Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'flat four'.
Found 5 results
-
Evo pits the Jaguar F-Type against the Porsche 911 Cabriolet
SYF77 posted a blog entry in MyAutoBlog
Recently, Evo magazine pitted the brand new Jaguar F-Type against its arch rival, the Porsche 911 Cabriolet at the Bedford Aerodrome circuit. The review is done by Tiff Needell, who is a British racing driver and television presenter. The F-type in the group test is powered by a 375bhp 3.0-litre supercharged V6. The engine is mated to an eight-speed 'Quickshift' automatic transmission. At the other corner, the Porsche 911 Cabriolet is propelled by a naturally aspirated 3.4-litre flat-six that produces 345bhp. The seven-speed manual transmission sends the power to the real wheels. Although the British car has a horsepower advantage over its German rival, it is significantly heavier by 160kg. So, who is going to come out on top ? -
Toyota teases FT-86 convertible concept ahead of Geneva debut
SYF77 posted a blog entry in MyAutoBlog
For those of you who have been longing for a convertible version of the Toyota 86 coupe, your wait might be over soon. Toyota will be presenting the FT-86 Open Concept in March's Geneva Motor Show. For now, the Japanese carmaker has showed an official sketch of the concept which reveals a 2+2 seating layout. On the concept, Toyota says that it previews a possible future development of the award-winning GT86 sports coupe and its goal is to gauge the public's reaction to the idea of an open-top GT86. Toyota adds that the prototype version of the FT-86 is already undergoing testing. If public reaction is positive, a production model could be available in roughly a year -
[extract] Sometimes, manufacturers are a little strange and this newly previewed 2011 Subaru WRX STI tS sedan is a good example of it. The TS here stands for
-
Subaru launches the limited run STi tuned Forester tS in Japan
Rigval posted a blog entry in MyAutoBlog
[extract] Subaru has finally brought out a STI (Subaru Tecnica International) tuned Forester for its Japan Domestic Market (JDM) with the Forester tS. This is the second tS model after the Legacy tS which Subaru debuted last June. The tS moniker basically stands for Tuned By STi and is basically a Subaru with some STi performance bits, unlike the full monty Impreza STi which is basically designed from the outset by Subaru -
Subaru introduces a new generation of Flat Four 'Boxer' engines
Rigval posted a blog entry in MyAutoBlog
[extract] Subaru has recently announced their latest generation of flat four engines to the world. The Subaru Flat Four, or Boxer is Subaru