The vehicles we drive are powered by many engine types (and electric motors, of course) — but perhaps two of the most emotive forms of internal combustion engine are the V and flat configurations.

The Volkswagen Beetle showed the world that affordable and reliable transport was accessible. As cars have gotten more expensive, complicated, and larger, the simple Beetle shows that transport in any ...

Dan Clougher is an automotive journalist and former classic and sports car dealer with hands-on experience across luxury, performance, and collector vehicles. Before joining CarBuzz, he managed his ...

Dan Clougher is an automotive journalist and former classic and sports car dealer with hands-on experience across luxury, performance, and collector vehicles. Before joining CarBuzz, he managed his ...

Flat engines are horizontally-opposed piston engines, and this group includes Boxer engines, but not opposed-piston engines like the Cummins 14.3L Advanced Combat Engine (ACE) designed to power tanks.

Car companies used to have an obsession with the number 12, especially in Formula 1. The siren song of a duodecimal engine has ensnared many an automaker, resulting in shrieking double sixes with ...

From the eyes of the casual observer, Porsche's entire identity is marked by the flat-6 engine. That's hardly surprising, as it's the engine configuration of choice for Porsche's most popular ...

A straight-twin engine, also called an inline-twin or parallel-twin, is a two-cylinder setup where both cylinders sit side by side, upright, and share a single crankshaft. It's the simplest way to ...

Forget the hybrid systems and electric turbos that other hypercar builders need to get their cars over the four-figure horsepower mark, all the Pfaffenhausen folks need to make big power is an ...