Five-cylinder engines occupy a strange sweet spot in automotive history, sitting between the balance of a straight-six and the compact packaging of a four-cylinder. They have powered everything from ...

BMW has a long and storied history of developing class-leading engines, to the point that even its headquarters in Munich, Germany is meant to represent the four cylinders of a car's engine. But while ...

Silky smooth and impressively powerful, inline-six engines, with all cylinders in a single row, are praised by drivers for their sophisticated performance and distinctive engine note. As a result, ...

It's one of those questions you've probably never thought to ask, but the second you hear it, it's stuck in your head. Automakers have produced cars with three, four, five, six, eight, 10, 12, and 16 ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...