Five-cylinder engines occupy a strange sweet spot in automotive history, sitting between the balance of a straight-six and the compact packaging of a four-cylinder. They have powered everything from ...

A v6 engine shown without cylinder heads exposing valve relief cuts on the piston faces. - Dima Aletskyi/Shutterstock If you're shopping for a new automobile or motorcycle, in addition to some battery ...

When the motor car was in its infancy, engineers and designers experimented with all sorts of technologies and ideas to see which would work best. Through years of experimentation – and sometimes ...

Automakers have been shying away from the old adage of "there's no replacement for displacement" over the past decade. Gone are the days of sticking a large V8 engine into a car and calling it a day.

Pop open the hood on a Ferrari 250 GTO (if you happen to own one or are part of a team that restores these $70-million cars when they go up in flames), and you'll see a 300-horsepower V12 with six ...

The inline-6 engine has been a popular engine design for more than a century and has powered cars of all stripes, from small economy models to exclusive luxury sedans. Although the V8 has long ...

Most cars on the road today use an inline engine. You'll find them in everything from economy hatchbacks to performance models. In fact, the inline six engine has been making a comeback in recent ...

Lifelong automotive fanatic Jason Sharp is a karting champion who holds a master's degree in automotive journalism from Coventry university. Jason is a freelance writer for TopSpeed.com and DIVEBOMB ...

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, ...