Not exact matches
Downsizing was first introduced with VAG and Peugeot 1.4 lt
turbo engines which replaced the 1.6, 1.8 and in some cases the 2.0 lt
petrol engines, with less emissions and more power and torque, something that they had to
do in order to compete also with the smaller diesel
engines.
This new # 140k Panamera is the first of them, and what it effectively
does is to combine the 14kWh lithium - ion drive battery, 134bhp electric motor and high - voltage power electronics of the existing Panamera 4 E-Hybrid «PHEV» with the 542bhp twin -
turbo petrol engine of the Panamera T
turbo petrol engine of the Panamera
TurboTurbo.
The former uses a 2.0 - litre four - cylinder
turbo petrol engine producing 189bhp and 280Nm of torque, though while it's smooth and torquey it doesn't really live up to the brief of being a hot crossover.
Just don't expect the Mazda6 MPS name to return from an earlier generation, when a 2.3 - litre
turbo -
petrol engine belted out an impressive 190kW / 380Nm back in 2005.
Entry - level four - cylinder Jaguar F - Type will come with 2.0 - litre
turbo -
petrol engine and eight - speed auto gearbox;
does 0 - 100kph in 5.4 sec.
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.
In terms of
engine we would definitely recommend you to
do for the diesel as the
turbo petrol motor struggles as far as ease of use and drivability is concerned.
On paper, the Toyota C - HR may not seem like it has much power (output is 85kW / 185Nm) but on the road you get the impression the
turbo -
petrol engine makes good use of what it
does have.
It's handy to
do the shopping, well - kitted for urban use and its diminutive 1.4 - litre four - cylinder
turbo -
petrol engine is frugal.
In short, Honda definitely has a lot of catching up to
do in this department, with most rivals offering stop - start or
turbo petrol engine technology to boost their efficiency numbers.
The entire range will abandon the current naturally - aspirated 1.6 - litre four - cylinder
engine in exchange for the 1.4 - litre Boosterjet
turbo - petrol already doing service in the Vitara S - T
turbo -
petrol already
doing service in the Vitara S -
TurboTurbo.
If you don't want the hybrid, there will also be a 1.5 - litre VTEC
Turbo petrol engine available linked to either a six - speed manual or a CVT.