The four-cylinder engine stands as a cornerstone of automotive history. Without this foundational technology, today's V6 and V8 powerplants may never have come to exist, and the automobile itself ...

Turbocharged four-cylinder engines have come a long way from their humble beginnings, evolving into some of the most potent powerplants in modern performance cars. While traditionally associated with ...

"Here comes the Porsche 3.0-liter inline-four," you might be saying to yourself. Sure, it'll be on this list, but Porsche's uber-four is a weed-whacker engine compared to the ultimate ...

Mercedes-Benz's performance division AMG has received some heat for its latest C63 AMG, a four-cylinder plug-in hybrid with massive horsepower but far less character than its V-8 predecessors. Reports ...

The iconic AC Cobra is renowned for cramming fiery V8s into its compact frames. However, starting in 2026, this muscle car—or what’s left of that title now—will also be offered with a 2.0-liter ...

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, ...

Many vehicles have enjoyed impressive market longevity over the years. However, the engine under the hood might carry on even longer, powering generations of vehicles, or even models from rival ...

Even BMW and Porsche aren’t making as much power from their comparable engines. Like the larger six-cylinder unit, this model punches above its weight, with six-cylinder levels of power and torque but ...