Tag: Under The Hood
2023 Volkswagen Jetta 1.5T: Under The Hood
The 2023 Volkswagen Jetta features the brand’s latest generation EA211 1.5-liter turbocharged four cylinder gasoline engine, here with 158 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. In our Jetta test vehicle it has ...
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 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...
Under The Hood: 2019-2024 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
The 2024 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid features the brand’s venerable Hybrid Synergy Drive system which is well proven. It starts with a 176 horsepower 2.5-liter Atkinson cycle gasoline engine with D4-S fuel-injection which ...
Under The Hood: 2016 Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S
The Subaru BRZ and its companion Scion FR-S (soon to be Toyota 86 in the States) uses a unique version of the brand's horizontally opposed four-cylinder Boxer engine. The 2.0-liter engine we have here features Toyota'...
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...
Under The Hood: 2023 Chevrolet Colorado
The new 2023 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon are offered with three variations of a 2.7-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. The one here is the mid-level L3B “Turbo Plus” in the Trail Boss and has 310 horsepow...
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...
2024 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid: Under The Hood
For 2024 the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is significantly refreshed but offers the same 2.0-liter direct-injected four-cylinder engine and hybrid drive system found under the hood since 2019. The gasoline engine itself ...
Under The Hood: 2017 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro
The first thing you notice opening the hood of the 2017 Audi A4 is its longitudinal engine placement, a long-time staple of all but the smallest of Audi models. The trans-axle sends power to the front or all four whee...
