Five-cylinder engines occupy a strange sweet spot in automotive history, sitting between the balance of a straight-six and the compact packaging of a four-cylinder. They have powered everything from ...

Automakers have been shying away from the old adage of "there's no replacement for displacement" over the past decade. Gone are the days of sticking a large V8 engine into a car and calling it a day.

From rally legends to diesel sports cars, these are the cars that proved five cylinders could be cool, characterful, and ...

Lifelong automotive fanatic Jason Sharp is a karting champion who holds a master's degree in automotive journalism from Coventry university. Jason is a freelance writer for TopSpeed.com and DIVEBOMB ...

Marmorini, who had previously helped optimize Aprilia's MotoGP power unit, advised Yamaha to consider shifting from its inline-four-cylinder engine to a V4 configuration. Leveraging the flexibility of ...