The Sport
version adds torque - vectoring for better cornering: the inside front and rear brakes are applied just a bit in turns to better rotate the car through corners.
Not exact matches
And like all models based on BMW's flexible CLAR architecture, the 8 Series is package protected for a plug - in hybrid
version, which is expected to
add around 111 hp and 185 lb - ft of
torque.
The base engine produces 138 horsepower and 148 pounds - feet of
torque, but our test vehicle came with the more powerful
version, which makes 153 hp and 177 pounds - feet of
torque and
adds stop - start technology for better fuel economy.
The 300C performance
version will
add launch control, which reduces wheel spin and enhances
torque delivery to the wheels.
Providing horsepower and
torque to the unique SRT four - wheel - drive system is a specially tuned
version of the HEMI engine, which was developed by
adding more displacement, increasing the compression ratio and redesigning cylinder heads, intake and exhaust systems for better flow and increased engine speed.
The Korando CS is the front - wheel - drive
version, while the CSX
adds a
torque - on - demand 4x4 system that sends drive to the rear wheels when things get slippy.
The smaller engine is the turbocharged EcoTec
version with a smaller capacity of 1.4 - liters, but it makes the same 138 hp but
adds in more
torque up at 148 lb.ft.
The arrival of the Executive also signals the arrival of the E-Hybrid
version, which
adds an electric motor to a twin - turbo V6 engine, good for 462 hp and 516 lb - ft of
torque.
No word on the fuel economy improvements but the Hemi's
version supposedly
adds 130 pound - feet of
torque.
The Smart Fortwo Electric Drive maintains the two - passenger, truncated coupe body style of the standard
version of the car, but it
adds a 47 horsepower electric motor (up to 70 horsepower in short bursts) that is also capable of generating 96 lb - ft of
torque.
The Ambiente's entry - level 149kW Ecoboost four - cylinder engine delivers with enthusiasm, the 177kW
version adds verve along with more kiloWatts and a wider
torque spread, while the 2.0 - litre TDCi diesel has great mid-range kick without giving up too much refinement to the petrols.
If you desire more power, a plug - in hybrid
version of the XC90
adds an 87 - horsepower electric motor for a total system power of 400 horsepower and 472 lb - ft of
torque.
The 2016 Infiniti Q50 comes with a wide range of engines carried over from the previous generation and
adding as well a more powerful
version, in the shape of the 3.0 - liter twin - turbo V6 mill, with two power configurations: 224 kW and 400 Nm of
torque, respectively 298 kW and 475 Nm of
torque.
Further up the range, the Cayenne Turbo gains a more powerful
version of Porsche's 4.8 - liter V8 direct - injection gasoline engine developing an
added 20 hp to 512 hp and an extra 37 lb - ft of
torque to 553 lb - ft.
These «mild»
versions of the AMG cars feature a 429 horsepower inline six - cylinder engine with the EQ - Boost mild hybrid system, which
adds an additional 21 hp and 184 lb - ft of
torque.
For the diesel
version, the tuner has
added a Can - Tronic boosts that updates the output to 204 hp and the
torque to 380 NM.
That means a tuned
version of the 1.4 litre turbo petrol with 154bhp mated with an electric motor in front of the GTE's six - speed dual - clutch «box which
adds 113bhp and 243lb / ft of
torque to the mix, with the electric motor able to power the Passat for up to 31 miles alone.
Volvo is
adding a turbocharged performance
version of its crossover, the XC70 T6, this fall.The T6 gets a 3.0 - liter V6 rated at 281 horsepower and 295 lb - ft of
torque.