Peak torque has been increased by roughly 40 per cent to 550Nm, and is maintained over
a very wide rev range (1,850 — 5,500 rpm).
Not exact matches
The
very short answer to the final question is that short,
wide inlet runners move the torque curve up the
rev range whereas long, narrow runners move the curve down the
rev range.
The engine pulls freely from
very low in the
rev range, delivering its torque across a
wide and accessible band, and is aided greatly by a quick - acting and well - geared S tronic transmission.
The performance of the car has been a surprise — it's just a 2.5 liter engine without a turbo charger — with really solid cornering thanks to the
wide tires, a really fun third and fourth gear (I have a manual transmission and can run through the
rev range), and
very good brakes.