Inline-fours offer smoother operation and reliability; three-cylinders are lighter and more efficient.

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 ...

Honda engines have a reputation for smoothness and refinement. But these characteristics were never the goal; they are a natural byproduct of founder Soichiro Honda’s pursuit of engineering excellence ...

The Honda K series engine is arguably the most renowned drivetrain in the Japanese automotive community, and for good reason. Honda's compact four-cylinder engine has consistently managed to balance ...

This engine is fitted to a highly-controversial plug-in hybrid sports sedan, but it is still an engineering marvel.

High-performance cars don’t always need to shout their credentials through a V8 growl or guzzle fuel like it’s 1992. Sometimes, less really is more, especially when it’s packed into a well-balanced, ...

Even if you're not an automotive enthusiast, you may have noticed in recent years that more and more vehicles have a four-cylinder engine under the hood, including larger cars and SUVs. Automakers ...