Five-cylinder power used to be quite popular across a range of manufacturers. Now US buyers only have access to one ...

Four-cylinder and six-cylinder engines will remain in the lineup, and with the help of 48-volt mild hybrid technology, they ...

Automotive technology has come a long way since Carl Benz used a single-cylinder engine to power the first car ever invented in the late 19th century. The T-4 four-cylinder engine used in the Ford ...

The five-cylinder engine is uncommon relative to the ubiquitous four-cylinder, six-cylinder, or eight-cylinder variants. As an odd-number engine, it certainly is in a class of just three such engines.

BMW’s Neue Klasse M350 xDrive keeps the inline-six alive.

Porsche is nearly synonymous with six-cylinder boxer engines, which powered many of its most iconic models. However, throughout its history, the German manufacturer also developed several cars that ...

When debating the merits of engine-compartment layouts, one question seems to come up over and over. Here's the definitive ...

Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...

It's an argument practically as old as the combustion engine itself: What's the best configuration of cylinders? V6 or V8, V8 or V12, straight engines versus V engines, and so on. And, in this case, ...

During the 2.5-liter engine's production, Volkswagen also built some less reliable engines. For example, the fifth-gen Jetta ...

The Ford Model T was never designed with boost in mind. Its four-cylinder engine dates back to an era when 20 horsepower was respectable and turbocharging belonged to engineering theory, not ...

Lycoming's four-cylinder engines, especially the IO-360-L2A, are consistently identified by overhaul shops as the most reliable and cost-effective, significantly lowering aircraft ownership costs.