But how can they get an engine to
produce less torque / power?
At 170 hp, this engine delivers less horsepower than any of the four - cylinder engines in the other seven cars we tested and
produces less torque (177 lb - ft) than all the others except the Camry.
Not exact matches
The motor
produces 350 hp and 280 lb - ft of
torque, allowing the car to hit 62 mph in
less than four seconds.
With 235bhp from 4800 - 5600rpm and 258 lb ft from 1650rpm the new engine's performance has no close equivalents in the crossover class — diesel rivals from BMW and Mercedes
produce less power but more
torque, and few rivals offer petrol variants with similar specifications.
Despite utilising power from a turbocharged 2 - litre diesel engine
producing significantly
less power — it peaks at 187bhp — the arrival of 295 lb ft of
torque from just 1750rpm gives the BMW enough punch to worry a supercar worth more than four times its list value.
The diesel fours powering the X2 and E-Pace we tested
produce an identical 190 horsepower and 295 lb - ft of
torque, while the Volvo mill mixes
less grunt at 180 hp with a little more twist (317 lb - ft of
torque).
The 4.4 - litre twin - turbo lump delivers its maximum 500 lb ft of
torque from just 1500rpm — the polar opposite to the screaming race - derived V10 from its predecessor — and it
produces 52bhp more while consuming 30 per cent
less fuel.
Starting for
less than $ 50,000, the GT350 features a naturally aspirated, 5.2 - liter V - 8 engine that
produces 526 hp and 429 lb - ft of
torque and revs to 8,250 rpm.
Peak
torque is available from 1800rpm through to 5700rpm, and maximum power is
produced between 5500rpm and about 7200rpm (the limiter being set at around 7500rpm,
less than the old V8 but impressively high for a turbocharged car.)
The 2.5 - liter Skyactiv four - cylinder still
produces 184 hp and 185 lb - ft of
torque, and the manual car weighs 40 lbs
less than its automatic equivalent.
BMW's twin - turbo 3.0 - liter inline - six
produces a stout 335 hp and 332 lb - ft of
torque, enough to send the 1 Series M hurtling to 60 mph in
less than five seconds.
The V - 6 made 270 hp @ 7,100 rpm and 210 lb - ft of
torque @ 5,300 rpm when matched with the five - speed manual transmission (the version matched with the four - speed automatic
produced less power), and it would spin to a redline of 8,000 rpm.
Customers wanting a little
less unadulterated speed can opt for the Ghibli's 3.0 - liter twin - turbo V - 6
producing 410 horsepower and 405 lb - ft of
torque.
As was the Veyron's defining feature, the Chiron carries a modified 8.0 - liter quad - turbo W - 16 engine,
producing a monumental 1,500 hp and 1,100 lb - ft of
torque, metrics that allow it to dismiss 60 mph in
less than 2.4 seconds and achieve a limited top - speed of 261 mph.
First, there's
less slip from the
torque converter, so the throttle
produces quicker response.
Claiming 278 hp, the new engine is more powerful than the 236 - hp 4.0 - litre V6 it replaces, while
producing just 1 pound - feet
less peak
torque, at 265 lb. - ft.
That's 31 hp
less than the Golf R in U.S. spec, which sits atop the Golf hill and
produces 292 hp and 280 lb - ft of
torque.
Producing less power (275kW) but more
torque (700Nm), the German SUV offers even more fantastical efficiency claims (1.7 L / 100 km, 46g / km of C02), but should have the edge in the real world on account of its choice of a 3.0 - litre diesel V6 rather than a small petrol engine.
But it
produces 420 horsepower and 460 lb - ft of
torque, which is 30
less horsepower and 50
less lb - ft of
torque than what the 3.5 - liter V6 provides.
Rubber band transmission The Lancer SE sports a more powerful engine than its
lesser siblings, a 2.4 - liter four - cylinder
producing 168 horsepower and 167 pound - feet of
torque.
Gasoline engines are identical to the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu: a 1.5 L turbocharged inline four - cylinder (I4) engine that
produces 170 horsepower (12 hp
less than the 2.4 L engine in the previous Equinox but more
torque), a 2.0 L turbocharged I4 engine that
produces 252 horsepower (48 hp
less than the 3.6 L V6 engine in the previous Equinox), or a 1.6 L turbo - diesel I4 engine that
produces 136 horsepower (the latter will also be available in future Chevrolet Cruze models as well).
Taking advantage of the additional, instant and continuously available
torque from the electric motor, the Optima Hybrid uses 10 per cent
less fuel on the combined cycle, 28 per cent
less on the urban cycle and
produces 21 per cent
less CO2 than the 1.7 - litre diesel Optima automatic.
And while the turbo engine
produces about 7kW
less power, it's ahead of the 1.6 for
torque, which explains in part how the smaller,
less powerful engine completes 0 - 100 km / h acceleration in 11.3 seconds — just one tenth slower than the 1.6 auto.
Plus, the LaCrosse engine
produces eight more pounds - feet of
torque thanks to high - pressure direct fuel injection that replaced the
less - efficient multi-port injection type.
The 2.7 - liter unit replaces the older 2.9 - liter engine,
producing an additional 9 hp but 7 lb - ft
less torque, with 271 hp and 214 lb - ft.
The base engine
produces 158 hp and 138 lb - ft of
torque, which is more than the old car (143 hp, 129 lb - ft) but it is noticeably
less lively than the turbo 1.5.
In the Tacoma, Toyota uses the same 4.0 L
producing less power at 236 horsepower and 266 pound - feet
torque.
Keeping the Mazda3 frugal is a 2.0 - liter Skyactiv four - cylinder engine in the base version of the car, replacing last year's
less - efficient motor while still
producing a very usable 155 horsepower and 150 lb - ft of
torque.
Producing 141bhp and 340Nm of
torque, this motor justifiably makes
less power than the Audi Q3 which uses the same engine.
In Japan, the Miata received a 1.5 - liter, four - cylinder engine that
produces 129 horsepower and 110 pound - feet of
torque, significantly
less than the U.S. - spec roadster.
That's the same power peak as the premium Polo's 81kW 1.2 - litre turbo - petrol engine, which
produces more
torque (175Nm), while the base Mazda2 offers more power but
less torque than the equivalent Polo (66kW / 160Nm).
Of course, those seeking a
less throaty (more economical) ATS can downsize to a 2.5 - liter four - cylinder engine that
produces 202 hp and 190 pound - feet of
torque, or a turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder rated at 272 hp and 260 lb - ft of
torque.
Last year, the entry level Mazda3 did not include this technology as the 2013 Mazda 3i SV came powered by a
less tech savvy 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine that
produced 148 horsepower and 135 pound - feet of
torque.
The V - 8
produces lots of horsepower and
torque to power the truck, which weighs over 1,000 pounds
less than a JK Unlimited.
Available with either a cloth roof or a retractable steel hardtop, the Miata features a 2.0 - liter, four - cylinder engine that
produces 167 horsepower and 140 lb - ft of
torque when matched with one of its two manual transmission options (five and six - speeds), and a little bit
less power if the vehicle's six - speed autobox is specified.
The car actually
produces about 5 pound - feet
less torque with this transmission.
Despite
producing less power (103kW), the all - new turbo - petrol will sit above the base 2.0 - litre as it has more
torque (242Nm).
Of course, while the CR - Z is the world's first hybrid to be available with a manual transmission, CVT automatic - equipped models
produce slightly
less torque but are more fuel - efficient.
The
torque figure is impressive when you consider that the 4.3 L V6 (now relegated to the W / T, Custom, and Custom Trail Boss trims)
produces 22 percent
less torque.
Despite its much smaller size, it
produces the same horsepower and 25 % more
torque while using 10 %
less fuel!
Testers» notes: «The flat - four engine in the 718 S
produces 420Nm of
torque from just 1,900 rpm, which means you can exploit the car's sweet chassis with
less effort.
A supercharger on the LS2 engine
produced 530bhp with the LS3 replacement providing a tad more power and a bit
less torque to help keep the gearbox in one piece.
BMW's 335i is $ 6000 cheaper, but rear - wheel drive only — and also
produces less power and
torque than the Volvo.
Additional goods, include the Bimini roof, carbon ceramic brakes, while under the hood, the sports car is packing the 5.0 - liter V8 supercharged engine, which
produces no
less than the 575 horsepower and an impressive 680 Nm of
torque.
The Ricardo 3.2 L
produces almost the same power and
torque as the non chipped 6.6 L duramax diesel (roughly 350 HP and 600 ft lb
torque burning E85) but is much
less costly to build and weighs just over half as much.
Despite the meagre power output, the city car also
produces 658Nm of
torque (with an 896Nm peak)- only 4Nm
less than that generated by the V12 - powered Mercedes S63 AMG, which weighs approximately three times as much as the MOTIV.e.
While it
produces more or
less the same output as the DZire (90 HP vs 86 HP), the
torque output is drastically more at 140 Nm, that's 26 Nm over the DZire.