Known for its use in Jeep SUVs, the 4.0 was available from 1987 to 2006, eventually being phased out for the Chrysler ...

Before Hudson was folded into American Motors, it had developed its own eight-cylinder engine. Yet for years, it stuck with ...

For decades, the gold standard brand for a straight-six-cylinder-powered sport sedan has been BMW. But the gold standard doesn't necessarily mean being the only general game in town worth considering.

major manufacturers are shifting their focus from V6 to inline-six engines, exploring the mechanical advantages and packaging ...

The inline-six is enjoying a massive second act, and it's time we started paying attention. After all, inline-6 engines are much smoother than V6 and inline-4 engines and are even more balanced than ...

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 ...

If anything, many can comfortably argue that the Japanese brand is the global standard when it comes to developing engines ...

If you've ever opened up a BMW's hood before, chances are you're either looking at a V8 or a straight six. The latter configuration has become something of a de facto trademark for the marque, with ...

While BMW certainly used to favor naturally aspirated engines, the German automaker has been relying on boosted fours and sixes much more frequently over the last 20 years. BMW has experimented with ...

Part of the reason that the BMW i8 was not a hugely popular car is that it featured a B38 three-cylinder engine. Another ...

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