Inline-fours offer smoother operation and reliability; three-cylinders are lighter and more efficient.

While there have been some iconic big-block engines over the last few decades, it's difficult to argue with the success of the small-block engine. Small-block engines not only weigh less — allowing ...

The car manufacturing game has changed a lot over the years. We’ve seen trends come and go, and the SUV trend looks set to stay for an extended period. At the heart of that trend is an engine option ...

A massive V8 is a trademark of almost every true muscle car. However, the modern automotive era has shifted away from large-displacement, gas-guzzling, naturally ...

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 ...

High-performance cars don’t always need to shout their credentials through a V8 growl or guzzle fuel like it’s 1992. Sometimes, less really is more, especially when it’s packed into a well-balanced, ...

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 ...