What we do know is that while both will have turbocharged 2.0 - liter inline - four engines, they will both get two turbochargers instead of one, and the RS will get an instant -
torque electronic boost system on top of that.
Not exact matches
This upgrade
boosts power and
torque for the twin - turbocharged 4.0 - litre V8 to 691bhp and 701 lb ft respectively - the standard model delivers 603bhp and 664 lb ft.. The upgrades are largely down to a software rewrite for the engine management system, which includes revised injection and ignition maps, and a recalibration of the
electronic boost pressure control.
Red - lining at 7,000 rpm, the engine — part of Honda's next - generation Earth Dreams Technology series — features an advanced new turbocharging system which incorporates Honda's legendary Variable Timing and Lift
Electronic Control (VTEC) technology to
boost low - end
torque while delivering sustained acceleration.
It also features
torque vectoring — so it can brake or send power to individual wheels — and an
electronic diff lock to
boost traction out of bends.
- The SpecV's got the same 478 horses as the stock GT - R, but you'll be able to
boost mid-range
torque up to a whopping 449 lb - ft via an
electronic overboost control switch on the steering wheel.