The inline six-cylinder engine is experiencing something of a revival of late, with several automakers returning to the format in the last couple of years. Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Mazda, and Jaguar ...

According to GM transmission expert Scott Kline, the goal was to package nine ratios in roughly the design envelope of the former six-speed automatic while retaining that transmission's on-axis design ...

Once the Audi TT RS leaves production after this model year, just two cars will come equipped with five-cylinder engines, the Audi RS3 and (not-sold-in-America) RS Q3. Figure those two will be around ...

John Voelcker August 13, 2013 Comment Now! Not so long ago, a five-speed automatic transmission was pretty advanced--but we're in a new age now. Six speeds is the norm now even in smaller cars--when ...

Not every front-drive car has a transverse engine and not every rear drive car has the gearbox mounted right behind the engine. For a variety of reasons, automakers have developed all sorts of neat ...

BMW is breaking from its illustrious tradition of longitudinally mounted engines with the unveiling of a plug-in hybrid prototype. It's called the Concept Active Tourer, and its space-saving ...

In many ways, automotive engine design is converging, as the computer-engineered race toward improved efficiency produces increasingly similar results in Detroit, Tokyo, and Stuttgart. Computer models ...