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Powered by a torquey, fuel-efficient engine and a five-speed auto-clutch gearbox, this small 2WD machine from Yamaha has class-leading rack capacity at 165 pounds.
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A torquey, powerful, and super-durable air/oil-cooled SOH C 348cc four-stroke puts the power to the ground through a six-speed transmission with reverse gear.
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Free-revving, frictionless, tractable at low speed and as torquey as the Grand Coulee Dam, this is just about the perfect V12.
Lambo's Latest Rambo Has a Heart Dan Neil 2011
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This is a torquey and flexible little soprano of an engine, capable of providing a big boosty moment when you put your foot down.
Alfa Romeo Readies a Stirring Stateside Return Dan Neil 2011
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It's a hot and torquey little engine that manages to shove the 2,800-pound car around much harder than its nominal figures would suggest 155 horsepower at 6,500 rpm and 148 pound-feet of torque at 4,100 rpm.
Mazda3 Really Moves the Needle (Not the Gas One) Dan Neil 2012
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This engine and carb combination makes for extremely smooth, torquey power output.
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Mazda North American Operations According to Mr. Neil, 'It's a hot and torquey little engine that manages to shove the 2,800-pound car around much harder than its nominal figures would suggest 155 horsepower at 6,500 rpm and 148 pound-feet of torque at 4,100 rpm.'
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Like most electric vehicles, the Transit Connect is smooth, quiet, and torquey.
2010 New York auto show: Driving the Ford Transit Connect EV 2010
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There's a lot of cool new greasy SUV stuff to admire: a torquey 3. 6-liter, 290-hp V6 (16/23 mpg with two-wheel drive); an available air suspension that can raise the car's chassis by 4 inches (to 11 inches) for better off-road clearance; a Land Rover-like terrain control system ( "Selec-Terrain," the marketers call it) that adapts the vehicle's steering, throttle, braking, stability control and other inputs to various low-grip situations.
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Like most electric vehicles, the Transit Connect is smooth, quiet, and torquey.
2010 New York auto show: Driving the Ford Transit Connect EV 2010
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