Although the idea of a rugged pickup with a powerful V6 or V8 is appealing, these thirsty powertrains are often superfluous for the needs of many consumers. Smaller four-cylinder engines deliver ...

Inline-fours offer smoother operation and reliability; three-cylinders are lighter and more efficient.

This engine is fitted to a highly-controversial plug-in hybrid sports sedan, but it is still an engineering marvel.

Four-cylinder engines are usually associated with efficiency and compact packaging, yet a handful of engineers have stretched the format to astonishing sizes. The five engines below represent some of ...

This Honda engine remains a crucial part of its production strategy.

High-performance cars don’t always need to shout their credentials through a V8 growl or guzzle fuel like it’s 1992. Sometimes, less really is more, especially when it’s packed into a well-balanced, ...

For Toyota, the inline-four is like a signature dish, one its defining specialties. Over the years, Toyota has made some of the most reliable, exciting, and economical four-cylinder engines the world ...

The K20 could have been one of Honda’s greatest technological achievements, but it was destined to power humble, front-wheel-drive commuter cars. Honda’s K20A engine was engineered for high ...

Both mid-size SUVs have very different base engines, so we took them to our test track to find the superior performer, and we're surprised which one we prefer.

"Here comes the Porsche 3.0-liter inline-four," you might be saying to yourself. Sure, it'll be on this list, but Porsche's uber-four is a weed-whacker engine compared to the ultimate ...