Sentences with phrase «turbocharged performance cars»

As someone who spends a lot of time in modern, turbocharged performance cars, there's a real joy to going back to something sans forced induction: the noise, the snappy throttle response, the feeling of hitting a high - RPM power band: it's all glorious.

While the regular 2002 Tii was renowned for its sporting character and immense tossability, the 2002 Turbo took outright performance seriously, and served as one of the first turbocharged performance cars to be offered to the buying public.

Instead, there's an industrial rumble from the exhaust with an extra burp at the gear change, the sort that's now seemingly obligatory on turbocharged performance cars.

Not exact matches

The car, which will campaign in the remainder of the Pirelli World Challenge Series, will use a unique twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine developed by Honda Performance Development.

A high - performance, turbocharged version of the car dubbed Focus ST is also offered.

Extra performance is just a pleasant side - effect of the trend for smaller, turbocharged engines, so it's something of a joke that cars aren't delivering on their apparent gains.

Pushing the boundaries of high - performance technology today means something very different from what that original car embodied, so the formula for the New Sports eXperience is considerably different in the 2017 Acura NSX: The basics include a hybrid powertrain made up of three electric motors, a lithium - ion battery pack, a mid-mounted twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine and a dual - clutch nine - speed automatic transmission.

Packing an all - new 2.9 - litre twin - turbocharged V6 it also offers greater performance than its predecessor, while a rear - biased all - wheel drive system, an optional locking differential for the rear axle and a 60 kg weight reduction compared to the old model give the latest RS5 extra credibility as a driver's car.

Lieberman suggests that, depending on the 919 Hybrid race car's performance against the competition this summer, GT4 models could either switch to a turbocharged, inline - four plug - in hybrid powertrain or add a hybrid - assist to the current flat - six setup.

Unlike some of its more effortless turbocharged rivals, the Swift thrives when thrashed, so extracting its peak performance doesn't leave you feeling guilty for not exploring the car's abilities afterwards.

The German performance cars feature a twin - turbocharged 3.0 - liter inline - six engine rated for 425 hp and 406 lb - ft.

Where many modern performance cars, specifically turbocharged ones, rely on a series of increasing aggressive driving modes to add intensity and noise to a car's character, the Lexus really changes depending on the driver's inputs.

Eventually, there could be a high - performance BMW X4 M version that would employ the turbocharged six - cylinder engine rumored for the forthcoming M3 / M4 performance cars.

Our heroes will have plenty of performance at their disposal, as the Mini Cooper S is equipped with a 2.0 - liter turbocharged inline - four engine rated for 189 hp and 207 lb - ft of torque, enough to rocket the cars to 60 mph in 6.4 or 6.5 seconds, depending on whether buyers pick the six - speed automatic or manual transmission.

Unfortunately for enthusiasts, the car's turbocharged Ralliart trim has been canceled, following the demise of the high - performance Lancer Evolution.

In my many adventures tuning high performance turbocharged cars, the timing is black magic that varies from car to car.

It's also likely the new Chevrolet Volt will ditch its current 1.4 - liter range - extending gas engine in favor of a new 1.0 - liter turbocharged three - cylinder, which would improve the car's fuel efficiency and performance once the battery charge is depleted.

Not all Elan «M100's were turbocharged, but the majority were, and the unusual choice of front - wheel drive was - as you might expect from Lotus - selected for sound performance reasons, with more predictable high - speed handling than a rear - drive car and improved traction.

WHEN Late 2011 DEFINITELY NOT A CHICK CAR If there were any doubt about the TT's performance credentials, the RS's turbocharged five - cylinder should clear the air.

A run down the 2016 Ford Focus RS's spec sheet reveals a car that our enthusiast judges should love: a punchy, turbocharged four - cylinder engine that makes 350 horsepower and 350 lb - ft of torque; performance - tuned all - wheel - drive handling; a six - speed, honest - to - goodness manual gearbox; and a button that puts the car's stability control into Drift mode.

It's also the same unit that powers the Audi R8 V10 + — in an age of widespread downsizing and turbocharging this is one of the great modern performance car engines.

Whatever your view on the rise of turbocharging as a catalyst for more power, there's no doubt it's allowed the performance of everything from city cars to supercars to climb at a huge rate over the last decade or two.

The new turbocharged, all - wheel drive hot hatchback will go on sale in the U.S. in spring 2016, and this prototype spotted testing on our shores likely means that Ford Performance is finalizing tuning for the U.S. - spec version of the car.

Now in its third generation, the latest car sticks firmly to its low cost and lightweight roots, but the adoption of the 138bhp 1.4 - litre turbocharged engine from the Vitara S promises a significant boost in performance.

The four - cylinder turbo is far and away the configuration of choice in real - world performance cars these days because turbocharging as a technology has matured.

The 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata package is quite fabulous as is, with its newly turbocharged, 178 - horsepower engine (that's 25 percent more than the base car), tuned suspension (larger front and rear antiroll bars, stiffer springs, tuned Bilstein dampers, lowered ride height, and retuned engine mounts), quickened steering response, and striking five - spoke Racing Hart alloy wheels wrapped in Toyo Proxes R28 P205 / 40R -17 high - performance unidirectional tires.

This swift performance comes thanks to the turbocharged four - pot engine's 250bhp and 295 lb ft of torque having to propel just 725 kg of car forwards, sending power through a five - speed manual or optional six - speed which comes as part of the «Track Pack».

With pretty much every other manufacturer of small performance cars moving to turbocharged petrol engines, it's not hard to see the Clio's naturally aspirated motor as being the end of an era — it's certainly one of the last hot hatches that enjoys being ragged out to over 7000rpm.

The M135i is the first car from BMW's new M Performance Automobile line to use a gas engine as well; the others — notably the M550d, X5 M50d, and X6 M50d — all use turbocharged diesel engines.

The car features a bespoke 276bhp 2.0 - litre turbocharged petrol engine and is designed to form a halfway house between the full - fat performance orientated Giulia Quadrifoglio and the standard Giulia models.

Unlike many rivals, Mazda employs a «right sizing» policy for its engines rather than «downsizing» - the company believes that greater efficiency and performance will come from matching a car with a suitably - sized engine, rather than trying to squeeze more performance from a smaller turbocharged unit.

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The BMW 5 Series for 2014 represents one of the most complete luxury car lines in the industry, offering a base turbocharged sedan, a powerhouse high - performance M version, diesel - powered and V8 models, a hybrid and a somewhat controversially styled Grand Touring wagon / SUV.

In the 626 GT Turbo model, Mazda soups up its world - class package with a 120 - horsepower, turbocharged engine and other high - powered equipment that lift the sports sedan toward the performance - car circle.

In turbocharged GXP form, it was a serious performance car, but well, you know how this story ends.

Refreshed last year, the 2016 Ford Focus compact car lineup adds an eagerly - awaited German - built RS turbocharged performance variant.

Volkswagen Golf R The flagship of Volkswagen's small car range, the Golf R brings turbocharged performance and all - wheel drive grip together in a blisteringly hot five - door package.

Things get even more interesting in the second half of this year when Skoda launches its fastest road car ever — the Octavia RS 245 which will share its 245hp (180kW) turbocharged 2.0 - litre engine with the Volkswagen Golf GTI Performance.

The M4's 3.0 - litre turbocharged petrol engine is built specifically by BMW's M Division for the car, and it delivers incredible performance.

Authentic motor racing genes, competitive technology and a spectacular design — the near - series four - door CLA 45 AMG Racing Series high - performance Coupé is intended for the avidly followed race series with turbocharged 2.0 - litre cars.

This latest offering is for the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport and just like past kits for VW's resident hot hatch, this one comes with a mix of everything, from exterior upgrades to performance enhancements that bring out as much as 340 horsepower and 318 pound - feet of torque out of the car's 2.0 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder engine.

Of course, if sporty is what you're after in a compact car, we'd recommend the turbocharged engine with the manual transmission for maximum performance and fun.

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One of the icons of the 1980s, the 959 was a collector car before the very first examples came out of Zuffenhausen, with its turbocharged and intercooled flat - six producing figures that mass - market performance cars are just now approaching with largely the same engine formula.

Other performance coupe contenders were the Kia GT4 Stinger Concept, with the 315 - hp turbocharged 2.0 - liter Optima racing car engine, it is rumored to be nearing production form.

The performance, road holding and general feel when driving the car are excellent, given it's only a 1.4 L petrol engine, albeit, turbocharged.

Hyundai is therefore playing up the local suspension tuning of the new car, which for the first time will offer a turbocharged 2.0 - litre petrol performance oriented variant.

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