We've known for some time that Porsche will be developing a new four - cylinder boxer engine and we've also previously suggested a high -
powered turbo version will find its way into the new Cayman later this year (and the Boxster too).
Boost pressure has also risen by 0.15 bar and for the first time the Turbo S uses bigger turbochargers than the lower -
powered Turbo version.
Not exact matches
Under the hood, the Neiman Marcus Q60 is
powered by the same 400 - hp and 350 lb - ft
version of Infiniti's 3.0 - liter twin -
turbo as the Red Sport.
Whether that extra grunt comes from a new engine or an uprated
version of the E10 S's turbocharged 2 - litre unit remains to be seen, but either way, it should see
power - to - weight grow from 350bhp / ton — already enough to top the likes of the Porsche 911
Turbo S and Ferrari FF — to as much as 420bhp / ton — identical to the Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta.
The P1 GTR is
powered by a
version of the brand's 3.8 - liter twin -
turbo V - 8 with 986 horsepower in conjunction with a hybrid powertrain.
It makes sense for Cadillac to offer a more entry - level
version of the XT5, especially considering that many of its competitors, from the Mercedes - Benz GLC300 to the Audi Q5 and BMW X3, all offer four - cylinder
turbos with similar
power output.
Meanwhile, race - car designer Ben Bowlby, the man behind the DeltaWing and Nissan ZEOD R / C, confirmed that the next road - going GT - R will feature a
version of the same twin -
turbo, 3.0 - liter V - 6 with hybrid
power that propels the Nissan GT - R LM NISMO race car, which appeared in June's 24 Hours of Le Mans in France.
The «Ralliart» part means that we're talking about the quick
version: a low - compression (9.0:1), high - boost (17.9 psi), 237 - hp
turbo four - cylinder resides under the hood, and it sends its
power to the computer - controlled all - wheel - drive system used on the previous - generation Lancer Evolution.
Unfortunately, customers will have to wait until the next - generation model to arrive in 2014 for a TDI
version that's
powered by a 2.0 - liter
turbo - diesel four - cylinder.
Both
versions are
powered by the same Honda - derived 3.5 - liter twin -
turbo V - 6.
EcoBoost gas -
powered turbo V - 6
versions of the Ford F - 150 now account for 60 percent of sales, while the 6.7 - liter
Power Stroke V - 8 diesel enjoys nearly 85 - percent take rate on the Ford F - Series Super Duty pickups.
When I heard that Chevy was introducing a sport - themed
turbo -
powered version of the big Traverse crossover, I had high hopes — but they all came crashing down when I saw the specs.
Three out of five isn't bad, especially when the trio that could have been a quintet contains such star performers as the first BMW M3 (built on the chassis known as E30), the supersweet E46
version built between 2000 and 2006, and the new F80 — otherwise known as the 2015 BMW M3 —
powered by an all - new twin -
turbo straight six.
The base model comes with a 3.8 - liter V - 6 engine while a new 3.3 T Sport
version is
powered by a twin -
turbo V - 6; the range - topping model is the 5.0 Ultimate, which is
powered by a 5.0 - liter V - 8.
All
versions of the car draw
power from a 1.8 - litre
turbo four - cylinder engine, also found in the Alpine A110 sports car.
The Alfa Romeo Giulia will launch in the U.S. in two separate
versions, the first of which will be
powered by a 2.0 - liter
turbo - four engine producing 276 hp; Alfa believes this will be the company's main seller.
Power will come from either an updated
version of the 2.5 - liter turbocharged five - cylinder that motivated the previous generation, or a variant of the 2.0 - liter
turbo four - cylinder found in the Golf R and the forthcoming Golf R400.
The two engines share a compacted - graphite iron block, but packaging requirements required wholesale changes for the
Power Stroke
version, including a new variable - geometry
turbo, EGR system, and oil sump.
The concept is
powered by the same 449bhp twin -
turbo V8 as the S63 AMG, although there are very few technical details, with no confirmation of how far off a production
version could be, although it is thought that we could see a production - ready
version at next year's Geneva motor show.
In terms of
power and performance, the McLaren 540C and Porsche 911
Turbo are toned - down
versions of the 570S and
Turbo S respectively — just as the V10 is to the V10 Plus.
Instead, it will rely on a higher - output
version of the Regal
Turbo's four - cylinder
powering the front wheels.
A limited - edition
version of the 9 - 3, the
Turbo X was
powered by the 9 - 3 Aero's 2.8 - liter turbocharged V - 6, but with the boost cranked the boost up from 8.7 psi to 11.6 psi and the addition of all - wheel drive via a Haldex unit.
Indeed, according to our esteemed European correspondent Georg Kacher, an M
version of the 8 Series will be available in either Coupe or Gran Coupe flavors and will be
powered by a track - tested, 650 - hp
version of BMW's 4.4 - liter twin -
turbo V - 8.
Senior features editor Jonny Lieberman reports that in three years» time there will be 700 - plus - hp plug - in hybrid
versions of the 911
Turbo S and Panamera
Turbo S, not to mention a high -
powered Cayman GT4 with a Boxster GT4 twin dubbed the RS Spyder.
Expect a whole range of gas and diesel four - cylinder engines for Europe, with the U.S. most likely to get a
version powered by either a 1.8 - liter or 2.0 - liter gasoline
turbo - four routed through Quattro all - wheel drive.
Power for the new DBS Superleggera will be a more advanced and higher state of tune
version of the DB11's twin -
turbo 5.2 - litre V12.
On top of that, MT says that the
turbo FR - S sedan will be followed by a hybrid
version, which would still employ Subaru boxer
power but also gain all - wheel drive using in - wheel electric motors.
We loved the
turbo inline - six -
powered M235i so much that we picked one up for a Four Seasons test, but that's no poor reflection on the also fantastic BMW 228i; we named both
versions All - Stars.
While there are still some details not sorted around the new NSX, what we know so far is that the production car will be
powered by a mid-mounted, 75 - degree 3.5 - liter twin -
turbo V - 6 mated to a nine - speed dual - clutch transmission with a
version of the brand's Super-Handling All - Wheel drive helping put the
power down.
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.
While the JDM
versions would feature the same 291 - hp, 300 - lb - ft
turbo 2.0 - liter as the standard GSR trim, the U.S. models received a slight
power bump to 303 hp and 305 lb - ft; increases of 12 hp and 5 lb - ft.
Under the long hood and behind the mostly stock, wide grille is a tuned
version of the 4.0 - liter twin -
turbo V - 8 that should be generating an ample amount of
power from the look and sounds of the quick video.
Powered by a
version of the company's twin -
turbo 3.8 - liter V - 8 detuned to approximately 500 hp, the McLaren 500S has been described by an insider as, «a more credible [Jaguar] E-Type replacement than the F - Type.»
While the latest
version — every part is new, Bentley says — of the mighty 6.0 - liter, twin -
turbo W - 12 delivers thrust, four manhole - cover - size steel discs must conjure adequate stopping
power.
Though we haven't actually driven the front - wheel - drive
version, we're willing to bet that the Edge Sport is much more capable of living up to its name when equipped with the optional all - wheel - drive system for this high -
powered turbo V - 6.
Option two is the diesel -
powered version of that 2.0 - liter
turbo - four, which makes 180 hp and 317 lb - ft of torque.
Under the bonnet is a race - adjusted
version of the road M6's twin -
turbo 4.4 - litre V8 engine, which like the GT3, will suffer from the effects of championship
power limitations.
Both are
powered by an uprated
version of the previous generation's 4.4 - litre twin -
turbo V8, mated to a new eight - speed M Steptronic automatic which replaces the current car's six - speed auto box.
Based on Jeep Grand Cherokee hard points, the unnamed Maserati SUV will be
powered by either a 3.0 - liter
version of Chrysler's Pentastar V - 6 boosted to achieve 350 hp or a Ferrari - designed twin -
turbo V - 8 making 450 hp.
Engine details have yet to be announced, but we're 99 percent sure the production model will be
powered by a
version of the Audi twin -
turbo 4.0 - liter V - 8 currently under the hood of the new S6, S7, and S8 and the Bentley Continental.
The matching yellow 1994
Turbo 3.6 is the updated
version of the older 3.3, now
powered by a 3.6 - liter turbocharged engine pushing out 355 hp and 384 lb - ft of torque.
Redesigned alongside the Beetle hardtop, which arrived a year earlier, the Beetle convertible has a
power cloth top and three available engines, including a four - cylinder
turbo and a diesel TDI
version.
ADDITIONAL SPECS: While previous R32 models used VW's VR6 engine, the Golf R is
powered by a high - output
version of the automaker's 2.0 - liter
turbo - four.
The base
version of the new soft - top C is
powered by the brand's ubiquitous 2.0 - liter
turbo - four with 241 hp mated to a nine - speed automatic, and it's available with 4Matic all - wheel drive.
Buick continues to rethink its mid-size Regal by unveiling today a new Regal GS performance model, which trades the former
turbo four - cylinder for smooth, more linear
power from a
version of the V - 6 engine used in the Chevrolet Camaro and larger Buick LaCrosse.
Extra adrenaline is freed by such specials as the wide - body
Turbo - look
versions, the slant - nose cars that were available between 1983 and 1994, and the often substantially more potent factory high - performance kits (generally not available in the States) dubbed WLS, for Werks - Leistungs - Steigerung (Factory -
Power - Increase).
And while unconfirmed thus far, An M6
version (
powered by the new M5's 552bhp twin
turbo V8) would make a thoroughly appealing alternative to the 549bhp Mercedes CLS63 AMG and the upcoming 414bhp Audi S7...
Our source says that engineers are currently working on beefing up the standard Soul's suspension and braking components to match the extra
power, so it's likely that the turbocharged Soul would be a performance - oriented variant in the vein of the SX
Turbo versions of the Kia Forte Koup and Forte 5 models.
In came a 261bhp
version of the latest 2 - litre TFSI
turbo, the extra
power over the regular 197bhp TFSI coming from a new, bigger
turbo and revised intercooler, but Audi also fitted strengthened conrods, gudgeon pins and bearings, along with new pistons and a different cylinder head material for greater heat resistance.
If you need more wind - in - the - hair action, step right up to the AMG C43 fitted with the 3.0 - liter twin -
turbo V - 6 or the AMG C63
versions powered by AMG's wicked 4.0 - liter twin -
turbo V - 8.