The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a two - seater sports car manufactured by British automotive manufacturer Aston Martin as a successor to
the previous outgoing model which had been in production for 12 years.
When looking at how the 2017 VW Golf GTI compares to
the previous outgoing model, the new Golf GTI received a number of additional standard features as well as an all - new Sport trim option.
Not exact matches
At 970 kg, the new Sport is 80 kg lighter than the
previous Sport, making it one of lightest hatches around, hopefully allowing it to recapture the thrilling driving experience of the
outgoing model.
Moreover, horsepower is lower than on the
outgoing model, 184 HP compared to the
previous 200 HP.
Unlike the
outgoing model that featured a naturally aspirated engine, the new Swift Sport packs a turbocharged 1.4 - liter BoosterJet gasoline unit that offers 140 hp and 230 Nm (177 lb - ft) of torque — 15 hp and 70 Nm more than the
previous model.
Around back, smaller taillights replaced the
previous two - piece units, while the chrome trim seen on the
outgoing model was removed.
Interestingly, those peak output figures are actually a downgrade over the
outgoing model, with the 2.4 - liter powerplant down 5 ponies from a
previous 190 horsepower, and the 2.0 - liter down 24 ponies from a
previous 264 horsepower.
More importantly, however, is the fact that the 2016 Honda Pilot should be safer than the
outgoing model, earning «good» ratings for moderate overlap frontal offset, small overlap frontal offset, side impact, and roof strength, which was an improvement over the
previous gen
model, which received a «poor» rating for small overlap frontal offset and a «marginal» rating for roof strength for the 2009 to 2011
model years.
The 116i, featuring an entirely new 1.6 litre four - cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, boasts the same power output of the
previous entry
model, the 118i, despite using 24 per cent less fuel (5.7 litres / 100 km) than the comparable
outgoing model.
The car's newly designed underpinnings contribute to an improvement in suspension performance and a greater structural rigidity over the
previous generation
model, resulting in 41 % greater torsional strength and 35 % greater bending strength than the
outgoing model.
REFINED & RESPONSIVE CHASSIS The 2017 Elantra is lighter than the
outgoing model, and its rigid chassis is now reinforced with 53 percent advanced high - strength steel compared with 21 percent from the
previous model, providing improved stiffness at a lower body weight.
In terms of powertrain, the
previous generation Toyota Corolla Altis diesel uses the same the 1.4 - litre D4 - D diesel engine powering the
outgoing model and is tuned to produce 88 PS of power and 205 Nm of torque, paired to a 6 - speed gearbox.
The
outgoing Wrangler JK has far exceeded anything the
previous Wrangler and CJ
models ever accomplished sales wise, while still holding true to that iconic Jeep image.
The new XF is expected to be slightly larger than the
outgoing model (in order to resolve the leg room and boot space situation on the
previous car), and yet it promises to be 100 kg lighter.
The new Audi A6 builds on the
previous model's styling with sharper lines, harder angles, and beefier details, and although the styling isn't a total reboot compared to the
outgoing model, it's still different enough to warrant the «all - new» label the brand is giving it, and that's something we're not used to coming from Audi.
Mechanically, it has retained the
previous set - up deriving power from the same petrol unit equipped in the
outgoing model.
It's all just very well - put - together, and with the rebates ($ 9000 off the one I purchased, after government tax credit and before dealer discount) it is an extremely compelling vehicle in every way that the
previous model was, and many more ways that the
outgoing design wasn't.
The 2017 Elantra is lighter than the
outgoing model, and its rigid chassis is now reinforced with 53 % advanced high - strength steel compared with 21 % from the
previous model, providing improved stiffness at a lower body weight.
Besides an optional carbon fiber spoiler, special two - tone leather interior, and the shorter - ratio SV rear differential (providing enhanced acceleration), this
model featured no significant changes from the
previous design, and merely served as a final tribute to the
outgoing roadster.