The latest G - Class makes its public debut at the Detroit Motor Show in G500 form, featuring a 4.0 - litre V8
turbo petrol engine offering 422bhp and 610Nm.
in G500 form, featuring a 4.0 - litre V8
turbo petrol engine offering 422bhp and 610Nm.
Not exact matches
Most of the
engines offered are fashionably downsized: two
turbo petrol units (three cylinders / 1.2 litres / 128bhp and four cylinders / 1.6 litres / 163bhp) and two four - cylinder turbodiesels (1.6 litres / 99 or 118bhp and 2.0 litres / 148 or 177bhp).
The
petrol offering, the E250 CGI, has 1.8 litres, a
turbo, direct injection and 201bhp, and as this is a «BlueEfficiency»
engine it's super-frugal too.
It won't be the only new addition to the Bentayga line, either, with a
turbo - charged V8
petrol on its way (courtesy of Porsche's Panamera) and a plug - in hybrid using the current W12
engine and
offering circa 50 km of range.
The Tiguan's 2.0 - litre
turbo -
petrol engine offers 162kW / 350Nm and gear shifts are managed through a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission.
Initially the car was
offered with a number of six - cylinder
petrol engines ranging from a 2.5 litre up to the range topping 3.0 litre twin
turbo 35i.
Priced from $ 15,390, Australia's current Barina comes with 1.6 - litre
petrol engines, with the 1.4
turbo four reserved for the Barina RS hatch — the only five - door model
offered in the US.
Coming to the
engines, the 2016 BMW X1
offers a range of four - cylinder
petrol and diesel units with BMW's TwinPower
Turbo technology.
As one of the most underrated players in its segment, the Hungarian - built Vitara
offers petrol,
turbo -
petrol and
turbo - diesel
engines, as well as the choice of two and all - wheel drive.
Engine options to start with are the 0.9 litre
turbo three - cylinder and 1.5 litre four - cylinder diesel, both delivering 89bhp, with a 1.0 litre
petrol offering 75bhp to follow.
The 2.1 - litre
turbo - diesel
engines offered in the 220 d and 250 d variants are arguably a sweeter match than the 250 (
petrol).
The other
engine that will be
offered is a 1.4 - litre Multiair
turbo -
petrol engine which will be
offered with the choice of a 6 - speed manual and a 6 - speed dual - clutch transmission.
Porsche says that it is the only manufacturer to
offer VTG in production cars with
petrol engines, both in the 911
Turbo and the 718 Boxster S.
Power at any price Locally, Audi Australia will
offer the Q2 initially with a choice of 1.4 TFSI (
turbo -
petrol) or 2.0 TDI (
turbo - diesel)
engines.
Hyundai
offers the i20 Coupe with the same
petrol engine range as the five - door hatchback, so you have a choice between an 83bhp 1.2 - litre
petrol and a 1.0
turbo petrol with either 99bhp or 118bhp.
As the new Cruze hatchback is expected to borrow the same
engine range found under the bonnet of the sedan version, we expect to see two
petrol engines developing from 124 to 141 horsepower and a
turbo diesel
engine offering 163 horsepower.
Similarly, the Haval H9 has a sole
engine offering, but it's a 2.0 - litre
turbo -
petrol that spans a two - model range (LUX and Ultra) matched exclusively to an eight - speed automatic.
Engine choices are unchanged for the RS line - up with a 1.6 - litre
turbo -
petrol four - cylinder and six - speed Efficient Dual Clutch (EDC) transmission
offered in two states of tune.
The four - variant CX - 3 line - up
offers buyers the choice of front and all - wheel drive,
petrol and
turbo - diesel
engines, and six - speed manual or automatic transmissions.
The four - variant CX - 3 line - up
offers buyers the choice of front - and all - wheel drive, 2.0 - litre
petrol and 1.5 - litre
turbo - diesel
engines, and six - speed manual or automatic transmissions.
However, reflecting the brand's continued focus towards hybrid technology, the new Auris will
offer customers just one conventional
engine - a 1.2 litre
turbo petrol unit - and a choice of 122 hp, 1.8 litre or 180 hp, 2.0 litre hybrid powertrains.
Finally, top - grade Highlander variants (from $ 38,090 plus ORCs) are
offered with a choice of 2.4 - litre
petrol and 2.0 - litre
turbo - diesel
engines, but are fitted exclusively with the combination of all - wheel drive and a six - speed automatic transmission.
The new 5 Series Touring is
offered with a choice of either a fuel - efficient and torquey 2.0 - litre four - cylinder turbodiesel
engine or the new 3.0 - litre straight six - cylinder TwinPower
Turbo petrol engine.
The 2017 MINI Countryman is expected to be
offered with the same MINI TwinPower
Turbo three - and four - cylinder
petrol and diesel
engines from the aforementioned new generation MINI models.
It will be
offered alongside a new 2.0 litre GDI
turbo petrol engine.
Unlike those models, however, the ASX
offers a choice of both
petrol and
turbo - diesel
engines, the former of which is the subject of this review.
A pair of 2.0 - litre
turbo -
petrol four - cylinder EcoBoost
engines will be
offered, worth 149kW and 177kW respectively, and the range - topping 2.0 - litre EcoBoost will be reserved for mid - and top - grade models.
Ecoboost 2.0 - litre
turbo -
petrol and TDCi
turbo - diesel
engines are
offered across the hatch range, but only the base model wagon gets a
petrol engine.
That's the same power peak as the premium Polo's 81kW 1.2 - litre
turbo -
petrol engine, which produces more torque (175Nm), while the base Mazda2
offers more power but less torque than the equivalent Polo (66kW / 160Nm).
Internationally, the fourth - gen Wrangler is on
offer with three
engine options: 2.0 - litre
turbo petrol, 3.0 - litre V6 diesel and a 3.6 - litre V6 naturally aspirated
petrol.
Toyota
offers the C - HR with two
engines in the UK — the 1.8 - litre
petrol / electric hybrid from the Prius and the 1.2 - litre
turbo petrol first seen in the Auris.
The current Dualis is
offered in Australia with a choice of 1.6 - litre
turbo - diesel and 2.0 - litre
petrol engines, as well as front - and all - wheel drive variants.
While Hyundai could
offer the 1.2 - litre NA
engine for the entry - level variants to keep the SUV's prices competitive, the automatic version should
offer the 1.0 - litre
turbo petrol engine with 7 - speed DCT instead of 1.2 - litre NA with CVT.
Indeed, this is Peugeot's most convincing GTi for almost two decades,
offering a unique three - door body with an appropriately special bodykit, plenty of GTi - specific highlights inside and out, and a cracking 1.6 - litre
turbo -
petrol engine matched exclusively to a six - speed manual gearbox.
In short, Honda definitely has a lot of catching up to do in this department, with most rivals
offering stop - start or
turbo petrol engine technology to boost their efficiency numbers.
The new 2016 Elantra will
offer a choose between
petrol and diesel
engines, with the new 1.6
Turbo GDi delivering 175 hp and the possibility to mount besides to 7 - speed dual clutch transmission (DCT) as the highlights.
Initially, two variants of the
petrol engines will be
offered; a turbocharged 90kW TSI and a
turbo and supercharged 118kW TSI.
The Spanish - built Mondeo is
offered in three trim levels and three
engine choices — two
turbo -
petrol and one
turbo - diesel.
It's expected to miss out on the 2.0 litre
engine, but instead, it will reportedly be
offered with the 1.6 litre Direct Injection
Turbo flat - four
petrol mill with 168 hp and 250 Nm of torque, mated to Subaru's Lineartronic CVT transmission.
Front (sDrive) and all - wheel drive (xDrive) variants will be
offered, as will a choice of lighter, more thermally efficient 2.0 - litre four - cylinder
turbo -
petrol and
turbo - diesel
engines (in various states of tune, see below).
Taller (+35 mm) and wider (+10 mm) than its derivative, the QX30 is otherwise identical, but
offers only the 155kW / 350Nm 2.0 - litre four - cylinder
turbo -
petrol engine and seven - speed dual - clutch transmission combination.
The new technologies bit includes Suzuki's new 1.0 litre BOOSTERJET
turbo petrol engine which should
offer more power and performance and better economy and emission s than the Swift's 1.2 litre naturally aspirated
engine.
The most powerful Barina ever
offers 103kW and 200Nm from the same 1.4 - litre iTi
turbo -
petrol four - cylinder
engine offered in the larger, locally built Cruze.
Under the hood is the all new REVOTRON
Turbo petrol engine with new suspension design to
offer a more comfortable ride and use of an Electric Power Steering (EPS) which is believed to be much lighter than the hydraulically assisted steering of the Vista.
Porsche Australia says it expects the Cayman range to be priced lower spec - for - spec than the Boxster and that, like the Boxster, the Cayman range will also be
offered with 2.0 and 2.5 - litre four - cylinder
turbo -
petrol engines and the choice of six - speed manual and seven - speed dual - clutch transmissions.
Like the Kuga, the line - up will again
offer three trim grades — Ambiente, Trend and Titanium — and will include the entry - spec 1.5 - litre
turbo -
petrol engine in both front and all - wheel drive guise.
However, reflecting the brand's continued focus on hybrid technology, the new Auris will
offer customers just one conventional
engine — a 1.2 litre
turbo petrol unit — and a choice of 120bhp, 1.8 litre or 177bhp, 2.0 litre hybrid electric powertrains.
The 2018 facelift for the Ford Edge SUV
offers a new twin -
turbo 235bhp diesel
engine, new sporty ST - Line option, but no
petrol engine availability in the UK.
MECHANICAL As noted above, two
engine variants are
offered locally: the turbodiesel 2.0 TDI, rated at 103kW / 320Nm, and
turbo petrol 2.0 TFSI from the Golf GTI with 147kW / 280Nm.