Tag: Under The Hood
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: 2015-2021 Lexus RC-F
The Lexus RC-F 5.0 liter V8 is an engine exclusive to the brand with a very high feature content compared to the 5.7 liter V8 which is shared with some Toyota products. It’s got a lot of expensive hardware and a h...
Under The Hood: 2017-2021 Honda Ridgeline
Built with the same chassis architecture as the Honda Pilot and Passport SUVs, the Ridgeline engine bay and components are virtually identical to them across the board and much of what's said and seen here can app...
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: 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: 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...
2023 Jeep Compass: Under The Hood
Starting in 2023 the sole engine available in the Jeep Compass is a 2.0-liter turbocharged four cylinder. In this vehicle it produces 200 horsepower and 221 pound-feet of torque and is mated to an 8-speed automati...
Under The Hood: 2024 Subaru Impreza / Crossrek 2.5
For 2024 the Subaru Impreza comes with two engines. The base is a 2.0-liter horizontally opposed “Boxer” four-cylinder engine with 152 horsepower and 145 pound-feet of torque for Base and Sport Models. On the RS m...
Under The Hood: 2017 Kia Soul! Turbo
The Kia Soul Turbo's 1.6-liter Gamma turbocharged engine is a new higher output powerplant found in other Hyundai and Kia products this year like the new Elantra Sport and Elantra GT as well as in the Kia Forte5 just ...
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...
