direct-injection

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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The car will initially be offered with three engines: two 1.8-liter turbo fours (not yet available in the U.S.); and a 3.5-liter, direct-injection V6, the SLK 350 BlueEfficiency ("BlueEfficiency" refers primarily to the company's new fuel-saving stop-start system).

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Interestingly, Lambo did not deploy direct-injection cylinder heads— a specialty of parent company Audi—but a DI engine is inevitable.

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Dan Neil for The Wall Street Journal 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.

A Range Rover for a Smaller Era 2011

Nissan "Under the hood is a hand-built, dry-sump, direct-injection twin-turbo V6 whittled out of some kind of aluminum dragon scales," says Mr. Neil.

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Overseas the Giulietta comes with a choice of three direct-injection turbo gas engines and two turbodiesels.

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Its turbocharged 2-liter, direct-injection, in-line four-cylinder engine 220 horsepower, 258 foot-pounds of torque was more than enough to handle highway traffic.

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Powertrain: Twin-scroll turbocharged direct-injection 3.0-liter DOHC in-line six-cylinder with variable valve timing and stop/start function; eight-speed automatic transmission with manual shift mode; rear-wheel drive

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Engine/transmissions: It comes with a standard 2-liter, 16-valve, direct-injection in-line four-cylinder engine 220 horsepower, 258 foot-pounds of torque mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.

2011 Buick Regal CXL Turbo 2011

Under the hood is a hand-built, dry-sump, direct-injection twin-turbo V6 whittled out of some kind of aluminum dragon scales.

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