While you might already be familiar with the classic V8 engine, there were actually inline-eight engines once upon a time too ...

There are people who will tell you that the roar of a V8 engine is one of the most beautiful sounds of all time — a point that's hard to argue with. The deep and thunderous growl of a powerful V8 ...

If you picture some of the best SUVs ever made, it is likely they boast a V-engine. Even more likely is that they are harboring a V-8 up front. From Lexus' first attempt at an SUV, the Lexus LX 470, ...

The inline-4 engine has become a standard powertrain across most automakers' vehicle lineups, due mostly to its small size and efficiency. But, have you ever wondered how inline-4 engine actually ...

Engines with odd numbers of cylinders aren’t very common. The only configurations that normally see used in automobiles are inline-three cylinder engines and inline-fives. Needless to say, an ...

Today we start a series called "Engines You Should Know" in an effort to enlighten the world about the best, worst and most notable powerplants ever used to propel ...

From intern to editor, Damian Adams' story reads like a well-written novel where he steadily worked to become the youngest-ever editor of South Africa's leading motoring publication, CAR Magazine. He ...

A “boxer” engine is one with cylinders positioned horizontally instead of vertically — the latter configuration found in inline and V-type engines — and the pistons move in the opposite direction from ...

Cars are really, really expensive right now, and that's a problem. I was thinking about ways that cars could possibly get a bit cheaper, and that line of thinking brought me to the idea of ...

Jacob Potts, Mercer, PA: Here's something you may not hear too often. I'm seriously considering turbocharging one of GM's Turbo-Thrift 250ci L-6 engines for an early '70s Nova. I love the small-block ...