Inline and V engines dominate modern combustion vehicle design. Each layout offers unique advantages in packaging, smoothness, cost, and performance. Here is how the two configurations differ and why ...

The Nissan HR engine has been a game-changer in the automotive world, developed with help from Renault and now used by Mercedes-Benz.

Engines with cylinders in different configurations have different power and torque characteristics, and these are two of the most common.

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 ...