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 ...

A flat-six engine is a very different type of power plant in today's homogenized world. Only one car company still supports it in America.

What’s the difference between V6 and V8 engines, and is a V8 better than a V6? As the names suggest, both engines are V-style ...

V-shaped engines can't use just any angle because some angles would make their forces unbalanced and generate undesired ...

At present, General Motors’ U.S.-market portfolio offers a rather limited number of six-cylinder options. But that hasn’t always been the case – in fact, the change has really only been felt over the ...

How engine downsizing saved the inline six-cylinder, and why companies like Mercedes are switching from V6 to Inline 6 cylinder engines. Inline six cylinders have many advantages over a V6 engine. The ...

With a Master's degree in English Literature and six years of writing experience, Aayush has been contributing to TopSpeed for over two years. Since 95% of his personality is motorcycles, he goes ...

Peter earned a Bachelor of Archeology and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and has since joined his love of driving and riding with storytelling. His voice is full of southern ...

We share the real reason why modern engines are failing in cars from Toyota, GM, Hyundai, Kia, and Nissan. We cover the major engine recalls from the Toyota Tundra engine failures, GM 6.2L V8 engine ...

From European wine makers to chemical companies and distillers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling knocking down a large part of President Donald Trump's trade tariffs comes with a sting in the tail: an ...

In April, GM recalled 721,000 6.2-liter V8 engines. Toyota followed with more than 102,000 V6 engines in 2024. Honda pulled back nearly 250,000 V6s. Stellantis is sorting out issues with 112,589 ...

The current-gen Tundra’s twin-turbo V6 has caused Toyota a massive headache, mainly because it keeps failing without warning. We’ve known about this for a while now, and the automaker has issued two ...