Here in HeraldNet’s Life and Travel section recently, my longtime car colleague Larry Lark gave his impression of the 2025 Mazda CX-90 PHEV (plug-in hybrid vehicle). As he mentioned, the CX-90 is also ...

If you have a basic understanding of how a turbocharged engine like the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla 's souped-up three-cylinder ...

Before 2023, the CX-9 was Mazda’s flagship crossover. It was one of our favorite SUVs to drive, with a playful feel and a torquey four-cylinder engine. With a premium interior and a swanky exterior ...

The best things in life come in pairs - and so does turbocharging. Two decades after the first turbocharged car, the Oldsmobile Jetfire, Maserati debuted an engine with two turbochargers, which gave ...

The downsizing of engines by carmakers is a strategy that's now all too familiar. Over the past decades, many automakers have had to shrink their engine sizes as part of efforts to comply with ...

While BMW certainly used to favor naturally aspirated engines, the German automaker has been relying on boosted fours and sixes much more frequently over the last 20 years. BMW has experimented with ...

Turbocharged engines can be great at boosting performance and efficiency, but in life, as in economics, there's no such thing as a free lunch. In other words, benefits like those come with a cost, ...

Nissan wowed the automotive world when it introduced its Variable Compression (VC) Turbo technology in 2016. The innovative engine advancement, which essentially was capable of on-the-fly compression ...

Ford is pulling the plug on its 2.0-liter twin-turbo EcoBlue diesel engine in markets around the world, after removing it from the European lineup earlier this year. The Blue Oval will replace the ...

During the early days of the automobile, many disparate technologies and ideologies fought for dominance. Steam, gas, and electric-powered vehicles all competed for a slice of the lucrative new ...

The Pontiac 301 Turbo engine was available in the 1980 and 1981 Pontiac Firebirds. While most were installed in the Trans Am, some can be found in the Firebird Formula. The 301 Turbo engine story is ...

The Tata Sierra is powered by a 1.5-liter Hyperion turbopetrol engine, putting it head-to-head with the Hyundai Creta and the sportier Creta NLine.