Sophisticated
petrol turbo in the Toyota C - HR offers average efficiency; hybrid is more frugal on paper
Not exact matches
The new TS050 Hybrid is more evolution than revolution, still
in the 8MJ hybrid subclass (the maximum allowed
in the current LMP1 regs) and with a 2.4 litre V6
turbo petrol engine.
The BMW, meanwhile, may be all out of puff at 4800rpm and have half the Mazda's usable rev - range, but there's no frustration here — the twin -
turbo diesel is quicker on the uptake than the
petrol Volvo and for
in - gear muscle has the measure of all its rivals.
Our first drive
in the Stinger came
in the range - topping, twin -
turbo 3.3 - litre
petrol V6 GT - S.
It teams the 302bhp / 295 lb ft twin -
turbo, 3.0 - litre straight - six
petrol engine with a small, supplementary electric motor housed
in its eight - speed ZF automatic gearbox.
That engine, a 1.3 - litre four - pot, will be accompanied by 1.0 - litre, three - cylinder ECOTEC Direct Injection
Turbo petrol engine available
in 89bhp and 113bhp guises.
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.
Although you might assume the GTS would sit at the top of Porsche's small SUV tree, it actually sits between the regular 3.0 - litre
petrol engined, twin -
turbo S and the full - fat 3.6 - litre Turbo in the Macan range, both in terms of price and p
turbo S and the full - fat 3.6 - litre
Turbo in the Macan range, both in terms of price and p
Turbo in the Macan range, both
in terms of price and power.
Cooking Giulias are all four - cylinder motivated, with a 2.0 - litre
turbo petrol and 2.2 - litre
turbo diesel each available
in two states of tune.
The most powerful is a 222bhp 1.6 - litre
turbo petrol, a similar unit to the one
in the excellent Peugeot 208 GTI by PS.
From then on there were the also the 0.9, 1.0, 1.2 lt
turbo engines by most carmakers but since the emissions tests are now going to be based on real life conditions and not lab conditions, even those displacements apart from the diesel ones will prove to pollute more than what is claimed and as such, especially
in the non-
turbo small
petrol engines the only way to meet the emissions is to upsize
in order also to maintain and improve performance.
That's far from an issue
in this wallet - friendly eco version, but should Hyundai choose to transplant a more interesting engine into the i30's slickly - styled front - end (such as the 184bhp 1.6
turbo petrol due
in the Veloster coupe), then the chassis will need extra verve to keep up.
B&B's stage one kit sees the entry - level
petrol 2 - litre TFSI four - pot boosted to 296bhp from the stock 227bhp, whilst torque increases from 272 lb ft to 310 lb ft.. The increase comes thanks to adjustments to fuel injection and an increase
in boost from the
turbo.
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.
The Agera S is powered by the same 5.0 - litre twin -
turbo V8 as the Agera R, however, this version has been tuned to run on more readily - available unleaded
petrol,
in countries where E85 or more potent E100 biofuel isn't available.
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.
The range of TechArt Porsche Macan S Diesel and
Turbo mods will be available
in the first quarter of 2015, with mods for the
petrol Macan S due to follow later
in the year.
Surely my next car
in the 1.2
turbo petrol with the autobox edition.
To that extent the 1.6 CDTi engine with 134bhp and 236 lb ft seems like the better option — if you're relying on low down torque
in the
petrol then you might as well have the
turbo diesel which has even more low down torque and actually revs as far as you want to rev the
petrol.
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.
Both
petrol turbo charged engines are new for the Panamera, designed and developed
in house by Porsche.
A 552bhp / 516 lb ft 4 - litre twin -
turbo V8
petrol engine — as seen
in the Audi RS6 and RS7 — is mated to a 110kW / 295 lb ft electric motor, which is powered by a rear - mounted lithium - ion battery.
There was the white Renault 5
Turbo 2 that I used to fill up with fuel as a teenage
petrol pump attendant, the 5
Turbo Raider my parents bought new
in 1990, my very first overseas press trip to the launch of the original Clio Williams
in Corsica, and the multiple Renaultsport Clios I've been lucky to live with as long - termers.
Both the
petrol engines use twin - scroll
turbos that work
in unison, while the V8 diesel's
turbos (a Euro6 compliant version of the same engine found
in the Cayenne S Diesel) are sequential, with the second
turbo only active at engine speeds above 2700rpm.
There's a 161bhp, 2.0 - litre turbodiesel with manual or automatic transmission, the same engine matched to a rear - wheel electric motor and a robotised paddleshift auto to create the DS5 Hybrid4 (200bhp
in total, 99g / km), and two 1.6 - litre
turbo petrol engines of 153 (auto - only) and 197bhp.
The plug -
in hybrid can travel purely on electric mode, covering up to 37 km when fully charged before the BMW TwinPower
Turbo petrol engine switches on for optimum efficiency and range.
The versions which gain the option are the 181bhp Cooper S
petrol, 141bhp Cooper SD diesel and the range topping John Cooper Works, which
in the ALL4 four - wheel - drive Countryman and Paceman, gets a 215bhp 1.6 - litre
turbo engine which aids a 140mph top speed and sub - 7.0 sec 0 - 60 time.
In Australia [33] and New Zealand, [34] the Mazda6 is sold with a 2.5 L SkyActiv - G
petrol four - cylinder engine producing 138 kW (185 hp) and 250 N ⋅ m (180 lb ⋅ ft), or a 2.2 L SkyActiv - D twin -
turbo diesel four - cylinder engine producing 129 kW (173 hp) and 420 N ⋅ m (310 lb ⋅ ft).
This means that the
Turbo petrol engine accelerates the car from 0 to 100 km / h
in a breathtaking 4.3 s, reaching a top speed of 250 km / h.
You can expect dramatic improvements
in both fuel economy and performance on both
petrol and
turbo diesel engines.
The innovative BMW TwinPower
Turbo 4 - cylinder
petrol engine guarantees maximum driving pleasure thanks to agile power delivery and outstanding responsiveness at low engine speeds, all while being exceptionally fuel efficient and low
in emissions.
It won't be the only new addition to the Bentayga line, either, with a
turbo - charged V8
petrol on its way (courtesy of Porsche's Panamera) and a plug -
in hybrid using the current W12 engine and offering circa 50 km of range.
The latter does 0 - 62mph
in 9.4 seconds and can rival the
turbo petrols for
in - gear shove.
The 1.0 - litre
turbo petrol officially returns 60.1 mpg
in both power outputs, with the 74bhp engine slightly less efficient, managing 57.6 mpg.
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.
There's tonnes of grip, plenty of power from the 2.0 - litre
turbo petrol engine and real adjustment
in the chassis.
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 2017 Sonic goes on sale
in the US
in the third quarter of this year, powered by a 1.8 - litre four - cylinder
petrol base engine and a 102kW 1.4 - litre
turbo -
petrol four for sports versions, both matched with six - speed manual or automatic transmissions.
The six - cylinder
turbo petrol tuned by engineers with Ferrari background delivers 510 HP and exhilarating performance: for instance, it accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h
in only 3.9 seconds.
A range of engines are available
in Europe, including 1.6 - litre
turbo -
petrol four - cylinders that generate 134kW and 168kW depending on the variant, and 2.0 - litre
turbo - diesel mills that bang out anywhere between 100kW and 134kW.
The 16V
petrol engine features a new, high - pressure fuel pump injector to satisfy the greater performance demands and allow it to meet strict EU5 emissions standards while revisions to the electronic engine management system, plus increased maximum
turbo pressure (1.9 bar at max output and 2.2 bar at max torque, versus 1.8 bar for the 240 PS 2.0 - litre TSI
in Leon Cupra) complete the powerplant changes beneath the SEAT's svelte «clamshell» bonnet.
This mid-engine concept car with rear - wheel drive and 2 seats boasts an all - new 4 - cylinder 1.75 liter
turbo petrol engine paired with a direct fuel injection and the revolutionary Alfa Romeo TCT automatic transmission, known
in its segment for its high speed of activation and limited weight.
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 Alfa Romeo Stelvio with 2.0 280 HP
Turbo Petrol engine (peak torque of 400 Nm at 2,250 rpm) is best
in class
in terms of acceleration, powering from 0 to 100 km / h
in just 5.7 seconds.
Enhanced by locally - tuned suspension, the Tucson is sourced from Korea or the Czech Republic, depending on grade, and is offered
in as many as 28 variants with the choice of
petrol,
turbo -
petrol and
turbo - diesel power.
BMW i8 uses a plug -
in hybrid system consisting of a turbocharged three - cylinder BMW TwinPower
Turbo petrol engine and BMW eDrive technology
in the form of an electric drive system.
But the new RS 4 is tipped to an altogether crazier, twin -
turbo 2.9 - litre
petrol V6 that been almost entirely developed by Porsche, and debuts
in the new Panamera four - seat cruiser that launches Down Under this week.
You're not going to be fooling anybody by telling them you bought it for its environmental credentials (there's still a twin -
turbo V8 tucked away
in its nose, after all) and there's a far more efficient (
in the real world) hybrid
in the Panamera range, with its electric motor helping out a V6
petrol engine.