedan or Mercedes - Benz CLA 45 AMG - rivalling CT F sedan is unlikely, even if Lexus drops a hard - charging
turbo -
petrol engine in it.
The second
model up the line is the 640i Gran Turismo, which has BMW's latest inline six - cylinder
turbo -
petrol motor sitting in the nose.
The
petrol models available are the V90 Cross Country T5 and T6 AWD, the former a
turbo 4 - pot with outputs of 187kW @ 5500rpm and 350Nm from 1500 - 4800rpm.
Both Sportwagon
models are powered by a 1.4 - litre
turbo -
petrol four developing 110kW / 240Nm, mated solely to a six - speed automatic.
Location South Africa; Price # 79,715; Engine V6, 2894cc, twin -
turbo,
petrol, plus electric motor; Power 456bhp at 5250rpm; Torque 516 lb ft at 1100rpm; 0 - 62mph 4.6 sec; Top speed 173mph; Gearbox 8 - spd dual - clutch automatic; Kerb weight 2170 kg; Economy 88.5 mpg (combined); CO2 56g / km, 11 %; Rivals: BMW 640d M Sport Gran Coupe, Tesla
Model S 75D
The Overland
model is available with the same 5.7 - litre HEMI ® V - 8
petrol and 3.0 - litre V - 6
turbo diesel engines and Quadra - Drive II ® 4x4 system as on the Jeep Commander Limited.
Model tested: Seat Leon 1.0 TSI SE Technology Ecomotive Body - style: Family hatchback Engine / CO2: 1.0 litre
turbo petrol / 102 g / km Trim grades: Only one
Market launch of the new MINI 5 door with four
model variants (combined fuel consumption: 5.9 — 3.6 l / 100 km, combined CO2 emissions: 136 — 95 g / km); two
petrol and two diesel engines of the new generation available with MINI TwinPower
Turbo Technology; MINI Cooper 5 door with 100 kW / 136 hp 3 - cylinder
petrol engine, MINI Cooper S 5 door with 141 kW / 192 hp 4 - cylinder
petrol engine, MINI Cooper D 5 door with 3 - cylinder diesel engine (85 kW / 116 hp) and MINI Cooper SD 5 door featuring new 4 - cylinder diesel engine presented for the first time with an output of 125 kW / 170 hp; 6 - speed manual transmission as standard, 6 - speed Steptronic transmission or Steptronic sports transmission as an optional extra; extensive MINIMALISM technology including auto start / stop function and optional GREEN mode.
The German marque unwrapped the hot SUV at the 2017 Detroit Motor Show, revealing that the new
model would receive a brand new 3.0 - litre
turbo V6
petrol engine producing 349bhp and 500Nm of torque, available between 1,370 rpm and 4,500 rpm.
Type: Used Year: 2017 Make: RENAULT
Model: CLIO Trim: 1.6
Turbo Renaultsport Nav Trophy Hatchback 5dr
Petrol EDC Auto (135 g / km, Body: Hatchback Trans: Automatic Mileage: 8397 Engine Size: 1618 Ext Color: Black
The range consists of a 1.6 litre turbodiesel, a normally aspirated 1.6 - litre
petrol and a more powerful and efficient 1.4 - litre
petrol turbo which only appears in the range - topping Vitara S
model.
The modified 1.2 - litre Revotron
turbo -
petrol motor gets a revised ECU and now develops 108.5 bhp and 17.33 kgm of torque in place of the standard
model's 88.7 bhp and 14.2 kgm of torque.
Talking about the mechanicals first, both the vehicles over here come with a 4.4 - litre TwinPower V8
turbo petrol engine that produces much more power and torque than the outgoing
models.
It will start its
model life with a 220kW version of the Volkswagen Group's 3.0 - litre V6
turbo -
petrol engine, which also delivers 440Nm of torque.
The concept looks to be close to production ready Kia Optima Wagon and points to a new family of mid-size
models from Kia, including sedan, wagon and possibly coupe derivatives, powered by
petrol,
turbo -
petrol, diesel and hybrid powertrains.
The production
model is likely to be powered by a 1.6 - litre T - GDI
turbo petrol engine with nearly 200PS and 265Nm.
But the hero
model in the latest Audi Q5 range — the SQ5 — is more expensive than its predecessor and has swapped the
turbo - diesel V6 for a thirstier, slower
petrol engine.
Volkswagen Australia is also readying a range of other go - fast Golf
models, including the Volkswagen Golf GTI Original, which features black 18 - inch alloy wheels and a 169kW / 350Nm 2.0 - litre
turbo -
petrol engine, and is priced from $ 36,990.
The
petrol models will cost more to run, with the 1.4
Turbo returning 47.1 mpg and emitting 140g / km in 138bhp front - wheel drive guise.
The sharpest and most rewarding car to drive in the Bentayga line - up is the 4.0 - litre twin -
turbo V8
petrol model.
The Ingolstadt high end
model will start at 77.400 USD in the US, for the 3.0 liter
turbo petrol engine.
As for early
models Nissan provided choice of 3 engines (1.5 - litre dCi
turbo diesel engine (N / A in CIS / Russia), 1.4 - litre with 65 kW (88 hp) and a 1.6 - litre with 81 kW (110 hp)
petrol), choice of 10 body colours (a metallic red and a metallic grey - added to replace three outgoing colours; two solid colours and 8 metallics).
As we've reported, garden - variety C - Class Coupe
models will include the
petrol - powered 180kW C 300, 155kW C 250 and 135kW C 200 — all powered by a 2.0 - litre
turbo -
petrol four - cylinder — plus the 115kW 1.6 - litre
turbo -
petrol C 180 and the 2.2 - litre diesel - powered 125kW C 220d and 150kW 250d.
Powered by the same 4.0 - litre twin -
turbo V8
petrol engine (470kW / 900Nm) as «regular» Mercedes - AMG GT 63 S
models, the all - wheel drive Edition 1 doesn't appear to accelerate any faster or boast a higher top speed — 3.2 secs and 315km / h respectively.
Similarly, the Haval H9 has a sole engine offering, but it's a 2.0 - litre
turbo -
petrol that spans a two -
model range (LUX and Ultra) matched exclusively to an eight - speed automatic.
Both
models make use of the 1.2 - litre, three - cylinder
turbo -
petrol engine from the Nexon, with the intake and exhaust systems tweaked for performance.
The 1.2
turbo -
petrol engine's power and torque figures of 110hp and 150Nm give the JTPs a significant power advantage over the standard
model's 1.2 - litre naturally aspirated
petrol units.
Its 2.0 - litre
turbo -
petrol engine produces 10 per cent more power than the previous JCW
model at 170kW and 23 per cent more torque at 320Nm.
BMW's first plug - in hybrid uses technology from its «i» brand electric
models and is powered a four - cylinder, 2.0 litre twin -
turbo petrol engine developing 242bhp.
Early
models include a choice of 3 engines (1.2 - litre 80PS
petrol, 1.2 - litre 98PS DIG - S
petrol, 1.5 - litre 90PS
turbo diesel), manual or CVT transmission, 3 trim grades (Visia, Acenta and Tekna).
Powering the eighth generation
model is a 6.75 - litre twin -
turbo V12
petrol engine.
From the sub - $ 20,000 pre-on-roads entry - level Go
model to the premium CRDi and SR
turbo -
petrol T - GDi (both $ 33,950), the price spread is tightly contained — although the new 202kW N
model, starting at $ 39,990 and due for launch at the end of this year, will stretch it a little more.
Service intervals are set annually (or each 10,000 km), with the first service priced from $ 280 for
petrol models and $ 319 for the
turbo - diesel.
The 1.6 - litre
petrol engines making their debut in the BMW 116i and BMW 118i
models use BMW TwinPower
Turbo technology, consisting of a twin - scroll turbocharger, High Precision Injection, VALVETRONIC and Double - VANOS.
• New generation of engines with MINI TwinPower
Turbo Technology; three
model variants available as of market launch: MINI Cooper with 100 kW / 136 bhp 3 - cylinder engine, MINI Cooper S with 141 kW / 192 bhp 4 - cylinder
petrol engine and MINI Cooper D with 3 - cylinder diesel engine (85 kW / 116 bhp); expansion of the
model program to include the entry - level variants MINI One D (3 - cylinder diesel engine, 70 kW / 95 bhp) and MINI One (3 - cylinder spark - ignition engine, 75 kW / 102 bhp); 6 - speed manual transmission as standard, with optional 6 - speed automatic transmission or sports automatic transmission, also newly developed; extensive MINIMALISM technology including automatic engine start / stop function likewise in conjunction with automatic transmission and optional GREEN mode; improved driving performance figures and reduced fuel consumption; biggest efficiency advance in the MINI Cooper with automatic transmission: acceleration from zero to 100 km / h 2.6 seconds faster, average fuel consumption 27 per cent lower; lowest fuel consumption and CO2 levels in the MINI Cooper D: 3.5 — 3.6 litres / 100 km, 92 — 95 g / km (EU test cycle figures, dependent on tyre format selected).
For this test, we chose the $ 28,950 CRDi
turbo - diesel Elite
model which is priced identically to the seven - speed twin - clutch transmission version of the
turbo -
petrol T - GDi SR..
The other
petrol model is the BMW X6 xDrive35i, using the award winning 3.0 litre twin
turbo inline - 6, also powering the 135i and 335i, making 300 horsepower between 5,800 rpm and 6250rpm, and a peak torque of 400Nm between 1,400 rpm and 5.000 rpm.