The Mercedes-Benz C-Class at present offers 4-, 6- and even 8-cylinder engines but this won't be the case for the next-generation model due for a reveal on February 23 and on sale later this year as a ...

Photo: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Often ridiculed by many gearheads, four-cylinder engines can be as potent as those with twice as many cylinders. Four-cylinders were among the first types of internal ...

With the benefit of forced induction, four-cylinders are replacing their six- and eight-cylinder counterparts faster than ever. Automakers are in an arms race to produce more and more powerful fours, ...

The Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E Performance is an engineering tour de force, boasting a plug-in hybrid powertrain generating 671 horsepower and 752 pound-feet of torque. But the internal-combustion part of ...

Yesterday's announcement by General Motors that it would launch a new line of three- and four-cylinder Ecotec engines for better fuel economy was short on some details. Notably, the carmaker only gave ...

BMW just unveiled the M2 Racing, based on the roadgoing M2 — but instead of an inline-six, it has a four-cylinder engine under the hood. Has BMW gone the way of the E30 M3 and determined that ...

Even BMW and Porsche aren’t making as much power from their comparable engines. Like the larger six-cylinder unit, this model punches above its weight, with six-cylinder levels of power and torque but ...

Divulged by a GM TechLink document, the new L2R engine has been confirmed as the lower-output sibling of the L3B that General Motors premiered in 2018. The original application for the 2.7-liter turbo ...

While the Volkswagen Golf and Audi A3 have shared a platform since the latter's introduction in the mid-1990s, the German automakers have consistently differentiated their high-performance models. The ...

Volkswagen is gearing up to launch its most potent and quickest Golf R model to date in 2027. This next-generation Golf R is reportedly set to adopt the turbocharged five-cylinder petrol engine ...