Sentences with phrase «turbocharged performance engines»

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We recognize that the TLX A-Spec is a performance trim with V6 power while the A4 2.0 T is Audi's mainstream trim level with a turbocharged four - cylinder engine.

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.

In addition to a muscled - up turbocharged 1.5 - liter four - cylinder engine said to be the Si's most powerful to date, the more - like - production - than - prototype prototype rocks performance cues to match.

Standard Equipment: 5.5 - liter twin - turbocharged V - 8 engine 7 - speed automatic transmission AMG active body control suspension 4 - wheel cross-drilled disc brakes with ABS AMG sport styling Comand 40 GB hard drive navigation system Bluetooth connectivity 11 - speaker Harman / kardon Logic7 surround sound HD digital radio In - dash 6 - disc DVD / CD changer Sirius satellite radio 8 - inch Comand display Power tilt / sliding sunroof Bi-Xenon headlamps with active curve illumination Keyless Go Parktronic AMG premium leather interior AMG performance steering wheel with aluminum shift paddles Heated and ventilated front seats Tire pressure monitoring system

This 2.0 - liter, direct - injection, turbocharged VTEC powertrain is a significant step forward for Honda, as the company plans to roll out a whole new lineup of small turbocharged engines with this performance - oriented powerplant sitting at the top of the range.

Okay, so the ST loses a fair amount of leather and is significantly smaller, but the resulting 1088 kg kerbweight means the turbocharged 1.6 - litre four - cylinder engine under the bonnet - and its 212bhp and 236 lb ft of torque - is able to produce E34 M5 threatening performance.

The faithful can get what they wanted for 2013 as Ford adds the high - performance Focus ST.. It's powered by a 252 - hp, turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine with 270 pounds - feet of torque.

With its turbocharged engine tuned to deliver even more power than the standard JCW (which is rated at 208 hp for 2013), an adjustable GP - specific suspension, «race - spec» brakes, unique aerodynamic aids, and high - performance tires, the new GP achieves Mini's best - ever Nuerburgring time of 8:23 (besting the previous GP by nearly nineteen seconds).

A turbocharged diesel engine lives under the hood (no mention as to what configuration or how it's laid out), and a twin - mode suspension / engine / transmission management system is fitted to ensure optimum torque distribution and performance regardless of conditions.

Power comes from AMG's now widely used 5.5 - litre V8 engine, direct injection and twin - turbocharging not only increasing performance over the old SL63's 6.2 - litre naturally aspirated unit (518bhp and 464 lb ft maximums rise to 530bhp and 590 lb ft), but improving its efficiency too (20mpg and 328g / km morph into 28.5 mpg and 231 g / km).

To balance performance and efficiency, we opted for the midlevel engine — the 3.0 - liter turbocharged in - line six we already know and love from the 3 - series.

They have turbocharged engines, performance - oriented all - wheel - drive systems and racy bodywork.

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.

Performance variants of the A7 are available as the S7 and RS 7, both of which are powered by turbocharged V - 8 engines.

And it delivers a new kind of Honda performance with a 180 - horsepower, 1.5 - liter turbocharged engine.

The 6.6 - litre twin - turbocharged 12 - cylinder engine is not only the first time this engine has appeared in this sixth generation of 7 - series, but it's also the first time any BMW V12 has been tweaked by M Performance.

Standard Equipment: 2.5 - liter, turbocharged I - 5 engine 6 - speed manual transmission w / hill - hold clutch Quattro all - wheel - drive system 19 - inch 5 - arm - rotor - design wheels w / summer performance tires 4 - wheel vented disc brakes, 370 mm front / 310 mm rear, w / gloss black calipers Air - conditioning w / automatic climate control Power windows Power door locks w / remote Power driver's seat Sport seats Silk Nappa leather upholstery Xenon headlights w / LED daytime running lights 140 - watt, 9 - speaker audio system Steering - wheel - mounted audio controls Tilt & telescoping steering column Body - color, heated power mirrors w / turn signals Cruise control

Honda, long an innovator in the marriage of performance and efficiency in naturally aspirated engines, has been slow to adopt across - the - board turbocharging in comparison to its competition — in part because of the strengths of its naturally aspirated engine development.

What it is: A redesigned S4 performance sedan arrived as an early 2018 model with a 354 - horsepower, 3.0 - liter V - 6 engine that's turbocharged instead of supercharged like the engine in its predecessor.

Standing in for the previous ST's extra cylinder and 500cc is a four - pot engine more overtly turbocharged in character with «boosty» performance that makes it a little difficult to modulate the throttle pedal at a constant speed.

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

Which is why we were (mildly) intrigued by the arrival of a new 158bhp 1.8 - litre turbocharged petrol engine to the range, claimed to offer the combination of upper - warmish performance — 136mph and 0 - 62mph in 8.6 seconds — plus almost - diesel fuel economy of 41mpg on the official test.

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.

Ford plans to continue the roll - out of its EcoBoost engines, which bundle turbocharging and direct fuel injection to boost both economy and performance.

Standard Equipment: 3.0 - liter turbocharged 6 - cylinder engine 6 - speed automatic transmission All - wheel drive 4 - wheel disc brakes with ABS 20 - inch alloy R Design wheels Hill decent control Dynamic stability traction control Tire - pressure monitoring system Tilt / telescoping steering column 40/20/40 split folding rear seats Heated outside mirrors Auto - dimming rearview mirror Keyless push - button ignition High - performance audio system with 8 speakers In - dash single CD player with WMA / MP3 capability HD radio USB / Auxiliary audio inputs Sirius satellite radio Bluetooth connectivity R - Design elements: 20 - inch wheels, sports chassis, chrome tailpipes, chrome skid plate, color - matched lower body moldings, blue instrument cluster, silk - metal grille, sport leather seats, aluminum pedals, aluminum center stack, leather steering wheel and gearshift knob

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.

At the other end of the scale, Kia and Hyundai's performance chief is also considering a lighter, smaller GT model, probably based around the firm's 1 - litre, three - cylinder turbocharged engine.

In a first for the GTI, the model is available in two power levels from the factory: both models use a 2 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder petrol engine, producing 217bhp in the GTI and 227bhp in the GTI Performance.

No drivetrain details have been revealed, but as the UX is similar in size to the Toyota C - HR, it's likely any production model would use the same mix of hybrid and turbocharged petrol engines, perhaps with a larger displacement turbocharged option to offer a performance model suitable for Lexus customers.

When the high - performance 2016 Mini Clubman John Cooper Works eventually arrives, it will likely come standard with All4 all - wheel drive and the 228 - hp version of Mini and BMW's turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder, an engine already offered in other new Mini JCW models.

The V60 Polestar brings proper performance to the Volvo range, with a 345bhp 3.0 - litre turbocharged six - cylinder engine.

The outgoing JCW hatchback featured a four - cylinder, 208 - hp twin - scroll turbocharged 1.6 - liter engine, and we expect even more performance from Mini's latest effort.

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.

An offshoot of the TT coupe and roadster, the TTS has a host of performance enhancements, like a great turbocharged engine and a special suspension setup, but U.S. - bound versions are missing the one feature they need most: a true manual transmission.

A related S6 performance version comes with a 450 - horsepower, twin - turbocharged V - 8 engine.

To promote the wide variety of crate engines offered by Chevrolet Performance, Chevy engineers took it upon themselves to slot in a 2.0 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder under the hood of a 1967 Chevrolet Nova.

Back to top 500 Abarth Fiat's performance - oriented Abarth model comes in 500 hatchback and 500c soft - top form, and it competes with sporty models like the Mini Cooper S. Its turbocharged 1.4 - liter four - cylinder engine makes 160 hp.

The new RS5 harbours a twin - turbocharged, 2.9 - litre V6 that's two cylinders down and lesser in size than the engine it replaces, but despite this significant performance gains have been made.

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.

BMW M will also finally get its opportunity to produce an M8, with the performance GT borrowing a 4.4 - litre twin - turbocharged V8 engine from the BMW M5.

Coupled to the good looks are an excellent turbocharged 2.0 - liter engine, decent off - road performance, and a fabulously finished cabin.

No engine data or performance figures are quoted, though the standard Kwid engines are like those found in the Twingo — a 0.8 - litre turbocharged three, and a non-turbocharged 1 - litre triple.

Back to top 500 Abarth Fiat's performance - oriented Abarth model comes in 500 hatchback and 500c soft - top form, and it competes with sporty hatches and convertibles like the Mini Cooper S. Its turbocharged 1.4 - liter four - cylinder engine makes 160 hp and 170 pounds - feet of torque.

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.

Unsurprisingly, the petrol engine offers its best performance if you hang onto each gear a little longer, though it still never quite matches the acceleration of its turbocharged rivals.

The little 500 weighs just over a ton but gets a torquey turbocharged engine — which mixes 133bhp / 152 lb ft performance with 43.5 mpg and 155g / km economy — so it's pretty brisk.

Some 296bhp from a 2 - litre turbocharged engine will make this the first non-premium performance SUV sold in Europe.

Back to top 500 Abarth Fiat's performance - oriented Abarth model comes in 500 hatchback and 500c soft - top form, and it competes with sporty models like the Mini Cooper S. Its turbocharged 1.4 - liter four - cylinder engine makes 160 hp and 170 pounds - feet of torque.

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.