Explore the iconic five-cylinder engine, from Audi Quattro to RS3, known for its unique sound, power, and racing heritage.

This is the strangest engine you've likely never heard about. Back in the late 1960s and early '70s, a number of automakers were experimenting with odd engine setups. Heck, that happens all the time, ...

Most cars these days have boring engines. I4, Flat-6, V8, V12. Always with the even numbers, the modern car is. But I feel like some odd numbers today. Three-cylindered wonders, five-pistoned marvels, ...

The FHC’s M4A1 Sherman tank is powered by a 400-horsepower radial airplane engine. In more conventional uses, the Wright R-975 Whirlwind flew in the Beech Staggerwing, BT-9 and BT-15 trainer aircraft ...

Does form follow function, or is it the other way around? There is no simple answer to this question, and the right reply to it depends on a large number of factors, including, for the purposes of our ...

It is very rare that i get excited about any alternative technology with huge promises, but this looks really awesome: Oh it probably has been invented a long time ago just it didn't work very well.

One of the technologies that Mazda is most known for are rotary engines used in its RX line of sports cars. It’s been a while since a new model using a rotary engine has been produced, but Mazda ...

Well, it turns out the humble number seven just doesn’t play nice with the laws of physics – or with accountants. One problem noted by Auto Motor under Sport in a recent article is that the crank ...

If you’ve ever looked at the long history of engines and wondered why automakers have tried everything from tiny three-cylinders to hulking sixteen-cylinder monsters but never a seven-cylinder, you’re ...