Four-cylinder engines have been part of the automotive scene for over a century. Yet the quest for more power under the hood dominated most of the 20th century, giving rise to six- and eight-cylinder ...

These naturally aspirated four-bangers can rival V6 and even V8 power. No turbos, no superchargers, just four cylinders ...

There are quite a few four-cylinder engines, made for today's high-performance vehicles, that can produce either the same or more power than the V6 engines that have been in use up to this point. We ...

It's an argument practically as old as the combustion engine itself: What's the best configuration of cylinders? V6 or V8, V8 or V12, straight engines versus V engines, and so on. And, in this case, ...

In most cases, the number of spark plugs in a gasoline engine is typically represented by the number of its cylinders. For instance, it's perfectly normal for a V8 engine to have eight spark plugs, a ...

When you think of four-cylinder engines, chances are, you're thinking of a system where each cylinder uses a single spark plug to ignite the fuel. This would seem to make sense; why go through the ...