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 ...

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.

Go ahead, take another look at the photos, specifically the engine “bay,” then browse through the spec list and reread the title for the third or fourth time. Now, let’s get down to business here.

Few things in the automotive industry are more predictable than the complaints from brand loyalists that a given new model “isn’t a real Porsche.” Because it built its reputation on eccentric ...

When the Month of May arrived in 1964, the rear-engine revolution was well underway at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The roadster era of the 1950s and early 60s featured simple, elegant designs ...

GM's highly-regarded LS3 is one of the company's most celebrated small-block V8 engines. It burst onto the scene in 2008 as the evolution of GM's "Gen IV" LS family and its immediate predecessor, the ...

Every high-performance engine sings its own song, whether it's the penetrating wail of a turbocharged inline four, the aggressive growl of a V6, or the bone-rattling rumble of a big-block V8. But one ...

Competes with: Aston Martin DB12, Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Looks like: The Roma evolved to fit with the 12Cilindri Powertrain: 631-horsepower, twin-turbocharged 3.9-liter V-8 ...