Tag: Engine
Tech Look: 2016 Chrysler Pentastar 3.6 V6
Chrysler's 3.6 liter Pentastar V6 engine gets a healthy change for 2016 with enough new features and technical goodies, that I thought it was interesting and newsworthy enough to share. Now, this engine is under th...
2016 Nissan Titan XD: Cummins Engine Assembly
As it's now well known, the 2016 Nissan Titan XD pickup will be arriving late this year with a new Cummins turbo-diesel V8 under its hood. Cummins is well known in the diesel business, and as I found out on tour o...
Ford Maverick Hybrid Engine: Where is it really made?
There have been a growing number of anecdotal accounts online in owner forums and even on YouTube that Ford has shifted production of the 2.5-liter Atkinson Cycle engines found in the Ford Maverick Hybrid from Mex...
Tech Look: 2015 Volkswagen 2.0 TDI EA288 Engine
For 2015, Volkswagen introduced their all-new 2.0 liter TDI EA288 series turbo-diesel engines to North American models, an engine sharing very little with the one it replaced. Redesigned to offer more power, better...
Under The Hood: 2021 Ford Bronco 2.7 EcoBoost
The 2021 and up Ford Bronco is available with the 2.7-liter “Nano' V6 twin-turbocharged “EcoBoost” engine. Here it produces 330 horsepower and 415 pound-feet of torque on premium fuel, 315 and 410 respectively if ...
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: 2024 Chevrolet Trax
The 2024 Chevrolet Trax and Buick Envista use a well proven LIH 1.2-liter turbocharged and direct-injected three cylinder engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. In this vehicle it produces 137 horsepo...
Motoring Minute: AMG BiTurbo V8
All new from Mercedes-Benz is a breakthrough performance AMG BiTurbo V8 engine that will be the back-bone of their high-performance model line-up across the board for several models. Calling it a technological mast...
Under The Hood: 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 5.3 V8
This is a full-sized pickup which means like most that came before it, getting deep under the hood means climbing up onto it and diving in. And once you're there a lot of what you came to see is hidden beneath but we ...