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Talk about cars like Ford Mustang or something like a supersports car by Marcedes-AMG, and you're imagining blistering speeds and big growling engines. But this is what technology has given us – the power to make little engines churn out big power figures, of course along with big speeds. Mercedes has utilised tech from Formula 1 to make one such small engine to respond quicker than a naturally-aspirated V8. So, for the sake of an interesting piece that makes for a good read, we've put together five cars that are powered by surprisingly 'smol' engines.
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2019 Ford Mustang EcoBoost: Nope, we're definitely not talking about the 5.0-litre V8, but the 2.3-litre Ecoboost. The 2.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine produces 310 bhp at 5500 rpm and 475 Nm of torque 3000 rpm.
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BMW i8: BMW i8 is powered by a 1.5-litre TwinPower Turbo 3-cylinder engin with 228 hp @ 5800-6000 rpm and 320 at 3700 rpm, along with 141 hp at 4300 rpm and 250 Nm of torque at 0-4100 rpm from the Edrive motor.
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Jaguar F-Type: Jaguar F-Type is powered by a 2.0-litre supercharged engine that puts out 296 hp at 5500 rpm and 400 Nm of torque at 1500-4500 rpm. It is capable of a 0-100 km/h sprint time of 5.7 seconds and a top speed of 250 km/h. There's also, of course, the option of a 5.0-litre V8.
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Porsche Macan: Porsche Macan is available in three engine options, the smallest of which is a 2.0-litre turbocharged V6 that produces 252 bhp at 5000 rpm and 370 Nm at 1600 rpm. The SUV is capable of 0-100 km/h sprint time of 6.7 seconds and a top speed of 229 km/h.
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Mercedes-AMG Project One: Mercedes-AMG Project One comes with one turbo engine and four electric motors. The Project One uses an adaptation of the turbocharged 1.6-litre V6 engine from Lewis Hamilton’s title-winning 2015 F1 car to deliver between 1,000 to 1,100 horsepower with help from four electric motors.
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