Discussing which engine is better between a straight-six and a V8 is something that feels like a plotline from The Fast and the Furious, if the franchise actually cared about cars. It’s “import versus ...

The straight-six engine is making a resurgence. BMW has always carried the straight-six torch, though the likes of Nissan, Volvo, and Mercedes-Benz all have historical inline-six connections, too.

When the motor car was in its infancy, engineers and designers experimented with all sorts of technologies and ideas to see which would work best. Through years of experimentation – and sometimes ...

In the late 1950s, as American drivers were discovering the benefits of small and efficient automobiles, Chrysler knew it had to get in on the action. As a result, it set up separate projects to ...

America's automotive history is dominated by the V8. It's what we're most famous for. You can probably hear Jeremy Clarkson saying "V8 motor," with his less-than-kind American accent imitation. In ...