V6 vs inline 6, which is the superior layout? Most car fans have their favorite, but their loyalty usually stems from an emotional attachment to a particular make and model, rather than actual facts ...

These downsized four-cylinders outshine last-gen V6s in innovation, power, and more.

Most car enthusiasts associate the term “rotary engine” with Felix Wankel’s invention, developed in the 1950s and most ...

Automotive technology has come a long way since Carl Benz used a single-cylinder engine to power the first car ever invented in the late 19th century. The T-4 four-cylinder engine used in the Ford ...

The five-cylinder engine is uncommon relative to the ubiquitous four-cylinder, six-cylinder, or eight-cylinder variants. As an odd-number engine, it certainly is in a class of just three such engines.

Photo: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Often ridiculed by many gearheads, four-cylinder engines can be as potent as those with twice as many cylinders. Follow us: Four-cylinders were among the first types of ...

Once the Audi TT RS leaves production after this model year, just two cars will come equipped with five-cylinder engines, the Audi RS3 and (not-sold-in-America) RS Q3. Figure those two will be around ...

Porsche is nearly synonymous with six-cylinder boxer engines, which powered many of its most iconic models. However, throughout its history, the German manufacturer also developed several cars that ...

So long, C63—at least for now—and hello, C53.

As big V8-powered cars like the Dodge Charger and Challenger approach the end of their lives as production cars, an altogether different sort of gasoline engine has become increasingly common on ...

For decades, four-cylinder engines were predominantly used in low- and mid-range models. However, technologies like variable valve and cam timing, turbocharging, and hybridization have allowed these ...

Track-focused and boosted to north of 500 horsepower, this British sports car is way more potent than anything Honda's has ...