Other bullet points for the 2014 Vanquish include an additional 55 horsepower (565 hp at 6, 750 rpm) and 37 pound-feet more torque (457 pound-feet at 5, 500 rpm) over the DBS. Aston's all-alloy 5.9-liter, mid-front-mounted V12 gets a sprucing up with variable timing on both intake and exhaust sides, as well as freer-breathing intake geometry.
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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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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.
Its specs are mind-blowing: 577 horsepower, 590 pound-feet of torque, 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.6 seconds.
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The efficiency is thanks in part to Toyota's direct- and port-injection 3.5-liter V6 (306 horsepower and 277 pound-feet of torque) mated to a six-speed automatic with paddle shifters.
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The Signature Performance model is powered by a 416-horsepower AC synchronous electric motor producing 443 pound-feet of torque between zero and 5, 100 rpm, with a zero-to-60-mph acceleration of 4.4 seconds and a quarter-mile elapsed time of 12.6 seconds.
Adapting a trick from the hi-fi industry, which often poises speakers and turntables on stiletto-like feet, the 4.4-pound drive rests on four slim rubber pads to prevent transferring residual jitter to your desk.
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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.
The 6.3-liter, naturally aspirated V12 directs more than 500 pound-feet of torque through the seven-speed, dual-clutch rear transaxle.
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The 4.3-liter, four-cam, 32-valve V8 engine can race from zero to 60 mph in a respectable 5.9 seconds (the same as the V8 7-Series), throwing out 290 horsepower and 320 pound-feet of torque at 3, 400 rpm.
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 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.
The base 3.5-liter V6 engine receives a number of friction-reducing enhancements for 2012 and generates a lively 280 horsepower and 254 pound-feet of torque.
The brave little 1.6-liter four works hard, delivering 138 horsepower and a rather zingy 123 pound-feet of torque.
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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The E63 AMG S-Model, available as both sedan and wagon, has 27 more horsepower and 59 pound-feet more torque than the base E63 AMG, which only comes as a sedan in the United States.
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All that's good for an additional 30 hp over the 4S and another 15 pound-feet of torque.
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The hybrid powertrain will generate a combined equivalent of 245 horsepower and 345 pound-feet of torque, which ensures strong acceleration.
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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Above 4, 000 rpm the max torque (325 pound-feet) comes on and stays on until 5, 600 rpm, supplying big whoops with each dab of throttle.
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With 406 pound-feet of torque and eight forward gears, the diesel chortles and snorts to 60 mph in 7.2 seconds, a couple of ticks quicker than the V6.
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While the base model comes with a 385-horsepower 5.0-liter V-8, the XJL Supercharged we tested included (as the name would imply) a heartier supercharged version that generates 470 horsepower and 424 pound-feet of torque.
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Torque increases by 3 percent, to 531 pound-feet.
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As well as offering excellent economy for a mid-size crossover SUV, the CrossBlue has impressive performance from a powertrain that produces up to 305 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque: 0 to 60 mph is estimated to take just 7.2 seconds.
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Under the hood lies a 111HP motor powered by a 24 kWh battery that generates 147 pound-feet of torque -- not exactly the stump-pulling grunt of its new Yankee competition, but still plenty of power for such a small car.
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The car is notable both for its four motors (a pair at each axle integrated with max-efficiency gears to drive all four wheels at the same time) and its prowress: 526 horsepower and 649 pound-feet of torque, with a 0-60 mph time of 4 seconds.
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All have been canceled, but he went spear fishing eight miles off the coast of Pensacola last week and caught a 28-pound red snapper some 80 feet below the surface.
"It's all kind of blurry for a moment, because when a 500-pound bomb goes off a few feet from your position, there's a lot going on, " Jones said.
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