The twin turbo unit from the Nissan is mounted in the back of the RS1, then covered up with a full bare carbon bodyshell.
Not exact matches
As well as one car for DragonSpeed, two will also be run by the SMP Racing squad - although they'll have
twin -
turbo V6 AER engines, whilst DragonSpeed is going to run a naturally - aspirated V8 Gibson
unit.
One of the biggest changes from the old Vantage is the engine - gone is the naturally - aspirated
unit and in comes an AMG - developed
twin -
turbo V8.
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.
Living in a world obsessed with downsizing both the petrol - engined models have smaller capacities than suggested by their model names, the 630i utilising the 2 - litre four - cylinder TwinPower
turbo unit that's used across the range while the 640i's 3 - litre also uses a single
twin - scroll
turbo to develop its 335bhp.
The new engine is rated at the same 300 hp and 300 lb - ft of torque as the outgoing
twin -
turbo unit, but it doesn't have quite the same punch at the low end.
To that end, the rumor mill in Japan says that the production GT - R will have a front - mounted,
twin -
turbo, 3.8 - liter V - 6 engine that's a development of the 350Z «s
unit.
The engine is a 3.8 - litre
twin -
turbo V6
unit, derived from the version used in the Nissan GT - R.
The S 63, meanwhile, switches from the old 5.5 - litre
twin -
turbo V8 to the same 4.0 - litre
unit that we've already enthused about in the E 63 AMG.
Engine and gearbox > The downsized engine may lack the capacity of the old V12, but the new 5.2 - litre
twin -
turbo unit monsters the old engine for torque, yet pleasingly still rewards you for taking it to the redline.
Compared to the all - wheel - drive Audi S7 — the CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake's closest rival — the Merc's V - 8 is up 105 hp and 110 lb - ft in its base tune over the Audi's 4.0 - liter
twin -
turbo unit.
We know the engine's based on the
Turbo S's 3.8 - litre twin - turbo
Turbo S's 3.8 - litre
twin -
turbo turbo unit.
Fresh additions to the lineup are a 204bhp 2.0 litre diesel, a more potent turbocharged 2.0 litre gasoline engine rated at 272 hp, and a 380 hp
twin -
turbo high - end
unit reserved for the GLB45 AMG.
A 3 - litre VR6
twin -
turbo engine produces 496bhp and 490 lb ft of torque — figures which are more than double those produced by the standard 2 - litre GTI — with drive to all four wheels through a seven - speed DSG
twin - clutch gearbox, a new
unit able to handle this GTI's vastly superior peak outputs.
There will be 608 total
units built of the Bentley Bentayga First Edition, referring to the 608 bhp (600 hp) produced by the brand's all - new
twin -
turbo W - 12.
Its
twin -
turbo, 3.9 - liter V - 8 develops 660 hp at 8,000 rpm; the 458's naturally aspirated 4.5 - liter
unit needed 9,000 rpm to dish up 562 hp.
For the next RS5, insiders expect the normally aspirated V - 8 to be phased out in favor of a
twin -
turbo unit rated about 475 hp.
To escape this squeeze and to end the struggle for more grunt once and for all, the Italians have quietly started to work on their own high - revving
twin -
turbo unit.
Unlike the original's naturally aspirated 3.0 - liter, however, the 2017 NSX uses a
twin -
turbo 3.5 - liter
unit — and supplements it with a trio of electric motors, two in the front and one at rear.
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.
Its likely replacement, a
twin -
turbo unit with cylinder deactivation, should be more frugal, but we bet it won't be as vocal or as intense.
As BBR managing director Neil McKay claims, «For the 1.5 - litre SKYACTIV - G engine, the main development effort focussed on
turbo matching to suit our desired
twin goals of transforming the everyday driving performance, whilst maintaining the rev - free nature of the smaller power
unit.»
The two engines are both turbocharged, although the C43 has two
turbos while the S4 has a single,
twin - scroll
unit placed within the V of the engine.
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 Regera features a
twin -
turbo 5 - litre V8 that puts out 1084bhp and 1280 Nm of torque, this is then mated to not one, but three different electric drive
units.
Given that the Cadillac CT6 is rumored to be powered by a
twin -
turbo V - 6 engine, likely the same 3.6 - liter
unit from the Cadillac CTS Vsport, we expect relatively sprightly performance from this luxury sedan.
The Mercedes» four - cylinder
twin -
turbo diesel engine is more refined, economical and a far nicer power
unit to use than the equivalent found in the XF.
There's no shortage of urge from the V8, the
twin -
turbo unit fast to respond, assisted by the snappy, sweet - shifting dual - clutch» box.
Only 700
units of this car will be sold worldwide, and only 300 of those will make it to the U.S. Lucky buyers will get a car that's nearly identical to the concept shown a few months ago, with a 3.0 - liter,
twin -
turbo inline - six cylinder that uses a water injection system to bump power from the stock M4's 425 hp to a heady 493 hp.
Under the hood, we can find a 3.5 - liter EcoBoost
twin -
turbo V6
unit.
Referring to 12 - cylindered
units as «the pinnacle of engine design,» AMG has chosen not to follow suit of its competitors and downsize the luxury supercoupe's powerplant, instead sticking with an updated version of its 6 - litre
twin -
turbo V12 which produces 621bhp and and 737 lb ft of torque.
As mentioned before it's a close relation of Ferrari's all - aluminium
twin -
turbo V8, and Alfa's 2.9 - litre V6 version delivers 503bhp and 600Nm of torque — the latter between 2,500 - 5,000 rpm, although the
unit revs pleasingly up to 7,000 rpm if you want to listen to those quad tailpipes howling.
In addition, the V6 engine features a new turbine speed sensor, which allows for the
twin -
turbo system to perform at up to 220,000 rpm — at steady condition and 240,000 rpm at transient condition — higher than ever before for a V6 power
unit.
There'll be a bunch of petrol
units — a 3 - litre V6 with 252 and 306bhp options, a 435bhp 4.6 - litre V8 (with
twin turbos) and a CLS55 AMG, utilising a
twin -
turbo a 5.5 - litre 544bhp engine.
But CEO Hans - Jürgen Abt will set matters straight with a new performance package which increases the power of the RS5: «By means of our ABT Engine Control
unit, the V6
twin turbo engine is able to generate 510 HP (375 kW).
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.
Limited to 20
units, the Pagani Huayra BC makes 789 hp and 811 lb - ft of torque from a 6.0 - liter
twin -
turbo V12 engine sourced from AMG.
On the other hand, the 2019 Lincoln MKC will also offer a
twin -
turbo 2.3 - l
unit.
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 performance version with V6
twin -
turbo 3.5 - liter
unit is also expected to be under the hood.
The T6 gets a
twin - charger setup, which uses a supercharger to boost bottom - end torque and a bigger
turbo to sustain top - end power, while the D6 has a
twin -
turbo unit.
Excluding the special V6
unit that powers the Raptor, regular F - 150s can be had with a a non-
turbo 3.5 - liter V6 with 253 lb - ft, 2.7 - liter
turbo V6 with 375 lb - ft, a 3.5 - liter EcoBoost
twin -
turbo with 470 lb - ft or a 5.0 - liter V8 with 387 lb - ft.
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.
Diehard fans of Merc's tuning division AMG might complain about the firm swapping its storming naturally aspirated 6.2 - litre V8 for a smaller - capacity
unit — but the new 5.5 - litre direct - injection
twin -
turbo V8 is an absolute masterpiece.
For the 3.6 - litre
twin -
turbo V6 engine with further optimised engine electronics and an engine compartment cover with carbon inlay: this
unit delivers 324 kW (440 hp) at 6,000 rpm.
Instead, the BMW
Twin Turbo power
unit uses two small turbochargers which, through their low inertia, cut in from the start at relatively low engine speeds, each supplying three cylinders with compressed air.
The combination of BMW
Twin Turbo Technology and High Precision Injection offers a level of performance a naturally - aspirated power
unit would only be able to provide with a larger number of cylinders and extra displacement, meaning far higher weight and significantly greater fuel consumption.
As we saw with the recent S63 saloon refresh, the coupe and cabriolet have dropped the old 5.5 - litre
twin -
turbo V8 in favour of the newer 4.0 - litre
unit.
The engine is a 4 - cylinder,
twin -
turbo unit and it is mated to a 9G - TRONIC automatic transmission.
The
twin -
turbo straight - six power
unit already giving the BMW Z4 sDrive35i truly impressive dynamics and all - round performance is characterised in particular by its spontaneous and direct response to the gas pedal, fascinating free - revving performance, and unusually economical use of fuel for a car in this class.