Porsche Flat Six engine mounted and on display - Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 FR , via Wikimedia Commons The vehicles we drive are powered by many engine types (and electric motors, of course) — but perhaps two ...

Boxer engines offer superior balance and lower center of gravity vs inline engines, but cost more to build and maintain.

Since 1963, an air-cooled (later water-cooled) six-cylinder boxer engine has been used in a car so iconic that both its engine placement and configuration have largely remained unchanged. It's the ...

All six cylinder engines are the same, right? As it turns out, cylinder layout matters more than you might have thought. V6 vs inline 6, which is the superior layout? Most car fans have their favorite ...

Most cars on the road today use an inline engine. You'll find them in everything from economy hatchbacks to performance models. In fact, the inline six engine has been making a comeback in recent ...