The story of this unusual engine type, through the lens of four brands that used it over the years.

Automotive technology has come a long way since Carl Benz used a single-cylinder engine to power the first car ever invented in the late 19th century. The T-4 four-cylinder engine used in the Ford ...

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.

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, ...

There’s no doubt that the number of cylinders is a major defining factor of an engine. For decades, V12s, V10s, and V8s have led the way in the vast majority of supercars and sports cars. Still, the ...

Isaac Atienza is a Filipino motoring journalist who joined TopSpeed.com in 2021. He also owns a Filpino motoring website called Go Flat Out PH and is also a contributor to a local newspaper called The ...

The Volkswagen Phaeton was an oddity of the high-end car world, and one that didn't get to last very long.

Some may be under the impression that the larger the engine, the faster the car. While power and size are not completely unrelated, it's not always true that more cylinders equal more power. That's ...

Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...