And that sweet peak torque arrives at 1, 300 rpm and hangs around until 5, 000 rpm, delivering muscular performance through the rev range.

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Peak torque arrives quickly, at 3, 250 rpm, and the squirt from a standing stop to that rpm comes on with great urgency because the newest Bentley uses twin turbochargers that spool up very rapidly.

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Siemens electric motors developed for Volvo have a peak power output of 108 kilowatts with a maximum torque of 220 Newton meters.

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