Tag: Under The Hood
Under The Hood: Toyota Crown Platinum HybridMAX
The 2023 and newer Toyota Crown was the first vehicle from the brand to showcase their all-new HybridMAX powertrain option that takes horsepower and driving appeal up a few notches from the base hybrid powertrain ...
Under The Hood: Mercedes-Benz GLA 250
Powering the 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 crossover SUV is a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine mounted transeversely an driving the front or all four wheels through an 8-speed DCT automatic transmission. ...
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: 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: 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: 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: 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid
The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid features the latest generation of the brand’s venerable Hybrid Synergy Drive system which is well proven. It starts with a 2.5-liter Atkinson cycle gasoline engine with D4-S...
Under The Hood: 2024 Mazda CX-90 Turbo S
The all-new 2024 CX-90 has made its debut and showcases the brand's first new front-engine rear-drive biased chassis architecture in decades. Under the hood are also a number of buzz worthy new powertrains, a pair...
Under The Hood: 2024 Ford Mustang GT
The 2024 Ford Mustang GT we have here uses the latest generation 5.0-liter Coyote V8 engine which got some significant tweaks for this year, and here is mated to Ford’s rev-matching 6-speed manual transmission and...