When paired with the available six - speed manual, the engine loses VCM and gains increased low - and mid-range power, making it the most powerful engine ever offered in a Honda (even
though the peak horsepower and torque figures are the same).
Its output is similar to that of the JLR version,
though peak horsepower comes a bit lower in the rev range while peak torque is a bit higher.
Not exact matches
Though there's no
horsepower increase with the smaller engine,
peak power remains 518 hp and maximum torque climbs to 516 lb - ft, up 51 lb - ft from 465 lb - ft in the 6.2 - liter cars.
Horsepower numbers are up from 295 in the Japanese version to 305 in the 2.5 - liter,
though the 2.5 reaches its
peak at 6000 rpm, 400 revs earlier than the 2.0.
The Plug - in version of Hyundai's hyrbrid, however, gets a larger electric motor (67
horsepower versus the base Hybrid's 51) and boasts more «net»
horsepower — the maximum power of both motors together,
though not necessarily the additive total since electric and gas motors
peak at different speeds — with 202 horses versus the base Hybrid's 193.
Interestingly,
though, at least until the inevitable JCW edition arrives, the S E hybrid is the hot setup, its three - cylinder gas engine working in tandem with a powerful electric motor to produce a combined
peak output of 221
horsepower, with the e-rear axle enabling all - wheel - drive traction.
Forget to shift up and the transmission will hold as the engine screams at its rev limiter, even
though you've already passed the
horsepower peak.