Four-cylinder engines are usually associated with efficiency and compact packaging, yet a handful of engineers have stretched the format to astonishing sizes. The five engines below represent some of ...

Four-cylinder engines have been part of the automotive scene for over a century. Yet the quest for more power under the hood dominated most of the 20th century, giving rise to six- and eight-cylinder ...

Photo: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Often ridiculed by many gearheads, four-cylinder engines can be as potent as those with twice as many cylinders. Follow us: Four-cylinders were among the first types of ...

While electric and hybrid power trains are leading in the performance race, when it comes to pure internal combustion engines, you'd think the only way to achieve horsepower heaven would be to get a ...

There’s no doubt that the number of cylinders is a major defining factor of an engine. For decades, V12s, V10s, and V8s have led the way in the vast majority of supercars and sports cars. Still, the ...

While the superior power of V6 and V8 engines continue to prove popular with buyers, the truth is that many buyers just don't need the extra grunt. Four-cylinder engines are now more potent and ...

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 ...

Today's 4-cylinder cars offer a better combination of performance and efficiency than ever before. Although the engines themselves continue to get smaller in displacement, they're able to make more ...

What is the most powerful car powered by a Honda engine? The Honda Civic Type R? Nope, but it's a good guess. The car with the most powerful Honda engine didn't even wear a Honda badge. That car is ...

In most cases, the number of spark plugs in a gasoline engine is typically represented by the number of its cylinders. For instance, it's perfectly normal for a V8 engine to have eight spark plugs, a ...

BMW is determined to stick with six- and eight-cylinder engines for as long as ICE exists, unlike rival automakers including Mercedes-AMG that have downsized in the era of electrification. Speaking to ...