In the performance world, there are only three cars left with a turbocharged flat-four engine. They are the Subaru WRX, Porsche Boxster, and its hard-topped sibling, the Cayman. According to Porsche, ...

You know it when you hear it: the grumbly, all-too-unmistakable sound of an approaching Subaru and its characteristic flat-four-cylinder engine. Since the mid-1960s, the boxer engine has been a ...

The 2027 S-Class debuts Mercedes’ new flat-plane V8, with more applications expected, including future AMG models.

We explain why Subaru’s boxer engine layout is especially well-suited for off-roading, from stability to traction advantages. Subaru continues using boxer engines for low center of gravity and ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

Subaru has long raced a BRZ-bodied car in the GT300 class of Japan's Super GT championship, a program that is set to continue into 2026. In the past, the car was powered by a four-cylinder engine like ...

We all know how an automotive piston engine works. During the process of internal combustion, the pistons move up and down in either two or four strokes. Almost every car out there uses a conventional ...

Typically, when one pictures a passenger car engine with two heads, the first thought that comes to mind is a V6. These ubiquitous engines are almost universally found within just about every major ...

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has received a comprehensive update with a lot of new tech and even an overhauled V8 engine.

Rumors abound in this industry and when you hear something about a flat-eight-engined motorcycle coming to market, you want to do your due diligence. Building on its domestic dominance making trucks ...

For the last several years, many engine builders and individual hotrodders have experienced a raft of seemingly unexplained flat-tappetcamshaft lobe failures. As one engine builder puts it, "I've ...

Charles has been in the industry for 19 years now, and has worked with brands such as Autocar India, Overdrive, Motoring World, CarWale, BikeWale and Powerdrift. He has more experience reviewing cars, ...