The engine is the same 1.6 - litre
turbocharged unit as the current 187bhp DIG - T range - topper (and the extravagantly - styled Deltawing race car), tuned to produce a modest 10bhp and 10Nm of torque more.
Some of that can be traced to the Fiat - specific powerplant, a 1.4 - litre
turbocharged unit as found in Abarth 500s, and others in the Fiat group.
Not exact matches
Whether that extra grunt comes from a new engine or an uprated version of the E10 S's
turbocharged 2 - litre
unit remains to be seen, but either way, it should see power - to - weight grow from 350bhp / ton — already enough to top the likes of the Porsche 911 Turbo S and Ferrari FF — to
as much
as 420bhp / ton — identical to the Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta.
At the dawn of a new era devoted to downsizing, hybridization, and electromobility, V - 8s will soon be condemned
as fossils from a wasteful past — so get one like the charismatic,
turbocharged direct - injection, dry - sump 32 - valve 3,982 cc
unit that is the essence of the AMG GT S while you can.
Much
as we'd love the Genesis R - Spec's 5.0 - liter
unit to appear in the coupe, the current GenCoupe's
turbocharged 2.0 - liter I - 4 and 3.8 - liter V - 6 offerings are expected to port over, albeit possibly with direct fuel injection.
It's unlikely the car will be able to travel for long at this speed before the combustion engine (likely Mini's existing
turbocharged, 1.5 - litre three - cylinder
unit) kicks in - and heavier uses of the throttle pedal will also see the engine start up, just
as it does in plug - in hybrids from BMW.
Otherwise, expect the same combination of four - cylinder petrol and diesel engines making up the bulk of the engine range,
as well
as an entry - level 318i utilising a
turbocharged 1.5 - litre three - cylinder
unit.
The three - cylinder, 1.5 - litre
turbocharged petrol engine is untouched in the i8 Roadster, producing the same 228bhp and 236 lb ft
as it has since the Mini-sourced
unit was positioned behind the rear seats and ahead of the rear axle in the original coupe.
It doesn't achieve the same raw, razor - edged excitement of the best normally - aspirated hot hatch engines of old, but of the latest down - sized,
turbocharged power
units the ST's is
as good
as they come.
Building momentum and then coasting down the rolling hills is a lot of fun,
as is making the best of the 258 lb - ft the
turbocharged 2.0 - liter
unit will readily spread all the way from 1250 to 4500 rpm.
Other XJ power
units remain
as they were, fronted by a 3 - litre V6
turbocharged diesel with 296bhp and just a pound - foot less torque than the XJR575 (albeit developed from 2000rpm), and a 3 - litre supercharged petrol V6 putting 335bhp and 332 lb ft to the floor.
NA would also not hit the acceleration marks of a high - torque - at - low - rpm
turbocharged unit and would probably weigh more
as it would need to be 12cyl.
These
turbocharged engines are
as much
as 25 per cent more powerful and 15 per cent more efficient than the
units they replace, and are accompanied by a naturally aspirated 123bhp / 117 lb ft of torque (at 6000 / 4000rpm) 1.6 - litre in the petrol line - up.
In addition to this, the likelihood of it being the new
turbocharged unit from the current 911 seems small, and a process of elimination leaves us at the likely conclusion of the next GT4 featuring the scintillating 4 - litre flat - six,
as used in the current 911 GT3.
If you expect the 718's engine to be in the same vein
as the latest 911 Carrera's
turbocharged unit then you'll be sorely disappointed.
As expected, the heavily - revised 2012 Mercedes - Benz C - Class — which launched last month with a new
turbocharged four - cylinder and two new directed - injected V -6-engines — was the brand's biggest seller with 6,685
units sold, an increase of 32.1 percent compared to September 2010.
Quicker still will be the models equipped with Infiniti's «VR30» 3 - litre twin -
turbocharged V6 — a
unit from the same engine family
as the VR38 in the Nissan GT - R.
The latest power
unit is a
turbocharged, 3 - litre V6, which will act
as an entry point into the Panamera range alongside the more powerful
turbocharged 3 - litre of the Panamera S, the E-Hybrid, and the eight - cylinder engines of the Panamera 4S Diesel, GTS and Turbo.
The XC40 will feature a 1.5 - liter three - cylinder
as its base engine and potentially two optional 2.0 - liter turbo - fours, including a version of the supercharged and
turbocharged unit from the XC90.
Called the FR (image), it's available with either a 197bhp
turbocharged 2 - litre direct - injection FSI petrol
unit (
as used in the Golf GTI) or a torquey (258 lb ft) 2 - litre turbodiesel producing 168bhp.
The engine line - up of the 2018 Cayenne will include
turbocharged petrol and diesel
units,
as well
as a hybrid option and a rumored electric powertrain.
Mechanically, the GTI Original employs the same 2.0 - litre
turbocharged four - cylinder
unit as other GTI models, generating 169kW from 4500rpm to 6200rpm and 350Nm of torque from 1500rpm and 4400rpm.
The
turbocharged unit happily accepts revs, but it is not quite
as rabid in its action
as we've become accustomed to with the naturally breathing engine.
No, it doesn't have a naturally aspirated engine, but the 1.0 - liter
turbocharged three - cylinder gasoline
unit delivers almost the same power
as its spiritual predecessor: 115 hp.
The standard version of the CLA 45 AMG, which has been available since June 2013, has the perfect genes for a competitive customer sports racing car:
As the world's most powerful four - cylinder engine in series production, the
turbocharged AMG 2.0 - litre
unit generates 265 kW (360 hp) and maximum torque of 450 newton metres.
A 2.0 - liter
turbocharged four cylinder does duty under the bonnet — at its heart essentially the same
as the
unit found in the Giulia.
The petrol
unit is a 2.0 - litre
turbocharged one with two states of tune
as well.
Under the hood we expect to see a downsizing trend, the 2.0 - liter 200 - horsepower engine being replaced with a
turbocharged unit with a smaller displacement such
as the 1.8 - liter turbo engine.
Based on the same general platform
as the VW Golf, the Beetle offers the same base motor (170 horsepower, 1.8 - liter four - cylinder) but adds the twist of an available 2.0 - liter,
turbocharged four - cylinder
unit that delivers 210 horses.
Both being four - cylinder
turbocharged units mated to 8 - speed Aisin automatics, which are found in other Volvo models
as well.
When we first jumped into the Type R, the 2.0 - litre
turbocharged VTEC engine felt a bit tight,
as such highly tuned
units often are at first.
The smaller displacement
unit is expected to generate 285 horsepower while the larger engine might produce 360 horsepower, with a
turbocharged unit delivering
as many
as 400 horsepower.
In fact, the only real area in which I reckon it lost out to the Maserati — a car nearly four times
as expensive, remember — was noise: the Type R's
turbocharged unit will never sound
as good
as a mighty Italian V8.
Its engines are likely to include Fiat's TwinAir
turbocharged two - cylinder 900cc gasoline
unit with 85 hp, a 1.4 - liter gasoline engine with 77 hp or 105 hp,
as well
as a 1.3 - liter diesel with 75 hp or 95 hp.
As with comparable entry - level engines, this one's a 2.0 - liter
turbocharged four - cylinder gasoline engine, and the outputs of 252 hp and 273 lb - ft of torque are nigh - on identical to what competitors can squeeze out of their like - for - like
unit.
Drive the V8, make it roar, and you'll never wish for anything else — although it's not
as savage
as a
turbocharged unit, or
as powerful.
In terms of power however, the 2017 Jaguar F - Pace will underpin the standard powertrains, like the 2.0 - liter
turbocharged four - cylinder
units,
as well
as the higher 3.0 - liter supercharged V6.
Like a number of other next - gen rear - wheel - drive sedans, the 2016 Infiniti Q50 will offer a
turbocharged engine
as part of its next round of enhancements, but details at this stage have yet to be released, and all that's known for sure is that the new
unit will be a 2.0 - liter, four - cylindered affair.
If you would rather go with a gasoline engine, you're in luck
as Kia is introducing a
turbocharged 1.6 - liter
unit with 177 hp channeled to the road through a seven - speed, dual - clutch automatic gearbox.
Despite being powered by the same engine
as the base model, the 2.0 - liter
turbocharged inline - 4 cylinder
unit within the GLA45 AMG is tuned to deliver 355 horsepower and 332 pound - feet of torque.
As for the engines, the 2017 A3 comes with a brand new 1.4 - litre TFSI
turbocharged petrol engine (150PS / 250Nm) with cylinder deactivation tech, which has replaced the 1.8 - litre TFSI
unit available in the pre-facelift model.
As you'll need to spend just over $ 40,000 just to have that engine in a Ford Edge, however, we can't really recommend it for most buyers — thus leaving the 2.0 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder and 3.5 - liter six - cylinder gasoline engines as the units a majority of prospective Ford Edge owners will have to mull ove
As you'll need to spend just over $ 40,000 just to have that engine in a Ford Edge, however, we can't really recommend it for most buyers — thus leaving the 2.0 - liter
turbocharged four - cylinder and 3.5 - liter six - cylinder gasoline engines
as the units a majority of prospective Ford Edge owners will have to mull ove
as the
units a majority of prospective Ford Edge owners will have to mull over.
The
unit has variable turbine geometry (VTG) biturbo charging with a central turbo layout, but is equipped with sequential
turbocharging, which allows the engine to work
as a biturbo or monoturbo, depending on the operating state.
The strategy is to replace to replace large, naturally aspirated engines with
turbocharged units which excel with advantages such
as lower weight, reduced internal friction and more economical operating characteristics.
As a reminder, the M2's 3.0 - liter
turbocharged inline six - cylinder gasoline engine delivers 370 PS (365 hp) and 465 Nm (343 lb - ft) of torque while the Macan Turbo's 3.6 - liter twin - turbo V6 gasoline
unit produces 400 PS (395 hp) and 550 Nm (405 lb - ft) of torque.
Globally, the XC60 is offered with a couple of petrol engines
as well - T5 and T6, along with an entry - level diesel motor D4, all are 2 - litre
turbocharged units.
This translates to the new Ingenium family of four - cylinder
units which will will appeal, just
as the industry norm dictates, to
turbocharging and stop / start systems in order to meet Euro 6 emissions regulations.
For both models, the 290 hp 2.0 - liter
turbocharged gasoline engine is the most powerful
unit available and is accompanied by a dynamic body kit offered
as standard.
Some sources suggest the engine will be a twin -
turbocharged unit capable of outputting
as much
as 800bhp.
Using Mazda's motto rightsizing, like other Skyactiv
unit, instead of today's popular downsizing (reduction of working capacity and number of cylinders), this engine does not feature the typical disadvantages of
turbocharged engines, such
as the so - called turbo hole, and often high fuel consumption in real driving conditions.