The straight-six engine is thriving. While some brands are downsizing, these manufacturers are doubling down on inline-six ...

Explore how boxer engines really work, why they’re not just “flat” engines, and how Porsche and Subaru kept a 120-year-old design alive in some of today’s quickest cars.

The mighty inline-6 (also known as a straight-six or I6) was once a common sight, powering any number of models from around the world. In the last few decades, however, the V6 has more or less ...

At a time when modern performance cars chase four-figure horsepower and 16-cylinder engines, Oldsmobile once built a best ...

Rear-engined car models have been rare across automotive history, but many of them are historic and iconic. It's important to understand the difference between mid- and rear-engine placement and how ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Depending on where you are in the world, sports cars can have anywhere between four and 12 cylinders. But three cylinders in a sports car? That must be unheard of, right? Well, it's not. The recipe ...

Although Formula 1 racing is known for being on the cutting edge of automotive engineering today, it didn't get started that way. When the cars lined up for the first modern Formula 1 Grand Prix in ...