Although the idea of a rugged pickup with a powerful V6 or V8 is appealing, these thirsty powertrains are often superfluous for the needs of many consumers. Smaller four-cylinder engines deliver ...

Four-cylinder engines are usually associated with efficiency and compact packaging, yet a handful of engineers have stretched the format to astonishing sizes. The five engines below represent some of ...

Most of us dream about driving something with an exciting engine — maybe a V10-powered super-wagon or something with a Ferrari engine lurking beneath the hood. Such cars always evoke mental images of ...

When you think of the GR86, you think of the boxer engine tucked under its low hood.Many people likely believe that the ...

Honda equips the CBR 500 R Four with a powerful four-cylinder engine and revives the legacy of the legendary CB 750 Four without a hint of retro styling.

Justin Pritchard is a seasoned Sudbury, Ontario-based automotive journalist, producer, and technical writer. With a passion for cars and a talent for storytelling, he's established himself as a ...

We're asking you to name the best ever four-cylinder performance car. Four bangers made simple machines like the MX-5 fun and affordable. But exotics like the Lotus Esprit Turbo also employed four-pot ...

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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, ...

When you think of four-cylinder engines, chances are, you're thinking of a system where each cylinder uses a single spark plug to ignite the fuel. This would seem to make sense; why go through the ...