Sentences with phrase «smaller capacity turbo»

This car could really use a smaller capacity turbo powertrain to enhance response and also to reduce its thirst for fuel.

The smaller capacity turbo - diesel engine worked a bit harder than most here, but remained impressively refined.

Not exact matches

This was a huge reason behind the introduction of the current engine formula, as small - capacity turbo engines with a hybrid element were all the rage in road cars when F1's 1.6 - litre V6 hybrid units were first announced.

Living in a world obsessed with downsizing both the petrol - engined models have smaller capacities than suggested by their model names, the 630i utilising the 2 - litre four - cylinder TwinPower turbo unit that's used across the range while the 640i's 3 - litre also uses a single twin - scroll turbo to develop its 335bhp.

The revised, smaller capacity 4.0 - litre twin - turbo V8 (down from 4.8 - litres) now produces 542bhp at 5750rpm (up from 512bhp at 6000rpm) and 563 lb ft from 1960 through to 4500rpm (up from 516 lb ft at 2250 - 4500rpm).

Any new scrappage scheme, or low - interest loans aimed at getting drivers out of older cars, would also provide a boost for models with new small - capacity turbo petrol engines; Peugeot, Citroen and Renault have all recently launched such petrol engines.

Under the bonnet it's thought the new Jimny will come with the firm's small - capacity turbo engines that should both boost performance and reduce fuel consumption over the current car.

Instead, the AR concept will use a small - capacity, direct - injection turbo engine.

Diehard fans of Merc's tuning division AMG might complain about the firm swapping its storming naturally aspirated 6.2 - litre V8 for a smaller - capacity unit — but the new 5.5 - litre direct - injection twin - turbo V8 is an absolute masterpiece.

As with most small capacity, turbo petrol motors, this 1.2 - litre 108bhp engine has loads of turbo - lag below 2200rpm and you have to constantly work the gearbox to keep it in the meat of the powerband especially at low speeds.

The simple fact is that the small 1.2 - litre engine just doesn't have the lung capacity to quickly propel this compact crossover when the turbo goes off boost.

The elephant in the room, of course, is a smaller - capacity turbo boxer four, which is not as rorty as the previous Cayman's atmo six, only just matches its 257kW power output and does introduce a level of turbo lag.

Mercedes - AMG addresses the basic challenge with regard to the throttle response of a small - capacity turbo engine by using a twin - scroll turbocharger, maximum de-throttling of the exhaust system and an innovative injection strategy.

It somehow rises above the blandness of previous generations with its nicely - honed, quality interior, amazing space, composed ride and a new - generation, small - capacity turbo engine which, while feeling a bit tardy at first, actually measures up pretty well for performance and fuel consumption.

But as with so many of the new generation of small - capacity petrol turbos, the warbling engine note and free - revving nature can be difficult to resist — and if you get carried away with the fun driving experience, you'll soon send your overall economy plummeting.

Toyota is developing a family of turbo - petrol engines with larger and smaller capacities than the 2.0 - litre unit unveiled on the Lexus stand at the Tokyo motor show this week.

There will be both petrol and diesel variants available and to further give its line up a spark we certainly expect a small capacity twin - turbo V8.