Inline-sixes tend to have problems tied to their size and length, higher camshaft flex and torsion, uneven air/fuel ...

The inline-six engine is a masterpiece of mechanical harmony. While many modern cars use compact V6 layouts for compact packaging under the hood, the straight-six remains the gold standard for driving ...

Boxer engines offer superior balance and lower center of gravity vs inline engines, but cost more to build and maintain.

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Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

The inline-six is enjoying a massive second act, and it's time we started paying attention. After all, inline-6 engines are much smoother than V6 and inline-4 engines and are even more balanced than ...

A look at a BMW N54 inline-six cylinder engine. - Octavian Lazar/Getty Images When people think about serious engine power, the V8 is usually the first thing that comes to mind. Eight cylinders, large ...

Discussing which engine is better between a straight-six and a V8 is something that feels like a plotline from The Fast and the Furious, if the franchise actually cared about cars. It’s “import versus ...

The inline-six engine has been around for quite a long time, with the first ones reportedly appearing around 1903. The architecture gave the inline-six layout a number of benefits of the then-industry ...

When the motor car was in its infancy, engineers and designers experimented with all sorts of technologies and ideas to see which would work best. Through years of experimentation – and sometimes ...

Mercedes-AMG’s decision to downsize the engines in several models, including the C 43 and C 63, hasn’t gone over well with buyers, but there’s finally some light at the end of the tunnel. Change is ...

If you think 200,000 miles or a few years of trouble-free motoring is what defines a reliable engine, think again. To rise to the top it must live forever. The Ford 300 Inline-Six, produced from ...