This electronically managed engine was smoother, producing more
usable torque at lower revs than its 300Tdi predecessor.
That's a lot of grunt from such a small motor — equivalent to competitors» V - 8 engines — but the turbos spool up quickly to provide a lot of
usable torque at lower revs, meaning responsiveness and thrust are immediate and considerable.
Not exact matches
Maximum
torque is produced 400rpm lower down the rev range
at 4400 rpm, endowing the latest Swift Sport with more
usable performance.
There is no need for a transmission with an electric vehicle (assuming that the speed and characteristics of the motor match the application — for applications where this isn't the case electric motors are often coupled with a gearbox to (usually) reduce the output speed of the motor to something
usable) because an electric motor produces maximum
torque at 0 RPM.
Rather than engine power and absolute speed, the most important consequence of the larger displacement was a marked increase in
torque, available
at lower engine speeds; the Dino 2400 had much better pickup, and it was found more
usable, even in city traffic.
The 4.8 - liter V8's peak
torque figure came
at a lofty 4600 rpm, while Car and Driver reports the new 2.7 - liter four - cylinder offers its 348 lb - ft from 1500 to 4000 rpm, a much more
usable rev range.
Its full
torque peak of 610 pound - feet happens
at 4,400 rpm, well within the engine's
usable rev range.
It's a spritely mover too, accelerating crisply off the line and building steam effectively for overtaking, with peak
torque arriving
at a very
usable 1400rpm.
It's a free - revving unit that is happy to provide its
torque at a
usable level.
3.0 - LITER SUPERCHARGED V6 Although the naturally aspirated V8 in last year's S5 Coupe produced marginally more horsepower, this year's supercharged 3.0 - liter V6 in the S5 delivers just as much
torque and
at a lower engine speed, making it just as
usable in most driving situations.
Just as important as the supercharged engine's peak
torque is the way the
usable torque is spread across a wide rev range — with
at least 86 percent of the peak from 2000rpm to maximum engine speed.
In compensation there's more pulling power, with
torque at 161 - pound feet, up from 153,
at a
usable 6,500 rpm instead of a wailing 7,500 rpm.
As a result, the new 718 feels livelier than before, and some masterful turbo tuning has erased any lag that usually accompanies forced induction, making for a flatter
torque curve and subsequently more
usable power
at lower rpm.
That's a span of 2,600 RPM of
usable torque greater than 400 lb - ft, peaking
at 440 - 455 lb - ft (depending on model year)
at a respectable 3,200 RPM.