The inline-five has always been odd, but it spawned cult appeal, motorsport success, and manufacturer approval. Most ...

The inline-six engine offers some significant advantages against V-block engines, but these same engineering differences also ...

It's an argument practically as old as the combustion engine itself: What's the best configuration of cylinders? V6 or V8, V8 or V12, straight engines versus V engines, and so on. And, in this case, ...

Boxer engines offer superior balance and lower center of gravity vs inline engines, but cost more to build and maintain.

The end is here, as Yamaha has killed its legendary inline four-cylinder engine in its MotoGP race bike. After the rest of the MotoGP field forsake their own inline engines for the dominant V4 ...

Note: It’s purely MotoGP. Now that we have that clarified, here’s the big breaking news: Yamaha recently declared that it was formally retiring its iconic inline-four "big-bang" M1 – the same platform ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Opinions will no doubt vary over the synthesized V8 sounds in the new Mercedes-AMG GT, but there's nothing quite like the ...