The Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal was one of the most controversial events in the automotive industry. The German marque was ...

The Wards Auto Best Engine awards are revered by many in the North American automotive industry. It began in 1995 to showcase ...

What's easy to forget, though, is that Volkswagen's TDI engines were brilliant and clean diesel was becoming a reality for the mainstream. Not many Dieselgate-era engines survived the aftermath, but ...

If you've owned or leased an Audi or VW model with one of the first three generations of the ubiquitous EA888 engine and had to pay to fix the turbocharger, you may be owed money after a class-action ...

The 3UZ-FE is known for reliability, but one engine teardown proves that a single event is enough to destroy Toyota’s long-lived V8. The latter 3UZ-FE, a 4.3-liter evolution, added a little extra ...

Newman was self-admittedly addicted to sleeper cars. He had been upgrading his humble VWs with Porsche engines and brakes since the early 1960s. It probably didn’t take too many Budweisers to convince ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

When it comes to buying a daily driver, few factors are as important as reliability. Since the engine is the very heart of a motor vehicle, it serves as an invaluable foundation of a car's true value ...

The upcoming Golf R will serve as the final send-off for the petrol-powered hatchback before an electrified powertrain replaces it. The development of the 5-cylinder Golf R indicates Audi’s commitment ...

Volkswagen has expanded the local Amarok line-up with the introduction of a new 2.3l turbocharged petrol engine. The four-cylinder unit produces 222kW and 452Nm between 1,750rpm and 2,000rpm. It’s ...

In the intervening decades, the mega hatchback evolved to possess a 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4 as it changed with the times, but it never lost its propensity for quick launches and entertaining ...

To accommodate the new engine, suspension tweaks will be needed to support the added mass. The four-cylinder Golf R 333 already benefits from 1.5deg of negative front camber, stiffer rear subframe ...