Subaru’s excellent 2.5L turbocharged boxer engine provides the ideal mix of restrained power and frugal sensibility. It’s the cure for the boring family sedan.
It seems appropriate the first time the 10 Best Engines list has two hybrids on it, the Prius would be one of them. One Ward’s editor seeking maximum mileage averaged 56.5 mpg.
There are lots of mainstream 4-cyl. engines in cars and CUVs, but none of them makes as much power as GM’s 2.4L direct-injection Ecotec in the Chevy Equinox.