Four-cylinder engines are usually associated with efficiency and compact packaging, yet a handful of engineers have stretched the format to astonishing sizes. The five engines below represent some of ...

General Motors made the bold decision to introduce a 2.7-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine in the full-size Chevy ...

Pontiac's 151-cubic-inch 92-hp 4-cylinder production engine began in 1978 as the "Iron Duke." It was offered as the base engine in Pontiac Astras, Sunbirds, and other GM compacts like the Chevrolet ...

Toyota Motor North America said Tuesday it will invest $383 million across four plants in the United States to prepare for what appears to be a new four-cylinder engine variant for traditional and ...

Ford Motor Company's 4-cylinder engines have always been popular with the hot rodding set. Even in the days of the flathead, a beefed-up flattie four Ford was a force to be reckoned with. And as the ...

With advancement in engine technology happening at a rapid pace, we've seen a continued rise of V-6 engines that make great power while getting phenomenal fuel economy ratings. This has been bad news ...

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 ...

Today's 4-cylinder cars offer a better combination of performance and efficiency than ever before. Although the engines themselves continue to get smaller in displacement, they're able to make more ...

A: I recently spent some time in the Ford Explorer with the 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine. After driving it for a day, I stopped and opened the hood just to verify that it was actually a 4-cylinder ...

BMW is getting ready to pull the wraps off the seventh generation 3 Series, one of the most successful models in the Bavarians’ lineup. The carmaker has released a limited amount of information about ...

DETROIT – Lila Frazell wasn't looking for a car with a four-cylinder engine when she started shopping at a Chrysler dealership in Albuquerque, N.M., early this year. But the black Sebring midsize ...

Image Credit: Sue Thatcher / Shutterstock. For many car enthusiasts, there's nothing better than a big engine with lots of cylinders. While smaller engines certainly have their merits, a big, powerful ...