Tag: Specs
Under The Hood: 2016 Lincoln MKX 2.7 EcoBoost
Ford’s 2.7 liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 first appeared in the 2015 Ford F-150 pickups, then the 2015 Ford Edge Sport, now the 2016 Lincoln MKX and soon the 2017 Ford Fusion Sport AWD. Here, it has the highest tune of ...
Under The Hood: 2016 Ford F-150 5.0 V8
While the Ford F-150 EcoBoost V6 engine get all the headlines these days, the 5.0 liter V8 on the F-150 option list still lands in the driveway of nearly a third of all buyers. It's not the top option, but a mid-range...
First Look: 2025 Lincoln Aviator
The Lincoln Aviator sits just above the mid-level in the brand's lineup of Fancy Fords, just below the full size Navigator. Selling between 5000-6000 copies a month, it's also in the thick of Lincoln's bread and b...
Under The Hood: 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 M-256
In the Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Coupe we've been testing is a revolutionary new engine from Mercedes-Benz. It's big news not only because it marks the return of the silky refinement of an inline six-cylinder engine, bu...
First Look: 2025 Kia K5
While sedan sales in the USA have softened a bit in the last decade or so, the Kia K5 continues to sell just over 3,000 copies a month pretty consistently. In its fifth generation since the 2021 model year, they'v...
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: 2017 Cadillac XT5
The 3.6 liter VVT V6 has been a staple of Cadillac and other GM branded vehicles for some time now with its high-feature content of technology. For the 2017 XT5, the second generation 3.6 liter engine gains even more ...
Preview: 2017 Ford F-150 EcoBoost gets 470 feet to pound
The 2017 Ford F-150 will be upon us soon, and the Blue Oval has been beating the war drum about what it will bring to the battle. Up for the 3.5 liter EcoBoost engine is more power and more gears, to top the class...
Under The Hood: Ford Explorer 3.5 EcoBoost
The Ford Explorer Sport and the Platinum both offer standard the now venerable 3.5 liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6, along with the Police Interceptor version of the Explorer where the engine is an option. In t...
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...
