A look back at the legendary hatchback that reminded the world that Ford knows more than just Mustangs.

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.

Pontiac's 151-cubic-inch 92-hp 4-cylinder production engine began in 1978 as the "Iron Duke." It was offered as the base engine in Pontiac Astras, Sunbirds, and other GM compacts like the Chevrolet ...

For decades, BMW has been synonymous with powerful and refined inline-six engines. In a world where most six-cylinder engines were V6s, BMW stuck with inline-six engines, offering a perfect blend of ...

Six-cylinder engines often live in the shadow of their flashier and noisier V8 and V12 cousins—but don’t be fooled, these workhorse powerplants have powered some of the greatest cars in automotive ...

Mercedes-Benz and its performance wing AMG have been experimenting with turbocharged four-cylinder engines in recent years, but it appears the era of the four-banger is coming to an end in ...

The VR38DETT was the first engine in the Nissan VR family, debuting in 2007 in the GT-R. The engine has found its way into ...