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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 premier 4-cylinder drag racing entry is the Rod Shop's G/A Fiero driven by Larry Morgan. It has already won two national events in NHRA's Competition Eliminator. Pontiac's 151-cubic-inch 92-hp ...

Porsche is nearly synonymous with six-cylinder boxer engines, which powered many of its most iconic models. However, throughout its history, the German manufacturer also developed several cars that ...

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 ...

With exciting cars like the Toyota Supra and Nissan Z accompanying the almighty Hurricane inline-six from Stellantis, six-cylinder engines are having a bit of a heyday right now. As one might assume, ...

We already know that the 2024 model year will be the last for the Chevrolet Camaro as we know it today. That 2024 run, according to a new report from Motor1, will not include the car's 2.0-liter ...