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 ...

The inline six-cylinder engine is experiencing something of a revival of late, with several automakers returning to the format in the last couple of years. Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Mazda, and Jaguar ...

In a departure from the conventional, front-engine layout, the current, eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette switches to a mid-engine design. The change pushes the performance envelope of the Corvette ...

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 ...

Last week, the car internet was lit ablaze by a patent from Porsche that depicted a design for a W-shaped, turbocharged, 18-cylinder engine. The patent was cool for a lot of reasons: It features a ...

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 ...

The Twin Cat was a late 1970s/early '80s supplemental type certificate (STC) modification for the Grumman Super Ag Cat, replacing its single radial engine with two Lycoming flat-6 engines to offer ...

The VW engine is sideways. It's a transverse-mounted air-cooled VW engine. I'm pretty sure this is the only vehicle to use an air-cooled VW motor that does it this way. Every other application of VW ...

After decades of prototypes, speculation and hype, it’s finally happening: the Chevrolet Corvette is going mid-engined. Set for a debut this summer on July 18 th, the up-and-coming 2020 Corvette C8 is ...