Tag: Under The Hood
2017-2023 Cadillac XT5: Engine Explained
The 3.6 liter VVT V6 has been a staple of the Cadillac XT5 and other GM branded vehicles for some time now with its high-feature content of technology. For the 2017-2023 XT5, the second generation 3.6 liter engine...
Under The Hood: 2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
The 2020-2023 Toyota Highlander 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-injec...
2023 Acura Integra: Under The Hood
The 2023 Acura Integra features the same exact engine you will find under the hood of a contemporary Honda Civic Si, a turbocharged 1.5-liter 4-cylinder producing 200 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 192 pound-feet of ...
Under The Hood: Kia Sportage Hybrid
For 2023 the Kia Sportage Hybrid is an all-new offering with a 1.6-liter direct-injected turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The gasoline engine itself has 177 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque. Sandwiched be...
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...
Under The Hood: 2022 Cadillac CT5 V Blackwing
The 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing uses the most powerful version to date of the explosively powerful 6.2-liter LT4 supercharged V8. Available with both a 10-speed automatic and standard with a 6-speed manual, it p...
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...
2022 Ford Escape Hybrid: Under The Hood
The Ford Escape Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid features a powertrain well proven, an evolution of hardware that has been in production for nearly a decade powering Ford Fusion and C-Max Hybrid models just to name a few...
Under The Hood: 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid
The Ford Maverick Hybrid features a powertrain well proven, an evolution of hardware that has been in production for nearly a decade powering Ford Fusion, C-Max and Escape Hybrid models just to name a few. In t...
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...
