Out of all the internal combustion engines that have existed, the boxer engine has to be one of the most distinctive. Nothing else is quite like it, and it's somehow managed to survive to the present ...

Designed exclusively for customer racing teams, the new Porsche 911 GT4 R model features a 4.0-litre six-cylinder boxer ...

While the '60s may have had Beetle-mania, the 2000s had diesel-mania. The world had come a long way since the concept of diesels being best suited to tractors and wagons that measured their zero to 60 ...

For over three decades, the EJ20 was the workhorse of Subaru, as the 2.0-liter flat four boxer engine would power models throughout the brand's lineup. However, it's the engine's generations of ...

The plastic cover of a Subaru Boxer engine showing the Subaru constellation logo - Topuria Design/Shutterstock Flat engines are horizontally-opposed piston engines, and this group includes Boxer ...

All internal combustion engines require some kind of maintenance. (If that's news to you, your car probably needs to be inspected by a mechanic.) But there are different types of internal combustion ...

Subaru and Porsche aren’t the only ones with boxer engines these days. Even Chinese automaker BYD has built one for its ultra-lux flagship sedan. It’s a bit of a surprise, given that BYD already has ...

Most cars on the road today use an inline engine. You'll find them in everything from economy hatchbacks to performance models. In fact, the inline six engine has been making a comeback in recent ...

The flat-six delivers balance and handling, but the V6 wins on packaging, cost, and versatility. Here’s why one layout dominates while the other stays rare.