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

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

More automakers are turning to four-cylinder engines to find an ideal balance between performance and fuel efficiency. But not all four-cylinder engines are created equal. While more modern ones are ...

Once the Audi TT RS leaves production after this model year, just two cars will come equipped with five-cylinder engines, the Audi RS3 and (not-sold-in-America) RS Q3. Figure those two will be around ...

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.

With its lineup of Drive-E four-cylinder engines, Volvo is becoming one of the biggest champions of engine downsizing. Now, the Swedish carmaker is taking that philosophy even further. DON'T MISS: ...

Honda in the 1960s were an engineering pioneer in the internal combustion space, driven by founder Soichiro Honda’s ...

Cylinder wall scoring is something that many car owners rarely consider. It's actually a silent killer that can wreak havoc on engines, leading to costly repairs or even engine replacement. Cylinder ...

Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...

General Motors Europe has just announced an all-new three-cylinder gasoline-turbocharged-direct-injection (GTDI) engine. It will debut soon in the Opel Adam mini-car, to compete with Volkswagen's TSI ...

Lawsuit claims alleged defect in General Motors’ 1.2-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine was covered up after 2024MY ...

Engines with odd numbers of cylinders aren’t very common. The only configurations that normally see used in automobiles are inline-three cylinder engines and inline-fives. Needless to say, an ...