A US custom car outfit has unveiled a hand-built 5.3-liter air-cooled flat-eight engine set to power the firm’s upcoming R3 sports car. Runge Cars’ four-cam, 32-valve powerhouse is paired with a ...

When thinking of eight-cylinder engines, V8s are usually the first thing that comes to mind. If you have a particular interest in pre-war cars, you might think of the straight-eight. One layout that ...

Explore how boxer engines really work, why they’re not just “flat” engines, and how Porsche and Subaru kept a 120-year-old design alive in some of today’s quickest cars.

Chevrolet's swap to a flat plane crank for the Corvette makes a lot of sense when you look at the performance increases that ...

The world of high-performance bikes is quickly shifting, and if Team Orange has anything to say about it, that shift will include superchargers…bless their generous intentions. According to a report ...

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 ...