The computer-control system can then apply the brake on the wheel concerned, and even adjust the amount of engine torque sent to that wheel, so that skidding is prevented.
The signature piece in this car is the all-wheel-drive system, which can shunt most of the engine torque to the rear wheels as necessary and will direct more torque to the outside rear wheel in a corner to help null out understeer.
But the rush you feel when you push the accelerator is thanks to the engine's torque, not its horsepower.
They rely on a fluid, rather than a mechanical clutch, to transmit the engine's torque to the wheels, and this is inefficient.
He then drives the car onto a dynamometer, a big contraption that measures the engine's torque and horsepower while the car runs standing still.
But with 3, 500 pounds of grand touring car to move, even this splendid engine direct-injection, dry-sump, a sky-high 13.5:1 compression ratio, 8, 700-rpm redline, 65-degree V12 can't hope to serve up the sensations of a track-focused machine, that distinctive corner-exiting moment when you jump into the throttle and the engine's torque hits you in the back like a bag of wet cement.
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The Arnage T has a huge 6.75-liter V-8 engine that puts out more torque than any other production sedan on the planet (enough to propel the 2.5-ton Bentley to a top speed of 168 mph).
Unlike a conventional internal combustion engine, LEAF has 100 percent of its torque available from start, delivering smooth, consistent acceleration and the driving feel similar to a conventional V6 engine.
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The twin-turbo V6 replaces the naturally aspirated 4.8-liter V8 engine in the previous-generation Panamera S and Panamera 4S. The new bi-turbo engine is also used in the Executive version of the Panamera 4S. The engine's figures themselves are indicators of progress: increases of 20 hp and 15 lb-ft torque when compared to the outgoing V8 engine.
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Bentley has said the W12 engine could produce 600bhp and 800 Nm of torque with a top speed and 0-60mph time faster than any SUV on the market today.
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Under the Hood: 2.0 liter turbocharged I-4 engine producing 211 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque.
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The engine has 208 horses and 258 foot-pounds of torque to move the estimated 3, 264 pounds of curb weight.
With so much torque pushing a 565-kilogram car, the engine doesn't need a transmission.
The N55 is a brilliant engine, outputting out 315 hp and 333 pound-feet of torque from 1, 400 to 4, 800 rpm.
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Its supercharged and direct fuel-injected 3.0-liter V6 engine generates 310 horsepower and a lively 325 pound-feet of torque that ensures strong launches and plenty of passing power.
The car itself is based primarily on the MINI Cooper S, with similar front and rear styling and the l.6-liter four-cylinder turbo engine that debuted in the 2011 MINI S. (The engine gets 181 hp and up to 192 lb-ft of torque, with a 0-to-60 mph sprint of 6.6 seconds.) Fuel economy ratings are 35 mpg on the highway and 27 mpg in the city under the manual transmission variant.
It has 621 bhp and 590 foot-pounds of torque from a 6-liter, direct-injection engine.
With so much torque pushing a 1, 250-pound car, the engine doesn't need a transmission.
How it goes: A brand new boxer 2.5 4 cylinder engine with CVT that produces 173 hp and 174 lb-ft of torque.
The SLK350 comes powered by a new direct fuel-injected 3.5-liter V6 engine that produces a peppy 302 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque.
Subaru also cagily put most of the engine's twist up high in the rev counter, with peak torque of 151 pound-feet at an astronomical 6, 400 rpm the high, hollow, splintering engine note is what you'd hear if you crashed through a grove of bamboo.
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With similar styling to the previous Viper, albeit with an all-new carbon-fiber and aluminum skin, the new Viper comes blazingly powered by an all-aluminum, mid-front-mounted 8.4-liter V10 engine that puts a rocket-like 640 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque to the pavement.
Packing a 5.0-liter aluminum alloy V8 engine that generates a blazing 510 horsepower and 461 pound-feet of launch-happy torque, it runs with other hopped-up premium SUVs like the BMW X5 M and the Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG.
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Chrysler says this is the highest torque rating of any naturally aspirated (non-turbocharged or supercharged) sports car engine in the world.
The TDI Clean Diesel engine makes 295 lb-ft from just 1750 rpm, while the electric motors produce their torque-133 lb-ft at the front wheels and 199 lb-ft at the rear-immediately.
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Bentley has given the GT Coupe its famous 6-liter, 12-cylinder engine but teased out more power than before (567 bhp and 516 lb-ft of torque) and added a new Quickshift transmission that allows double downshifting.
Like the standard G63 AMG it packs a wallop with its 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine that in U.S. specs develops a frightening 544-horsepower and 560 pound-feet of torque.
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My test X3 xDrive35i was equipped with a 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder engine with twin turbochargers, tuned to produce the magic numbers of 300 hp and 300 lb-ft of torque.
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The 2.0-liter direct-injection turbo four (240 horsepower, 251 pound-feet of torque) is certainly adequate to hustle the Evoque along the highway, but the character of the engine (a Ford EcoBoost in British drag) can get pretty thrashy and stressed when you hammer it.
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