But Mazda says the bigger displacement
turbo motor gives a fat enough torque curve to negate any need to add more cogs.
Not exact matches
Replacing the notoriously thirsty five - cylinder 2.5 - litre
turbo motor of its predecessor with a smaller 2.0 - litre, four - cylinder EcoBoost engine hasn't just improved economy and emissions (on paper, at least) but
given performance a useful shot in the arm as well.
The
motor starts smoothly and with a minimum of fuss, but there's a nice undercurrent of spooling
turbos if you
give it a bit of a stoke.
Yes, even Mazda, the gold standard for driving enthusiasts couldn't muster a way to
give us the
turbo motor and a clutch pedal.
Combining an upgraded twin -
turbo, high precision direct injection V8 engine with a three - phase synchronous elec tric
motor gives the ActiveHybrid 7 a combined output of 455 horsepower and maximum torque of 516 pound - feet.
The 2.0 - litre direct - injection
turbo motor is claimed to
give the car 190kW of power from 5000rpm to 6500rpm, while its 400Nm torque peak arrives at just 1550rpm and stays on until 4400.
The firm wouldn't sell the big -
motor version with the manual, either, which
given how good their little
turbo fours are, wasn't as big of a deal.
The 3.2 liter engine provides a quicker throttle response, as it does not have to wait for the
turbo to catch up like the 4 - cylinder, but both
motors provide more than enough power to
give the TT an engaging driving experience.
If you need a faster hybrid, the
Turbo S E-Hybrid has a 543bhp petrol engine and the same electric
motor,
giving a total of 671bhp.
The 2.0
Turbo GDi
motor gives the right amount of power but with more grunt as compared to the 1.6
Turbo GDi.
BMW, maker of the Ultimate Driving Machine, is now a maker of a front - wheel drive MPV; and its much - storied line of naturally - aspirated
motors in M cars has
given way to
turbo power.
This symbiosis of an upgraded twin -
turbo, High Precision Direct Injection, V8 engine with a 3 - phase synchronous elec ¬ tric
motor gives the BMW ActiveHybrid 7 a combined output of 455 hp and maximum torque of 516 lb - ft (preliminary figures).
Given the torque was always there, all the time, there's no delay or wait for the engine or minuscule
turbo from the gas
motor to spool up.
After all, Toyota is the same automaker that
gave us the Prius, and with competitors like Mercedes offering up plug - in models like the S550e (twin -
turbo 3.0 - liter V - 6 with a single electric
motor), we think a similarly equipped LS is all but inevitable.
With the release of the R35, however, Nissan managed to blow away the expectations of the
motoring press,
giving the likes of the Porsche 997
Turbo a serious run for its money in the process.
As you silently move off, the accelerator pedal feels like it's on a time delay to the
motor; the response is not instant, but neither does it
give the inconsistent step - off of some laggy, then toruque - rich
turbo - diesels.
Producing 122 horsepower and 123 pound - feet of torque in CR - Zs equipped with the continuously variable transmission (CVT), as ours was, this system relies on its electric
motor as a kind of
turbo,
giving extra boost for the gas engine when needed.
It's the same powertain as used in the Sport PHEV, marrying Jaguar Land Rover's most powerful «Ingenium» 2.0 - litre
turbo petrol engine with an 85kW electric
motor,
giving a total system output of 398bhp.
So you
give that 180kW / 350Nm twin - scroll
turbo - petrol four - cylinder engine a bit of welly, enjoy its crisp midrange and start
motoring along.