Category: Garage
Under The Hood: 2022 Volkswagen Taos 1.5T
The 2022 Volkswagen Taos features the brand's latest generation EA211 1.5-liter turbocharged four cylinder gasoline engine, here with 158 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. In our FWD Taos test vehicle it ha...
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 Kia Optima 2.0 GDI Turbo
In the 2016 Kia Optima, the company's 2.0 liter turbocharged direct-injected four-cylinder engine is somewhat de-tuned from previous versions, this one offering up 245 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. This ...
Under The Hood: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro 3.6 V6
Sharing its Alpha Platform architecture with the current Cadillac ATS, the new Chevrolet Camaro engine bay has many similarities in structure and layout. There's room for a big V8 of course, making it seem spacious wi...
Under The Hood: 2022 Toyota GR86
For 2022 the Toyota GR86 and Subaru BR-Z was given a larger evolution of the venerable horizontally opposed “Boxer” naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine. Now with a larger bore of 94 mm up from 86 mm, the engi...
Under The Hood: 2019-2024 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
The 2024 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid features the brand’s venerable Hybrid Synergy Drive system which is well proven. It starts with a 176 horsepower 2.5-liter Atkinson cycle gasoline engine with D4-S fuel-injection which ...
Under The Hood: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1
The 2021 Mustang Mach 1 we have here uses the high-tune version of the latest generation 5.0-liter Coyote V8 engine and here is mated to Ford's rev-matching 10-speed automatic transmission. The engine first ar...
2025 Ford Maverick Hybrid: Powertrain Explained
https://youtu.be/Qt14RKVpIi0 Because the new 2025 Ford Maverick comes again standard with a Hybrid drivetrain and now for the first time offer all-wheel-drive (AWD), many of its prospective buyers have never dri...
Under The Hood: 2021 Ford Ranger
The 2021 Ford Ranger we have here has the 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbocharged four-cylinder engine mated to a 10-speed Ford designed and built automatic transmission and this one is equipped with four-wheel drive. It...
2023 Jeep Compass: Under The Hood
Starting in 2023 the sole engine available in the Jeep Compass is a 2.0-liter turbocharged four cylinder. In this vehicle it produces 200 horsepower and 221 pound-feet of torque and is mated to an 8-speed automati...
