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The most powerful three-cylinder road-legal engine is just 54 hp shy of toppling the most powerful six-cylinder engine of ...

Although turbocharging has long been part of the automotive industry, and adding boost to an engine has always been popular among race car builders and enthusiasts, the degree to which modern cars ...

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, ...

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.

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Commonly used in trucks and heavy machinery, the diesel engine is one of the most important engines created. Developed in the late 1890s by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, the diesel engine came from ...

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Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

The 2027 Kia Telluride has a turbocharged four-cylinder in place of the old V6—and here’s why it had to happen. Kia Telluride replaced its V6 with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine for better torque ...

A new turbocharged hybrid engine is standard equipment in the 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander, but it doesn’t significantly raise ...

Inline four cylinder engine with cylinder head removed, exposing pistons - Bizoo_n/Getty Images It's an argument practically as old as the combustion engine itself: What's the best configuration of ...