Category: Compacts
Under The Hood: 2016 Fiat 500C Abarth
Though there is a lot going on under the hood of the Fiat 500 Abarth, it's not always easy to see because it's one of the most tightly packed engine bays you will find. But what's here is a 1.4 liter turbocharged four...
Under The Hood: 2016 Subaru WRX STi
The Subaru WRX STi engine legendary, but in large part because it's been around for some time. The EJ257 2.5 liter turbocharged and intercooled four-cylinder boxer engine is virtually identical to the 300 horsepower E...
Under The Hood: 2016 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0T
Because the the 2016 Beetle R-Line is still based on the older A5 architecture, it was not updated with the latest generation of the 2.0 liter EA888 engine. This means that it's one generation back of what most VW and...
Under The Hood: 2017 Hyundai Elantra 2.0
For 2017 the Elantra received two all-new engines, a 1.4 liter turbocharged Kappa engine for the ECO model and a new 2.0 liter Nu naturally aspirated Atkinson Cycle four cylinder for the rest of the model range such a...
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 ...
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: 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: 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: 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 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...
