Most automobile engines have an even number of cylinders, from the light and efficient I4 motors found in most economy cars to the more powerful V6 and V8 powerplants under the hoods of typical trucks ...

The Audi five-cylinder isn’t long for this world, but it’s still around to celebrate its 50th birthday. Inline-five engines have been around since the ’30s, but it was only in the ’70s that they ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

Internal-combustion engine, the bell doth toll for thee, at least at Audi. According to remarks by Audi CEO Markus Duesmann, any investments in next-generation engines are not happening, German ...

Audi’s latest V8 engine will be its last as the automaker moves towards electric drivetrains. A company source told British magazine Autocar that the automaker’s latest V8 engine will be the “last of ...

Diesel engines have long gotten a bad rap in the U.S., but that's a tired story. We all know it, some of us even believe it, but so far not much of the U.S. populace has been exposed to a proper ...

VW/Audi engines are known to use oil from new, but they usually settle down once the engine is run in. The rate of oil usage Audi has quoted you is about what you would expect. A litre per 1000 km is ...