Tag: Under The Hood
Under The Hood: 2021 Ford Ranger
The 2021 Ford Ranger we have here has the 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbocharged four-cylinder engine mated to a 10-speed Ford designed and built automatic transmission and this one is equipped with four-wheel drive. It...
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: 2016 Chrysler 300S 5.7 HEMI
Chrysler's 5.7 HEMI V8 has come along way from its basic roots in the 1950's. And even saying that isn't really fair as aside its basic design layout, it shares not a single part or bolt with anything dating back more...
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: 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: 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: 2016 GMC Canyon DuraMax Diesel
The new 2.8-liter DuraMax diesel that’s now available in both the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon isn’t actually all that new. Versions of it have been powering a multitude of different trucks ans SUVs from various ...
Under The Hood: 2021 Infiniti QX50
Under the hood of the Infiniti QX50 resides arguably one of the most innovative new internal combustion engines available on the market today. The funny thing is however, you would hardly notice by just looking at...
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...
