Best Toyota Engines

1.5 Hybrid Dynamic Force (M15A-FXE)

LBX, Yaris Cross, Yaris, 2, Aygo X

Toyota's 1.5 three-cylinder hybrid (Atkinson cycle, chain-driven) in the Yaris and Yaris Cross from ...

2NZ-FE 1.3

Yaris

Toyota's 1.3 16V petrol (2NZ-FE) with a timing chain and VVT-i on the intake camshaft; in Europe it ...

3.5L V6

RX, ES, RC, IS, LS, LC, RX 450h

Toyota and Lexus 3.5 V6 (RX 350/450h, IS 350, RC 350, Camry, Highlander, RAV4 V6). Long-lived and sm...

1.0L I3

108, C1, Aygo, Yaris, 107, Aygo X, Aygo 1.0

Toyota three-cylinder in the Aygo, Citroen C1, Peugeot 107/108 and Yaris. Simple, light and cheap to...

T24A 2.4 Turbo

NX

Toyota's 2.4 turbo four (T24A-FTS, 2021-), with combined port and direct injection and a timing chai...

2TR-FE 2.7

Land Cruiser

Toyota 2.7 petrol four in the Land Cruiser Prado, Hilux and Hiace. Simple, chain-driven and very lon...

3ZZ-FE/4ZZ-FE 1.4/1.6

Corolla

Corolla E120 1.4 (4ZZ-FE) and 1.6 (3ZZ-FE), also the facelifted Corolla E110, Corolla Verso, Avensis...

1.5 Dynamic Force (non-hybrid)

Yaris Cross, Yaris

The non-hybrid 1.5 three-cylinder petrol in the Yaris (XP210) and Yaris Cross: no turbo, direct inje...

1.5L NA I4

Toyota's 1.5 petrol for the Yaris/Echo and Asian-market Corolla (1999 on). Timing chain, port inject...

FA20 2.0 Boxer

GT86, BRZ

The naturally aspirated 2.0 boxer (Subaru FA20D, Toyota code 4U-GSE) co-developed for the Toyota GT8...

1.33 Dual VVT-i

Yaris, Corolla/Auris, Corolla

The 1.33 petrol in the Yaris XP90/XP130, Auris and Corolla E150/E180, iQ, Urban Cruiser and Verso-S....

1ZR 1.6 Valvematic

Avensis, Corolla/Auris, Corolla, Corolla 1.6 VVT-i

Auris/Corolla E150 and E180, Avensis T27, Verso. 1ZR-FE (Dual VVT-i, from 2007) and 1ZR-FAE (adds Va...

1.5L Hybrid I4

Yaris

Toyota's first mass-market hybrid petrol engine (Prius NHW11/NHW20, Yaris Hybrid 2012-2020). An Atki...

2.0L Dynamic Force I4

UX, RAV4, C-HR, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Prius, C-HR 2.0 Hybrid, Lexus UX 250h

Corolla, C-HR, Corolla Cross, RAV4 and Lexus UX 2.0 (petrol FKS and hybrid FXS). Efficient, chain-dr...

1.8L VVT-i I4

Corolla, Avensis

The 1.8 VVT-i in the Corolla E11/E12, Avensis T22/T25 and Celica: chain-driven, simple and long-live...

1.8L VVTL-i I4

Yamaha-designed 1.8 for the Corolla T-Sport, Celica and Lotus Elise: VVTL-i switches to a high-lift ...

2.4L Turbo Diesel I4

Hilux, HiLux 2.4 D-4D, RAV4 2.0 D-4D

The 2.4 sibling of the 1GD in the Hilux, Fortuner and Innova - tough, chain-driven and long-lived in...

1.8L I4 (Dual VVT-i / Valvematic)

Avensis, Corolla/Auris

Corolla, Auris and Avensis 1.8 petrol. Chain-driven and long-lived (200,000 mi+ examples) but not dr...

2.5L Dynamic Force I4

NX, Camry, Highlander, RAV4, ES, RX, LM, Across, ES 300h, Lexus NX 300h, Lexus RX 450h

Camry, RAV4, Lexus ES/NX/RX and Suzuki Across 2.5 (petrol FKS and hybrid FXS). Efficient and chain-d...

2.8L Turbo Diesel I4

Land Cruiser, Hilux, HiLux 2.8 D-4D

Hilux, Land Cruiser J150/J250 and Fortuner 2.8 diesel. Strong chain-driven workhorse, but 2015-2020 ...

F33A 3.3 V6 Diesel

Land Cruiser

Twin-turbo 3.3 V6 diesel of the Land Cruiser 300 and Lexus LX500d, 299-309 hp and 700 Nm. Strong and...

1.8L Hybrid I4 (Atkinson)

Corolla/Auris, C-HR, Corolla, CT, Corolla Cross, Prius, Swace, C-HR 1.8 Hybrid, Prius 1.8 Hybrid

Prius, Auris HSD, CT 200h, C-HR and Corolla hybrid engine. Gen 3 units (2010–2015) burn oil — Toyota...

V35A 3.4 V6 Twin-Turbo

GX, LS, Land Cruiser

Toyota's 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 (from 2017) with both port and direct injection: Lexus LS 500, and ...

1.2L Turbo I4

Corolla/Auris, Corolla, C-HR, C-HR 1.2T

Small direct-injection turbo in the Auris, C-HR and Corolla, the non-hybrid choice with a manual gea...

T24A 2.4 Turbo PHEV

Land Cruiser, RX, LM

Lexus NX 450h+, Land Cruiser 250 PHEV. Same T24A block + PHEV electric motor. Battery degradation lo...

1.4 D-4D

Mini, Corolla/Auris, Corolla, Cooper, Yaris

The small Toyota diesel in the Yaris, Auris, Corolla, Urban Cruiser, Verso-S, iQ and the MINI One D ...

2.0L Turbo I4

IS, NX, RX, Lexus IS 200t, NX 200t, NX 300

Toyota/Lexus first modern turbo four (NX, IS, RC, GS 200t and 300). Dual injection keeps the valves ...

1KD-FTV 3.0 D-4D

Land Cruiser, Land Cruiser 3.0 D-4D

Toyota 3.0 D-4D in the Land Cruiser Prado, Hilux and Hiace. Strong and long-lived on paper (400,000 ...

2.0/2.2L D-4D Diesel I4

Corolla/Auris, Avensis, RAV4, IS

Toyota's 2.0 (1AD-FTV, 116-126 hp) and 2.2 (2AD-FTV 136-150 hp, 2AD-FHV D-CAT 177 hp) D-4D diesels w...