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 ...

When Audi debuted the 2014 Audi TT Quattro Sport Concept, there was something very interesting lurking under the hood. To be more specific, it was the EA888 engine that was rated at 420 horsepower and ...

Due to the vast internal differences between different Chinese-market Volkswagens, the engine you buy might not be the engine you want. Volkswagen made several EA888 variations for different cars in ...

Volkswagen has revealed that the brand new Tiguan is coming to the US fitted with the latest generation of its EA888 four-cylinder engine producing 184 hp and 221 lb-ft of torque. The 2.0-liter engine ...

Volkswagen brought just three vehicles to SEMA this year (compare that to Ford’s 57 show cars): two Jettas and a Golf. Both Jettas showcase the automaker’s new turbocharged EA888 four-cylinder engines ...

John Voelcker January 16, 2013 Comment Now! A modern global auto plant has no discernible nationality. Aside from language and perhaps the ethnicities of its workers, the inside of the latest engine ...

On the heels of the introduction of the new EA888 engine in the 2014 Jetta and Passat, Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that its new turbocharged, direct-injection four cylinder has been ...

The cost of Volkswagen’s diesel scandal has claimed another victim. According to a recent report from Autoblog, the German automaker has officially killed off its 400-horsepower, four-cylinder EA888 ...

The VW Group has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over its turbocharged engines, specifically the first three generations of its EA888 2.0-liter turbo four. The lawsuit claimed the turbos were ...

Hecho en Mexico, indeed. Volkswagen’s slick new engine facility in Silao is typically German: impeccably clean, efficient, and organized. It looks harsh in this light, but actually the plant was ...

Volkswagen's troubles continue, but this time it's not emissions-related cheating, it's failing camshaft lobes which can wreak havoc on braking performance. Volkswagen is recalling 91,867 cars ...