Sentences with phrase «small petrol engine»

Mercedes - Benz is working on the development of smaller petrol engines for its entry level range of cars.

The new small petrol engine shares its 500cc individual cylinder capacity and other key elements with BMW's classic 3.0 - litre straight six petrol unit.

The new small petrol engine shares its 500cc individual cylinder capacity and other key elements with BMW's classic 3.0 - liter straight six petrol unit.

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.

Driven mainly by small petrol engines paired to an electric motor, hybrids provide drivers the instant torque of an electric motor but without the range anxiety that comes with EV ownership.

It was reported in early 2014 that Ford is planning to introduce a new family of small petrol engines called «Dragon» in 2016 - 2017.

However, Jeep has now expanded its India line - up by fitting in a slightly smaller petrol engine on the Grand Cherokee Summit variant.

The Vauxhall Adam — Vauxhall's new city car — has been revealed and will go on sale in January 2013 with a range of small petrol engines.

The smaller petrol engine produced 163bhp in the old CX - 5, while the 2.5 - litre 189bhp.

Once we'd finished with the options catalogue we were looking at the thick end of # 60K, which was probably a tad excessive for a CLS toting the smallest petrol engine.

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.

For the smallest petrol engine, battery regeneration and the Stop / Start system are available as options.

This was the obvious next step for VW and it has worked wonders so far.Weight reduction was a necessary step too as some of the smaller petrol engines struggle to move the Golf at any decent pace.

Diesel engines aren't suitable for short trips, but work best for motorway travel - and small petrol engines are the opposite, working well in the city and getting noisy on faster roads.

SsangYong has provided little information to go with its preview images of the e-XIV, apart from confirming a small petrol engine is used to «self - charge» the electrical drive system.

At launch, the smallest petrol engine is the 248bhp 2.0 - litre four - cylinder turbo found in the 530i, while the 335bhp 3.0 - litre straight - six 540i Touring tops the range for now.

Driving wise, the small petrol engine of 1197cc does justice in developing a favorable power output and the important thing is that you can feel the throttle just a little push from your feet.

A range - extender version — fitted with a small petrol engine / generator — of both models will also be available, priced at $ 74,700 for the i3 (up $ 300) and $ 75,900 on the i3s.

That electric motor reacts instantly and does a lot to mask the lack of pulling power that smaller petrol engines can exhibit, particularly when operating at low revs.

Mercedes and Audi have slimmed their smallest petrol engines in the A-Class and A3 line - ups to the minimum threshold.

Although there are plenty of city cars and superminis that will do the job much better and for less money, the Jimny isn't bad around town due to its compact footprint and small petrol engine, both of which suit urban areas.

The BMW 4 Series Convertible can be fitted with a 3.0 - litre petrol engine (for impressive pace), two smaller petrol engines that are quick and economical, or a range of diesel engines providing excellent performance while being more economical than the petrols.

A smaller petrol engine for the UK market at last.

Fuel economy for a not - so - small petrol engine is decent: With a week long drive of chiefly urban commuting and errand running, with a smattering of freeway driving, the result was 7.4 L / 100 km for this entry - level HR - V.