Tag: 2019
What’s New: 2019 Kia Sorento
In Los Angeles at this year's auto show, the 2019 Kia Sorento was introduced with refined styling, revised powertrain options, and now standard three-row seating across the board. At the LA Auto Show, Kia's best se...
Update: 2019 Toyota Tundra TRD Sport
The 2019 Toyota Tundra soldiers on with little change since the current version came along 2014, a refreshed version of the same truck that has existed since 2007. While many stylistic and feature updates have come...
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 Toyota Camry Hybrid
The 2018-2023 Toyota Camry Hybrid features the latest generation of the brand’s venerable Hybrid Synergy Drive system well proven. Here there is a 2.5-liter Atkinson cycle gasoline engine with D4-S fuel-injection ...
Under The Hood: 2021 Lexus LC500 Convertible
The Lexus LC500 5.0 liter V8 designated “2UR-GSE” is an engine exclusive to the brand with a very high feature content compared to the Toyota 5.7 liter V8 found in SUVs and trucks. To put it simply, it has a lot o...
Under The Hood: 2021 Infiniti QX50
Under the hood of the Infiniti QX50 resides arguably one of the most innovative new internal combustion engines available on the market today. The funny thing is however, you would hardly notice by just looking at...
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...
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: 2018-2021 Honda Accord Hybrid
The 2018-2021 Honda Accord Hybrid features a 2.0 liter Atkinson Cycle four-cylinder engine with dual overhead cams with i-VTEC variable cam timing and branded as “Earth Dreams”. It's factory engine code is LFA1. ...
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...
