Five-cylinder engines occupy a strange sweet spot in automotive history, sitting between the balance of a straight-six and ...

Engineered to keep things low, balanced, and smooth, the Subaru boxer engine might be one of the best-kept secrets in ...

The unique style of Subaru boxer engines might seem like they need unique forms of maintenance. Here's how their maintenance ...

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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 ...

V4 engines are few and far between(except in motorcycles). It's the reverse situation from 8-cylinder engines, where there are scores of V8s and a count-them-on-one ...

The inline-6 engine layout has its fans in the gas world, but it's the de facto standard design among diesel aficionados. Hardly surprising, as these engines are less complex than any V layout and ...

Honda has come up with a electronic forced-induction V3 motor that we’re probably going to see in a future sportbike. Honda revives the rare V3 engine layout with a modern, four-stroke, ...

MV Agusta revives a dual-crank engine design with a radical five-cylinder square concept, proving that internal combustion innovation is alive and well. The square engine layout uses dual crankshafts ...