Power comes from a 245 - hp 2.0 - liter
turbocharged unit likely similar to the one across BMW's lineup of smaller vehicles, combined with a 95 - hp electric motor (25 hp more than the Frankfurt version had), and a lithium - ion battery mounted beneath the cargo area.
Not exact matches
Precise details of the Grand Sport's engine range haven't yet been confirmed, but it's
likely to use a mix of outgoing Insignia
units revised for the new car, and all - new powerplants - all
turbocharged.
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.
Turbocharging makes the 488 GTB's engine much more
likely to release bigger power following a remap compared to the 458's naturally aspirated
unit.
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.
At the car's heart is a
turbocharged four - cylinder engine,
likely the 2.0 - liter
unit found in most of the automaker's current cars, and a 70 - hp electric motor / generator.
The engine is
likely to be similar or identical to the normally aspirated 3.8 - litre
unit used by the current GT3, despite the move to
turbocharging for all non-GT 911s at the end of this year, although Porsche remains tight - lipped about the 911 R's existence, so could not confirm any details about the 911 R.
Engines will
likely mirror those of the recently announced Jaguar XE sedan, meaning a full line - up of Ingenium four - cylinder
units which will employ
turbocharging and stop / start systems in order to meet Euro 6 emissions regulations.
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.
Likely inclusions for the North American market will be
turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder and 3.0 - liter six - cylinder gasoline
units, along with a 3.0 - liter six - cylinder common rail diesel.
It is
likely to borrow its engines from the Mini Cooper, which is available with 2.0 - liter four - cylinder
turbocharged petrol and diesel
units matched to manual and automatic transmissions.
It will
likely be the 1.4 - litre
turbocharged four - cylinder
unit from the Suzuki Vitara S.
No engine choices have been announced, but it will
likely include the 2.0 - liter
turbocharged unit that currently tops the Tiguan range.
A six - cylinder engine with close to 350 horsepower is also
likely, but we could also see a diesel option in Europe, most
likely the 3.0 - liter quad - dual stage,
turbocharged,
unit with 394 horsepower and 561 pound - feet of twist.