Nobody is going to miss the two cylinders Porsche removed from the engine bay of its Boxster and Cayman — that’s the conclusion of this enthusiast after spending several days behind the wheel of the ...

When you ask a car person what sound a loud Subaru makes, they'd likely mention the thrum of the brand's iconic boxer four cylinder, since that's the sound Subaru's legendary rally cars make while ...

While electric vehicles are all the rage nowadays, internal combustion engines (ICE) can't be counted out entirely, especially among car enthusiasts — after all, gasoline power plants have come a long ...

When we think of legendary engines, names like the V8 or the flat-six often come to mind. However, several underrated engines ...

Classic Volkswagens have a cult following, and that's certainly no secret. The Type 1 and Type 2, better known as the VW Beetle and Bus, stand out as some of the most recognizable cars in history ...

Car companies used to have an obsession with the number 12, especially in Formula 1. The siren song of a duodecimal engine has ensnared many an automaker, resulting in shrieking double sixes with ...

For more than 100 years, boxer engines have been used to power various vehicles. Among the manufacturers who still employ this design are Porsche and Subaru, with both companies continuing to perfect ...

Dear Tom and Ray: I have a question about horizontally opposed, or "boxer," engines. To the best of my knowledge, only Porsche and Subaru use this type of engine design now. Subaru goes so far as to ...

Nathaniel is an experienced automotive writer with more than 10 years of automotive writing under his belt. From model reviews to industry politics to new innovations and development, he covers a wide ...

The next-generation Subaru WRX may skip one of its signature details when it's released in 2020, a report from Autocar suggested Monday. While all-wheel drive and horizontally opposed pistons are to ...