The new vehicles will have more
power than the current cars, and feature belligerent bodywork aimed at making the cars more dramatic to look at.
Not exact matches
The new
power sources shouldn't cost much more per
car than the
current acid - lead batteries.
The next V8 Vantage will be lighter, sportier, and better handling
than the
current car, and it will be
powered by a twin - turbocharged 4.0 - liter V - 8 supplied by technology partner, Mercedes - AMG.
The
current NC - generation Miata's non-SkyActiv 2.0 - liter engine makes 167 hp, and the reduced weight of the 2016
car means the new engine probably doesn't need much more
power than that.
The GT3 RS's naturally aspirated 4 - litre flat - six is carried over from the previous - generation
car (and the
current GT3), with
power increasing by 20bhp to 513bhp at 8450rpm (200rpm higher
than its predecessor) and torque rising by 7 lb ft to 346 lb ft.. There's a new titanium exhaust with 91 mm diameter pipes, a revised intake system and a new engine management system that account for the slightest of gains in the sprints (at 3.2 seconds it's a tenth quicker
than the old
car to 62mph) but will have a bigger impact on the
car's as - yet - undisclosed Nürburgring lap time.
This, with a marginal lift in
power, if not torque, could see the A110's 0 - 100 km / h acceleration time fall from the
current car's 4.5 seconds to less
than four seconds.
Toyota has committed to a new petrol engine in the Corolla that will «offer substantially more
power and torque
than the
current car while requiring even less fuel».
It looks like a touring
car with spoilers and a widebody kit to our eyes, although MINI says it «majors on purity and emotional richness,» yet does emphasize that it's «significantly wider
than the
current MINI,» and that «the design study exudes dynamism and
power.»
But, that's not a bad thing, because this makes the
car excessively strong, and with 55 percent of the chassis being composed of advanced higher - strength steel, it can handle much more
power than the
current range - topping model.
Factor in the additional extra
power and torque and its lighter underpinnings and the baby GTI should hit 100km / h in around 6.5 seconds — 0.2 secs faster
than the
current car.