After steering clear of turbocharging gasoline engines for a quarter century, BMW is embracing forced induction with a vengeance.
Audi’s 2.0L TFSI turbo-4 represents an outstanding balance of performance and fuel economy in a compact, efficient package.
The GM 2-mode hybrid is the union of a big V-8 and an electronically variable transmission that marries two electric motors to a 4-speed automatic.
The new engine was designed to burn regular fuel from the start. A 2-mode hybrid version is coming.
Since 1933, BMW inline 6-cyl. engines have set a premium-engine standard.
Continual updates keep Nissan’s formidable VQ V-6 at the front of the pack after four generations. The new 3.7L iteration is rated at 330 hp.
Audi says there’s still plenty of potential development left for the industry’s first production engine to combine direct-injection gasoline fueling with turbocharging.
A 2-time Ward’s 10 Best Engines award winner, Mazda’s sophisticated and punchy turbocharged 4-cyl. does the job better than most V-6s.
DaimlerChrysler’s all-new 3L V-6 turbodiesel, a 2007 Ward’s 10 Best Engines winner, proves why diesel deserves to be the next “big thing.”
The development of Ford’s all-new V-6 family focused on keep-it-simple design goals.