Tag: Engine
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: 2021 Hyundai Elantra
For 2021 the all-new redesigned Hyundai Elantra base engine is a 2.0 liter naturally aspirated Atkinson Cycle four cylinder as equipped in trim grades SE, SEL and Limited as we have here. This engine has been used...
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...
Under The Hood: 2024 Volkswagen Atlas
The 2024 Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport come with one sole engine starting this year, replacing the previous generation 2.0-liter four and the 3.6-liter VR6. Here is significantly redesigned “Evo4” EA888 2...
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 Cadillac CT4 2.7 Turbo
The 2021 Cadillac CT4 with the optional 2.7-liter engine uses the exact same L3B engine originally designed and engineered for the Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks. The turbocharged four-cylinder engine produces ...
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...
Under The Hood: 2016 Volkswagen Golf 1.8 TSI
The 1.8-liter turbocharged four-cylinder EA888 in the Volkswagen Golf is the newest engine in the brand's family of cars. It's now the base engine for the Golf, the SportWagen, Beetle, and Passat here in North America...
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 Audi Q3 Quattro 2.0 TFSI
Because the the 2016 Audi Q3 is still based on the older A5 or Golf V architecture, it was not updated with the latest generation of the 2.0 VW/Audi EA888 engine. This means that it's one generation back of what most ...
