Tag: Under The Hood
2021-2023 Ford Bronco Sport 2.0 EcoBoost: Under The Hood
The 2021-2023 Ford Bronco Sport top engine option is the 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine called EcoBoost. In the Bronco Sport we have here, it comes mated exclusively to an 8-speed automatic transmissi...
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...
Under The Hood: 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
The Toyota RAV4 Hybrid uses essentially the same powertrain you will find in the Toyota Camry Hybrid up front, comprised of a 2.5 liter Atkinson Cycle four-cylinder engine with 150 horsepower. It's mated to Toyota...
Under The Hood: 2019-2021 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T
The 2021 Volkswagen Jetta we tested features their latest generation EA211 1.4-liter turbocharged and direct injected four-cylinder engine, here mated to a six-speed manual transmission. In this car, the engine is...
Under The Hood: Genesis G70 3.3TT
The 2024 Genesis G70 has been with us in North America since 2019 and for 2024 carries on with the same familiar Hyundai-Kia twin-turbocharged 3.3-liter Lambda II V6 engine that has been with it from the start. ...
Under The Hood: 2017 Lexus RC 200t
The base engine for the Lexus RC 200t is now the 2.0 liter four-cylinder turbocharged four-cylinder with 241 horsepower at 5,800 rpm. Its 258 pound-feet of torque that comes on low from 1600 to 4400 rpm. Designate...
Under The Hood: 2017 Genesis G90 3.3T
The 2017 Genesis G90 is the first car to go on sale in North America with the all-new Hyundai-Kia twin-turbocharged 3.3-liter Lambda II V6 engine, a powerplant we will see in a number of upcoming vehicles from at leas...
Under The Hood: 2016 Toyota Prius
The 2016 Toyota Prius is the first all-new one in several years, with a host of new technicals under its hood. While its engine designation is still 2ZR-FXE, the engine is heavily revised for this year and hybrid driv...
Under The Hood: 2020-2022 Ford Super Duty Power Stroke Diesel
The 2020-2022 Ford Super Duty pickups use the third-generation of Ford's first in-house designed and built V8 diesel engine, the 6.7-liter Power Stroke. In the 2021 F-250 we've tested here it's rated at 475 horse...
Under The Hood: 2017 Hyundai Elantra 2.0
For 2017 the Elantra received two all-new engines, a 1.4 liter turbocharged Kappa engine for the ECO model and a new 2.0 liter Nu naturally aspirated Atkinson Cycle four cylinder for the rest of the model range such a...
