There are all kinds of different internal-combustion engine configurations, from mass-produced inline-fours to V-twins used in motorcycles, quirky three- and five-cylinder designs to V4s, inline-sixes ...

Nathaniel is an experienced automotive writer with more than 10 years of automotive writing under his belt. From model reviews to industry politics to new innovations and development, he covers a wide ...

The days of internal combustion engines are numbered. Unfortunately, the exact number is constantly shifting, with regulators moving the goalposts so often that manufacturers are left scrambling to ...

There are numerous automotive engine configurations, from the 4-cylinder variety all the way up to 16-cylinder engines, which are extremely cool but have only been used in a few production cars. While ...

Subaru and flat, or "boxer" engines are practically synonymous with one another. Beyond the Japanese automaker and Porsche, no other major manufacturer regularly utilizes flat engine configurations ...

The fundamental operation of the internal combustion engine is ' indeed a complex subject, as we've seen in the first four articles in this series. While sticking exclusively to the modern-day V8, ...

Luke started working as a Freelance Writer for HotCars in 2020. After three years, he moved to a more permanent role with the TopSpeed motorcycle content team as a Journalist. Over the years, there ...

Photo: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. In use for over a century, this fantastic engine configuration has given birth to some of the mightiest powerplants ever created. The first straight-six was produced in ...