For today's comparison, we're going to take a quick look at two top contenders from the European supermini segment. From Germany, we have the new Opel Corsa E and from America… actually, it's from ...

To most people – including those who are interested in and those indifferent to all things four wheels – engine families sound like funny names created with no particular reason. However, said engine ...

The first thing I noticed when I started the car was how quiet the engine is. Going into this event, I was curious how an inherently unbalanced three-cylinder engine would feel. Would I notice that ...

Cars.com reviewer Kelsey Mays and I recently went for a quick spin in a 2014 Ford Fiesta equipped with the new turbocharged 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine, which boasts EPA gas mileage ratings of ...

It's every automaker's dream to develop a car that'll offer more power with less engine capacity -- it's the same feeling the tuner world got around the mid-2010s when Teslas with Insane Mode started ...

Last week, I was testing the Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, arguably the best car in the world. But now, here's a Ford Fiesta — with a three-cylinder engine — carting me around. Somehow, I'm expected to ...

And you'd be right. But for the rest of us "average"-driving, A/C-savoring types who want to feel extra good about gas mileage without going directly to the Prius pickup counter, there are cars such ...

Back in early June, Ford unveiled a three-cylinder, 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine. At the time, the automaker said that the new engine would have a role to play in North America, not just in Europe.

As a general rule, we like small cars, and small cars with small engines. Eighteen months ago, when we first drove prototype versions of the 2014 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost, we knew we'd be eager to get our ...

Three-cylinder cars are increasing common in Europe, but aside from the Smart ForTwo, they’re a rarity in the U.S. That’ll change next fall, when the 2014 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost goes on sale here. Its 1 ...

It's time to get down with the threesome. The newly refreshed 2014 Ford Fiesta is the first in a forthcoming crop of turbocharged three-cylinders (page 20), all of which promise more mpg. With ...