The Mercedes-AMG M139 produces 469 hp from just 2.0 liters, making it the most powerful four-cylinder engine you can buy in ...

This Honda engine remains a crucial part of its production strategy.

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. Four-cylinders were among the first types of internal ...

It's an argument practically as old as the combustion engine itself: What's the best configuration of cylinders? V6 or V8, V8 or V12, straight engines versus V engines, and so on. And, in this case, ...

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.

One fascinating aspect of the automobile world is how many different engine sizes and configurations are available. From the large 16-cylinder 8.0L under the hood of Bugatti Veyron to the compact 1.6L ...

Lexus is synonymous with reliability, but these five engines prove that even the best make mistakes. See which ones suffer ...

Piston rings are small engine parts with a big job. They seal combustion pressure, control oil on the cylinder wall, help ...

A seized engine can be a major headache, especially if it leads to a full rebuild or replacement. First, though, you should ...

Commonly used in trucks and heavy machinery, the diesel engine is one of the most important engines created. Developed in the late 1890s by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, the diesel engine came from ...