Tag: Under The Hood
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: 2016 Audi Q3 Quattro 2.0 TFSI
Because the the 2016 Audi Q3 is still based on the older A5 or Golf V architecture, it was not updated with the latest generation of the 2.0 VW/Audi EA888 engine. This means that it's one generation back of what most ...
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: 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: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1
The 2021 Mustang Mach 1 we have here uses the high-tune version of the latest generation 5.0-liter Coyote V8 engine and here is mated to Ford's rev-matching 10-speed automatic transmission. The engine first ar...
Under The Hood: 2021 Subaru Crosstrek 2.5
For 2021 introduced is a larger 2.5-liter version of the venerable horizontally opposed “Boxer” four-cylinder engine into the top trim grades of the Subaru Crosstrek, Sport and Limited. Available with only the ...
2023 Toyota Prius: Under The Hood
The all-new 2023 Toyota Prius comes with the latest generation of the brand's 2.0-liter dual overhead cam Atkinson Cycle engine mated to their well proven hybrid power-split planetary transmission. The gasoline...
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 Volkswagen Golf 1.8 TSI
The 1.8-liter turbocharged four-cylinder EA888 in the Volkswagen Golf is the newest engine in the brand's family of cars. It's now the base engine for the Golf, the SportWagen, Beetle, and Passat here in North America...
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...
