Inline and V engines dominate modern combustion vehicle design. Each layout offers unique advantages in packaging, smoothness, cost, and performance. Here is how the two configurations differ and why ...

You would think that after 140 years of producing automobiles, the industry would have settled on a basic layout. After all, bicycles don't have heaps of alternative ...

major manufacturers are shifting their focus from V6 to inline-six engines, exploring the mechanical advantages and packaging benefits. But why?

How boxer engines work, why they’re not just “flat” engines, and a 120-year evolution traced from the 1899 Benz to the latest Porsche and Subaru boxers. Boxer engines feature flat, opposing pistons ...

The Gordon Murray T.50 has the highest specific output of any street car, generating a whopping 165 horsepower per liter of engine displacement. This is what we motorcyclists would call utterly boring ...

Porsche has patented a unique three-bank design that could redefine what a high-performance combustion engine could look like. Porsche patented a unique W18 engine design with three cylinder banks and ...

The BMW B58 engine stands out as the most tunable production engine, with its closed-deck block, forged internals, and ...