That's right, the top - trim - level Eclipse GT puts down a full 53 more horses and 55 more lb - ft of
torque than the old car, now courtesy of the 3.8 - liter V6 borrowed from the Galant (with which, along with the Endeavor SUV, the Eclipse also shares its platform).
Not exact matches
With 155 horsepower and 148 lb - ft of
torque, the new
car is less powerful
than the
old one, but it's roughly 150 pounds lighter.
The new 395bhp output (from 5850 - 7000rpm) is nine per cent greater
than the
old car's 362bhp, and
torque has increased too, from 343 lb ft to 354 lb ft, developed between 1700 - 5850rpm.
But
torque has been boosted dramatically to «more
than» 369 lb ft (500Nm)-- the
old car managed 295 lb ft.
All three
cars here use a traditional
torque converter auto» box, rather
than anything more racy such as a twin - clutch unit (as in the
old S5).
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 GT3 RS's naturally aspirated 4 - litre flat - six is carried over from the previous - generation
car (and the current GT3), with power increasing by 20bhp to 513bhp at 8450rpm (200rpm higher
than its predecessor) and
torque rising by 7 lb ft to 346 lb ft.. There's a new titanium exhaust with 91 mm diameter pipes, a revised intake system and a new engine management system that account for the slightest of gains in the sprints (at 3.2 seconds it's a tenth quicker
than the
old car to 62mph) but will have a bigger impact on the
car's as - yet - undisclosed Nürburgring lap time.
It makes 139bhp — a mere 5bhp more
than before — and 251 lb ft of
torque, 12 lb ft more
than the
old car.
The engine produces slightly more power
than the
old car's, at 316bhp compared with 306bhp, but
torque remains the same at 295 lb ft.
That's up 30 hp over the
old 4.8 - liter V8 turbo and just 1 lb - ft of
torque less
than the
old car with the Sport Chrono package in «overboost» mode.
The new engine will produce 405 horsepower and 405 lb - ft of
torque, more
than enough to put some pep in that
old car you're restoring.
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.
This, plus an expected boost in
torque sees the latest Fiesta ST sprint to 100km / h, from rest, in just 6.7 seconds — 0.2 sec quicker
than the
old car.