This is a story of a Toyota four-cylinder engine that produced more power than post-Oil Crisis American V-8 engines.

In the world of cars people have said for a time that “there’s no replacement for displacement”. This means that a big engine ...

Starting in 1932 with the Flathead V8 in the Model 18, Ford's V8s have powered a long line of iconic cars. Whether it's the '60s and '70s opulence of the Lincoln Continentals, the high-performance ...

Image Credit: Sue Thatcher / Shutterstock. For many car enthusiasts, there's nothing better than a big engine with lots of cylinders. While smaller engines certainly have their merits, a big, powerful ...

This 1.8-liter four-cylinder had done 260,000 miles when it catastrophically died. But mileage wasn't the problem.

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, ...