It's an argument practically as old as the combustion engine itself: What's the best configuration of cylinders? V6 or V8, V8 or V12, straight engines versus V engines, and so on. And, in this case, ...

It's one of the most underrated performance engines ever made - and it found its way into some surprisingly mainstream cars.

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.

Most mainstream vehicles have four-cylinder engines these days, but which of these offer the sort of longevity that'll see ...

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 ...

Though it's rare and might be considered an oddity by some enthusiasts, the inline-five has proved its worth on numerous occasions, particularly under the hood of these iconic performance cars.

Efficiency has been the order of the day for some time now in the automotive industry. Regardless of whether an automaker is developing a sharp little city vehicle or a world-beating hypercar, ...

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 ...