While there have been some iconic big-block engines over the last few decades, it's difficult to argue with the success of the small-block engine. Small-block engines not only weigh less — allowing ...

Chevrolet performance now comes in convenient 2-liter packages. Bobby and Tommy Archer campaign a matched set of 4-cylinder Cavaliers or IMSA's road racing circuit. The V8 is dead; it just hasn't been ...

Ford Motor Company's 4-cylinder engines have always been popular with the hot rodding set. Even in the days of the flathead, a beefed-up flattie four Ford was a force to be reckoned with. And as the ...

While electric and hybrid power trains are leading in the performance race, when it comes to pure internal combustion engines, you'd think the only way to achieve horsepower heaven would be to get a ...

Photo: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Often ridiculed by many gearheads, four-cylinder engines can be as potent as those with twice as many cylinders. Four-cylinders were among the first types of internal ...

Overhead-valve internal-combustion engines, in which the valves are located in the cylinder head and actuated by a block-mounted camshaft via pushrods, go way back in automotive history. Production ...

Four-cylinder engines have been part of the automotive scene for over a century. Yet the quest for more power under the hood dominated most of the 20th century, giving rise to six- and eight-cylinder ...

High-performance cars don’t always need to shout their credentials through a V8 growl or guzzle fuel like it’s 1992. Sometimes, less really is more, especially when it’s packed into a well-balanced, ...

There are very few things Jeep enthusiasts can agree upon. Very few. But one thing is for sure -- the4.0L, six-cylinder engine was a flat-out kick-ass engine. When the all-new '07 Wrangler debuts ...

Today's 4-cylinder cars offer a better combination of performance and efficiency than ever before. Although the engines themselves continue to get smaller in displacement, they're able to make more ...