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 ...

Inline-fours offer smoother operation and reliability; three-cylinders are lighter and more efficient.

This motorcycle had a V10 engine shoved into it, to a mixed reception.

MV Agusta revives a dual-crank engine design with a radical five-cylinder square concept, proving that internal combustion innovation is alive and well. The square engine layout uses dual crankshafts ...

Rear-engined car models have been rare across automotive history, but many of them are historic and iconic. It's important to understand the difference between mid- and rear-engine placement and how ...

Some engines tolerate missed oil changes, indifferent owners, and hard use with surprising grace, while others seem to punish the slightest neglect. The difference is rarely luck. It usually reflects ...

Automotive engine makers have their fads: V-8s, boxers, and inline-six engines have all caught the public's eye at one time or another. For a while in the 2010s, in particular, it seemed like car ...

As you may know, pickup trucks are designed to be more utilitarian than cars. Although trucks can handle the mundane stuff, you don't usually expect a sedan to tow 12,000 pounds of cargo. Nor would ...

The groundbreaking 3.0-liter V6 engine in the Honda NSX was well-known for its 8,000 rpm redline and advanced technology.