Tag: Under The Hood
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...
2017-2023 Cadillac XT5: Engine Explained
The 3.6 liter VVT V6 has been a staple of the Cadillac XT5 and other GM branded vehicles for some time now with its high-feature content of technology. For the 2017-2023 XT5, the second generation 3.6 liter engine...
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: 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...
2021-2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.6 Pentastar V6: Under The Hood
The 2021-2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Cherokee L feature a standard 3.6-liter DOHC Pentastar V6 which has been a staple of Chrysler and Stelantis corporate products for some time. The latest generation of this eng...
2022 Hyundai Tucson: Under The Hood
The 2022 Hyundai Tucson features a standard 2.5-liter direct and port fuel-injected four cylinder engine. The latest generation of this engine, it features an aluminum block and head and continuously variable valv...
Under The Hood: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz 2.5T
The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz compact crossover pickup truck comes with the optional 2.5-liter turbocharged four cylinder engine which comes mated exclusively to an 8-speed wet dual-clutch automatic transmission (WD...
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 ...
Under The Hood: 2022 Subaru WRX
The 2022 Subaru WRX comes with a larger and revised 2.4-liter turbochargedflat-four “Boxer” engine over the previous generation. With an aluminum block and heads and a 10.6:1 compression ratio it produces 271 hors...
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...
