The five-cylinder engine is uncommon relative to the ubiquitous four-cylinder, six-cylinder, or eight-cylinder variants. As an odd-number engine, it certainly is in a class of just three such engines.

The lightweight showdown: Has downsizing gone too far, or is the three-cylinder engine the future of entry-level motoring? Inline-fours offer smoother operation and reliability; three-cylinders are ...

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, ...

One fascinating aspect of the automobile world is how many different engine sizes and configurations are available. From the large 16-cylinder 8.0L under the hood of Bugatti Veyron to the compact 1.6L ...

The bore of a cylinder (along with the stroke and the number of cylinders in the engine) is what determines displacement. Increasing the bore can help boost the horsepower of your engine, which is ...