If you asked an engineer to start from a clean sheet of paper and design the perfect piston engine, there's a good chance the result would be an inline 6-cylinder. Inline, or straight sixes, are ...

Inline-six engines were once a defining part of American automotive culture, known for their smooth power delivery and effortless torque. But in 2025, they’ve become nearly extinct. As automakers ...

One of the most beloved engine layouts in the world of cars is definitely the inline six-cylinder. This layout got its start in the early 1900s, and BMW perfected the design over time, so it should ...

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The inline-6 engine layout has its fans in the gas world, but it's the de facto standard design among diesel aficionados. Hardly surprising, as these engines are less complex than any V layout and ...

In an age when most car companies have shifted toward building the more compact V6 or a turbocharged inline-4, BMW has kept a candle on for the venerable inline-6, the best six-cylinder engine. In ...

The Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E Performance is an engineering tour de force, boasting a plug-in hybrid powertrain generating 671 horsepower and 752 pound-feet of torque. But the internal-combustion part of ...