To the uninitiated, inline-5 is just another engine configuration. To the faithful, however, it's religion. Its warbling, off-beat sound is as charismatic as anything in the automotive world. But it's ...

Five-cylinder engines occupy a strange sweet spot in automotive history, sitting between the balance of a straight-six and the compact packaging of a four-cylinder. They have powered everything from ...

Mazda is on a mission to appeal to buyers in the premium segment, and it plans to do so with larger, more dynamic vehicles potentially based on a new rear-wheel-drive platform. But bigger, sportier ...

The rumor that Fiat Chrysler is developing an inline six-cylinder surfaced on Allpar more than a year ago. In a follow-up report in December last year, Allpar tapped its sources to add more ...

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 ...

Throughout the nearly 150 years of automotive development, manufacturers have used power plants ranging from the 1-cylinder engine in the Patent Motorwagen to 16-cylinder monsters like the magnificent ...

In many ways, automotive engine design is converging, as the computer-engineered race toward improved efficiency produces increasingly similar results in Detroit, Tokyo, and Stuttgart. Computer models ...

The inline-six, a classic engine design noted for durability, fuel efficiency and smoothness, will return to the Dodge and Jeep lineups this year. Stellantis said Friday its new Hurricane 3.0-liter ...