You would think that after 140 years of producing automobiles, the industry would have settled on a basic layout. After all, bicycles don't have heaps of alternative ...

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 ...

Rear-engined car models have been rare across automotive history, but many of them are historic and iconic. It's important to understand the difference between mid- and rear-engine placement and how ...

When the motor car was in its infancy, engineers and designers experimented with all sorts of technologies and ideas to see which would work best. Through years of experimentation – and sometimes ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class features an engine that's meant for sports cars, so why does it power a luxury sedan?

The world's first rear mid-engine production road car was driven by the first man in space.

While you'll commonly see inline-fours, V6s, or V8s today, a few oddball cars in the past have boasted V4 engines that ...