Eco-Turbo engines follow the downsizing principle —
turbocharged units with relatively small cylinder volumes — and successively replace units with larger displacements.
Standard 1.5 - liter
turbocharged unit with four - cylinder makes 170 HP and 200 lb - ft of torque.
They include a naturally aspirated version with 340 hp and
a turbocharged unit with 450 hp.
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.
It uses what BMW claims is the most powerful six - cylinder diesel engine in the world — a 3.0 - litre, straight - six, twin -
turbocharged unit with no less than 395bhp.
Under the skin, the smart fortwo cabrio is powered by a choice of two rear - mounted, three - cylinder petrol engines — a naturally - aspirated mill with 71 hp and 91 Nm of torque or a more powerful
turbocharged unit with 90 hp and 135 Nm of twist.
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.
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.
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.
Hatz explained that
turbocharging will be reserved for models down the lower end of the Porsche range,
with cars like the GT3 RS benefitting from the new naturally aspirated
unit.
At launch, only three - cylinder petrol engines will be available,
with a 69bhp 1 - litre naturally aspirated
unit and a more potent 89bhp 0.9 - litre
turbocharged option.
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.
The
turbocharged unit hasn't lost any power during the car's RHD conversion,
with peak power set at 310bhp at 5500rpm and torque at 320b ft at 3000rpm.
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.
A limited - edition version of the 9 - 3, the Turbo X was powered by the 9 - 3 Aero's 2.8 - liter
turbocharged V - 6, but
with the boost cranked the boost up from 8.7 psi to 11.6 psi and the addition of all - wheel drive via a Haldex
unit.
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.
The bored - out 2.3 - liter
turbocharged four - cylinder is a
unit from an earlier and more powerful Escort, modified
with motorsports goodies like «Group A internals,» RS500 turbocharger, RS500 intercooler, Mountune cams, a Group A dump valve, and Mongoose exhaust.
The entry - level power
unit is naturally aspirated and displaces 999cc, developing 70bhp and putting 67 lb ft of torque through the rear wheels, while a 898cc
turbocharged three - pot is also available,
with 89bhp and 100 lb ft at its disposal.
For the 2012 model, Ford is replacing the five - cylinder
unit with its EcoBoost
turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine, tuned to send 247 horsepower through the front wheels.
The
unit is bespoke to this RS,
with Porsche going to such lengths because the loads put through the naturally aspirated RS compared
with the
turbocharged GT2 RS are very different.
Objectively the tweaked 2.5 is hard to fault,
with excellent responses for a
turbocharged unit and strong low - and mid-ranges that both effectively negate the bugbear of overly long gearing, and make the Boxster's fantastic balance even more responsive to throttle inputs.
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.
The engine remains the same, a lightweight 1.6 - litre
turbocharged petrol
unit with 189bhp and 170 lb ft of torque (
with 192 lb ft available on overboost).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Power will come from
turbocharged petrol engines delivering between 120 and 265 bhp
with a V6
unit for the range - topping GTA.
Options for engines and transmissions vary from country to country, but the Golf Mk5 is available
with 4 - cylinder, 5 - cylinder, and 6 - cylinder petrol engines, and a new Pumpe Duse
unit injector
Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) diesel engine.
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.
BMW's well - known 2.0 - liter
unit features
turbocharging with variable turbine geometry and Common Rail direct injection, delivering 190 metric horsepower at 4,000 rpm and 400 Nm (295 lb - ft) of torque between 1,750 and 2,500 rpm.
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.
The 2016 Maserati Quattroporte offers two gasoline engine choices in the United States: a 3.0 - liter twin -
turbocharged V6
unit with 404 hp (also available
with all - wheel drive) and a 3.8 - liter twin -
turbocharged V8 engine
with 523 hp.
The 2 - liter
unit fitted
with a single - scroll turbocharger is continually adjusting its compression ratio (in the 8:1 and 14:1 range) thus bringing the best out of two worlds: the power of a
turbocharged 2 - liter engine combined
with the torque and efficiency levels seen in a modern four - cylinder diesel.
And for the first time Porsche's engineers have combined the
turbocharged engine
with an expansion - type intake manifold — a genuine revolution on
turbocharged power
units.
The C200 and C200 4MATIC models will get a 184 - hp 1.5 - liter
turbocharged unit hooked to a 48 - volt onboard network
with a belt - driven starter / alternator (EQ Boost) that can provide an additional 14 hp before the turbo kicks in.
After four years in development, the new M3 and M4 graduated
with BMW's latest
turbocharged engine, a 3.0 liter six - cylinder
unit that has replaced the fans» darling, V8 naturally aspirated powerplant.
The compact SUV carries on
with the same EcoBoost engines for 2017: a standard 240 hp 2.0 - liter
turbocharged four - cylinder
unit and an optional 285 hp 2.3 - liter turbo - four.
Following its public debut at the Frankfurt show in September, the X1 will hit the European market
with two B48 petrol and two B47 diesel engines; all are brand new 2.0 litre four - cylinder
turbocharged units.
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.
Power comes from a range of 4 Drive - E engines — 2 petrol and 2 diesel variants — all 4 cylinder
units with either
turbocharging, or twincharging.
The 1.6 - litre four - cylinder MINI TwinPower Turbo
unit, again the dominant force in the 1.4 — 1.8 - litre category, boasts twin - scroll
turbocharging with an overboost function, direct petrol injection and valve control based on the Valvetronic system.
The Range Rover Evoque has an all -
turbocharged engine line - up
with a choice of state - of - the - art petrol and diesel power
units.
The 4.0 - liter twin -
turbocharged V - 8
unit is beefy and it is mated
with a 7 - speed dual clutch automatic gearbox.
The twin - turbo V8
unit propels the M5 via the new 8 - speed M Steptronic transmission
with Drivelogic and teams up
with the M xDrive system to transfer all of the high - revving
turbocharged engine's might to the road, and allows a 0 — 60 mph acceleration run in a mere 3.2 seconds, making it the quickest and most agile to date.
The 6 - speed gearbox
with iMT (intelligent manual transmission) in the diesel variant replaces the older 5 - speed
unit and comes mated to the 2.4 - litre
turbocharged diesel motor.
A new range of engines are expected to power the next G - Class, including AMG's latest
turbocharged 4.0 - liter V8 gasoline
unit with a new nine - speed automatic gearbox and a range - topping G63 model 602 - hp and 367 lb - ft of torque.
The petrol
unit is a 2.0 - litre
turbocharged one
with two states of tune as well.