V-shaped engines like the V6 and V8 power lots of cars, but you probably never think about what, exactly, that V angle is.

Pontiac’s Ram Air V program sits at the intersection of factory engineering and underground legend, a racing engine that was ...

V-4 engines remain uncommon in cars despite their potential advantages. While automotive enthusiasts regularly discuss V-6, V-8, and larger configurations, V-4 engines are typically found in ...

The American V-8 engine represents one of the automotive world's most enduring symbols of power and performance. For generations of car enthusiasts, these engines have defined what it means to drive ...

The De Tomaso V-12 engine has been compared to a monster from an alien movie, and it will be placed in the carmaker's P900.

GM has historically been tight-lipped about new engines and cars that are on the drawing board or in production. We try to pull info out of them, but more often than not we’re left to sleuth it out by ...

Discover the reasons behind the declining popularity of V6 engines in the automotive industry.

From its modest beginnings in 1860 as a single-cylinder, coal gas-powered machine capable of just two horsepower, to the high-revving, 1,000-horsepower V6 powerplants used in F1 cars today, the ...

Nowadays, the V-twin engine is ubiquitous in the motorcycle world. Powering everything from speedy sport bikes to massive touring machines — and even wedged sideways on some rides — the still-striking ...

When most people think of V-Twin, they immediately think of motorcycles, but contrary to popular belief, the V-Twin engine's origin story had nothing to do with motorcycles. In fact, it was just a ...