This engine is fitted to a highly-controversial plug-in hybrid sports sedan, but it is still an engineering marvel.

General Motors made the bold decision to introduce a 2.7-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine in the full-size Chevy Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 several years ago. Initially known as the L3B ...

Six-cylinders are having a comeback moment. From Porsche’s flat-sixes to BMW’s turbocharged inline units to Maserati and AMG ditching V8s altogether, the layout is everywhere again. It wasn’t always ...

From rally legends to diesel sports cars, these are the cars that proved five cylinders could be cool, characterful, and ...

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.

Pontiac's 151-cubic-inch 92-hp 4-cylinder production engine began in 1978 as the "Iron Duke." It was offered as the base engine in Pontiac Astras, Sunbirds, and other GM compacts like the Chevrolet ...

The in-line four-cylinder is the most widely used car engine in the world. But it wasn't always the case. Following the 1970s and 1980s oil crisis, auto manufacturers began downsizing to smaller ...

Boxer and inline engine layouts are among the best power plants used in automobiles and motorcycles, each presenting pros and cons to consider. Boxer engines most often use four- or six-cylinder ...

A turbo five-cylinder growl and sharp styling make the second-gen Volvo S60 T5 a standout in a sea of indistinguishable ...