On November 9th, 2021, the second-largest motor vehicle manufacturer after Toyota became aware of a fire incident that originated from the engine compartment. Upon visual inspection, severe damage was ...

First introduced in the 2009 CC, the EA888 continued Volkswagen’s move toward smaller, turbocharged engines that offer the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Volkswagen will update its 2.0L turbocharged I-4 gasoline engine for use in the all-new 2018 Tiguan compact SUV. Codenamed EA888, the engine has been in use since 2009, when it was introduced in the ...