While German manufacturers have moved on to downsized,
turbocharged units in an effort to improve economy, the local louts at HSV have followed Ford's lead and gone for a supercharged finale in the ClubSport range.
Yet, there's no denying the LC500's V8 is far more pleasant to use and listen to than
the turbocharged unit in the back of the Porsche and the cabin quality the Lexus is easily a match for that of the Porsche — although the 911's layout and infotainment are far more user - friendly.
Peter Gilbert claimed a million miles out of
the turbocharging unit in addition to the engine itself.
Not exact matches
That follows the decision for the 2017 Porsche 911 range to move to all -
turbocharged engines, starting with twin - turbo 3.0 - and 3.4 - liter
units in the Carrera and Carrera S. Porsche hasn't given out any specifics on the new Cayman and Boxster engines, but reports suggest that base versions of the cars will have a 2.0 - liter mill with around 285 hp, while S models will get a 2.5 - liter turbo - four cranking out closer to 360 hp.
Derived from the state - of - the - art Ingenium family of engines and due
in late 2017, the new six - cylinder is a direct - injected,
turbocharged 3.0 - liter
unit that will be offered
in both gas and diesel forms.
This engine is a 2 - litre, four - cylinder
turbocharged unit (larger than the 1.6 - litre norm these days) producing 228bhp at 6000rpm and a very strong 273 lb ft of torque
in a plateau between 1600 - 3000rpm.
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.
The RDX's engine, a
turbocharged 2.0 - liter I - 4 related to the
units powering the Honda Civic Type R and upper - trim Accord models, comes from Honda's engine plant
in Anna, Ohio.
Like existing Up models, the new
turbocharged TSI
unit is a three - cylinder
unit, and 1 - litre
in capacity.
And because all engines are
turbocharged units, they have plenty of torque to make them all decently quick
in the midrange, which is where most owners will do the majority of their work.
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.
Five engine choices encompass three
turbocharged petrol TFSI four - cylinder
units of 1.0, 1.5 and 2 litres and a pair of TDI turbodiesels
in 1.6 - and 2 - litre capacities.
The responsive engines might not be the last word
in visceral thrills - and they don't punch like one of Honda's old VTEC
units - but the raspy exhaust, responses unsullied by
turbocharging, plus a fantastically snappy gearshift have the ability to make even a drive to the shops more fun than many other cars.
In fact, it packs a 2.4 - litre four - cylinder
turbocharged unit (twice the capacity of the current turbo car) making a ludicrous 592bhp.
> Engine and transmission - 1.6 - litre
turbocharged unit develops 197bhp normally, 205bhp
in the Peugeot Sport.
The problem potentially affects 171,521 Cruze
units from the ’13 and ’14 model years sold
in the U.S. and outfitted with a 1.4 L
turbocharged 4 - cyl.
Both petrol engines are
turbocharged three - cylinder
units — the smallest is Ford's 1 - litre Ecoboost
in 84, 99 and 123bhp forms.
It pulls hard from low down
in the rev range with no discernible turbo lag, and while some
turbocharged engines feel flat and unexciting closer to the redline the ST's
unit revs all the way out with real verve.
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.
Behind what's left of the standard i30's nose is a 2 - litre
turbocharged powerplant, previewing the
unit set to be used
in the production car.
Honda revealed the next Accord's powertrain lineup
in early June, confirming that the V - 6 engine option will be dropped
in favor of a
turbocharged 2.0 - liter I - 4 derived from the
unit found
in the new Civic Type R.
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.
New for this year is the 2016 Mercedes - Benz GLE550e plug -
in hybrid, while the
turbocharged V -6-powered GLE400 will get a nine - speed automatic transmission next year to replace the current seven - speed
unit.
We might, eventually, stop mourning the loss of the Cayman's old flat - six engine but the replacement
turbocharged four - cylinder found
in the 718 isn't going to help us forget about the wailing, revvy
unit that made Porsche's entry - level cars feel anything but.
Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann also said
in May 2014 that the Urus could be the first
turbocharged model from the company, and European bureau chief Georg Kacher reports that Lamborghini is developing, «high - revving twin - turbo
unit,» possibly a V - 8.
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 GT
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 GT
in the current 911 GT3.
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.
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.
The no nonsense, undramatic, linear delivery from really low - down
in the rev range that we're used to from modern
turbocharged engines, does not characterise the 1750cc
unit in the 4C.
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.
Look under the hood and there's an even bigger difference: a
turbocharged 2.4 L 2AZ - FE replaces the standard 2.0 - liter naturally aspirated
unit in the stock car.
The E500 / E550 becomes an export - only model that sheds the ageing 408 - hp 4.6 - liter twin - turbo V - 8
unit in favor of a
turbocharged 4.6 - liter motor good for 435 hp and 516 lb - ft of torque.
The Swift's engine is a 1 - litre, three - cylinder
turbocharged unit under the brand name «Boosterjet», putting out a respectable 109bhp at 5500rpm, and 125 lb ft of torque
in a band between 2000 - 3500rpm.
At the cars» debut
in Tokyo, Nissan suggested the «natural and tasteful» Freestyle could use 1.2 to 1.5 - litre
turbocharged power
units - the concept was also equipped with a continuously - variable transmission - while the aggressively - styled Nismo used the direct - injected, 1.6 - litre
turbocharged power
unit from the Juke Nismo.
The
turbocharged units are much more impressive and nowhere is this better epitomised than by the dCi, which —
in all its incarnations (manual dCi 75, dCi 90
in manual and auto forms, and manual dCi 110)-- never emits more than 92g / km, making it exempt from VED.
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
turbocharged unit continues to use pre-chamber ignition, whereby a small amount of fuel is ignited before the main engine chamber
in order to achieve more uniform combustion, but Renault is yet to adopt the split turbo setup pioneered by rival Mercedes.
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.
Essentially the same
unit that's used
in the entry - level Golf, the
turbocharged triple produces an adequate 113bhp at 5000rpm with 147 lb ft of torque available between 2000 and 3500rpm.
The clean - sheet
turbocharged 1 - litre, three - cylinder petrol
unit is about to debut
in the new Corsa and, quite simply, transforms the hitherto wheezy, limp - wristed Adam.
BMW has had three - cylinder engines before,
in its motorcycles, but this new 1.5 - liter
turbocharged unit is optimized for front - wheel - drive cars and has a promising future.
Despite Renaultsport's tight focus on chassis dynamics, it's also responsible for a broad spread of engines — 1.6 - and 2 - litre normally aspirated
units in the Twingo and Clio and 2 - litre
turbocharged petrol and diesel engines
in the Mégane.
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
turbocharged, six - cylinder engine has been uprated by 10bhp to 322bhp — it's essentially the same version of the N55
unit that the M235i coupe has used since its launch
in early 2014.
Would love to see Porsche utilize NA and
Turbocharged Flat - 4s
in the Cayman / Boxster and 911, always felt Porsche missed a trick from the late - 80s / early - 90s upon canceling the Porsche 984 «Junior» project (especially its flat - 4
unit) once the likes of the original
Turbocharged Flat - 4 Subaru Legacy and Impreza appeared on the scene.
The new engine is planned to replace the existing
turbocharged 1.6 - litre four - cylinder direct injection
unit, which produces 215bhp
in the recently launched Mini John Cooper Works Paceman.
New First Ever BMW M2 CompetitionThe double - charged six - cylinder
in - line engine, based on the power
unit from the M3 and M4, offers the best of both worlds: It guarantees a unique appetite for revs for a
turbocharged engine, offers exceptionally linear power delivery across a broad rev range and possesses a distinctive engine sound.
Sorry, this is another
turbocharged four, with the 125i getting the same 2 - litre
unit that's fitted to BMW's «20i» and «28i» badged cars, but
in an intermediate 218bhp state of tune.
From 2013 to 2016 model years, the MKZ was offered
in the United States with three engine choices: a standard 2.0 - liter
turbocharged with 240 hp, a 3.7 - liter V6 with 300 hp, and an 188 hp hybrid version pairing a 2.0 - liter Atkinson cycle gasoline
unit with an electric motor.
For the first time
in a four - cylinder engine, the drive
unit is fitted with BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology with a
turbocharging system based upon the Twin Scroll principle together with High Precision Injection and the VALVETRONIC fully - variable valve control system.