Category: Compacts
What’s New: 2018 Volkswagen Beetle
In spite of rumors it's going out of production soon, the 2018 Volkswagen Beetle and Beetle Convertible will be on the display stand at the LA Auto Show this year with a new powertrain, new trims, and new options. ...
What’s New: 2017 Kia Forte & Forte5
Making their debut at the Detroit Auto Show, the 2017 Forte sedan and Forte5 Hatch both received a mid-cycle freshening to keep them competitive, with some new styling enhancements, some new powertrain choices, and ne...
Under The Hood: Honda Civic Type R
The 2017-2021 Honda Civic Type R is the most powerful and fasted production Honda vehicle ever offered in the United States, all made hot and tasty by a very special engine, transmission and suspension that sets i...
Under The Hood: 2023 Honda Civic Type R
Under the vented aluminum hood of the 2023 Honda Civic Type R is a more powerful version of Honda's legendary K20C1 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine. Horsepower is up to 315 at 6,500 rpm and torque is 3...
Under The Hood: 2022 Toyota Corolla 2.0
The 2.0-liter four cylinder engine in the 2020-2022 Toyota Corolla has internal code name M20A-FKS and marketing name “Dynamic Force”. The DOHC 16-Valve features dual variable cam timing and relatively high 13.0:1...
Under The Hood: 2022 Subaru WRX
The 2022 Subaru WRX comes with a larger and revised 2.4-liter turbochargedflat-four “Boxer” engine over the previous generation. With an aluminum block and heads and a 10.6:1 compression ratio it produces 271 hors...
Under The Hood: 2022 Honda Civic 1.5T
The 2022 Honda Civic EX and Touring trim such as in our test vehicle features a turbocharged 1.5-liter 4-cylinder engine producing 180 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque on regular fuel and rated at 31 / 38 /...
Under The Hood: 2019-2021 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T
The 2021 Volkswagen Jetta we tested features their latest generation EA211 1.4-liter turbocharged and direct injected four-cylinder engine, here mated to a six-speed manual transmission. In this car, the engine is...
Under The Hood: 2017 Volkswagen GTI
The 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder EA888 in the Volkswagen GTI is the newest generation of the engine found under the hood of several of the brand’s vehicles across the board. In the base S model we have he...
Under The Hood: 2017 Kia Soul! Turbo
The Kia Soul Turbo's 1.6-liter Gamma turbocharged engine is a new higher output powerplant found in other Hyundai and Kia products this year like the new Elantra Sport and Elantra GT as well as in the Kia Forte5 just ...
