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 ...

Discussing which engine is better between a straight-six and a V8 is something that feels like a plotline from The Fast and the Furious, if the franchise actually cared about cars. It’s “import versus ...

Engines with cylinders in different configurations have different power and torque characteristics, and these are two of the most common.

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, ...

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 ...

All six cylinder engines are the same, right? As it turns out, cylinder layout matters more than you might have thought. V6 vs inline 6, which is the superior layout? Most car fans have their favorite ...

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 ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

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 ...

The CFMoto 500 SR has been type-approved in China, revealing details of the sportier-styled sibling to the retro 500 SR Voom. Tap for more.