Cylinder deactivation temporarily disables select cylinders in low-demand driving scenarios to save you some fuel. This condition effectively reduces the engine’s displacement, increasing fuel ...

Today, we shall lay out the most powerful engine ever seen in a car - by cylinder count. Not every count, mind you, just the biggies - three, four, five, six, eight, 10, 12, and 16-cylinder ...

that have downsized their four-cylinder motors to turbocharged three-cylinder engines. However, the results of engine downsizing can be hit or miss for consumers. It's not all bad news For ...

Nowadays, many automakers have turned to incorporating smaller four-cylinder engines in their cars. These little engines typically displace around 1.6 to 2.0 liters and are highly fuel-efficient.

Mercedes-Benz isn't going all-in on EVs after all, better yet, its V8 and V12 engines are going to stick around. During its annual results conference, Mercedes said its not ready to ditch the ...

Four-cylinder engines still don't have the same cachet as their bigger 6-and-8-cylinder siblings, but the auto industry is in love with them. Using a turbocharged 4-pot is an easy way to reach ...

The Toyota 2JZ-GTE is widely regarded as one of the most iconic and well-engineered inline-six-cylinder engines ever created. Revered by JDM car nerds, tuners, and engineers alike, it is firmly ...

The main focus of this patent application is an all-new, water-cooled, in-line, three-cylinder engine. As our friends from Motorrad point out, none of the corresponding images illustrate the ...

The new engine is rumoured to be similar to the Mercedes performance division’s existing twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8. It should be noted that AMG has abandoned the traditional cross-plane ...

Or if the engine has direct injection, the valves let in the air while the injector sprays an adequate amount of fuel to match. As the piston moves back up the cylinder, the valves close, the air/fuel ...