The name didn't stick, but the engine did. The flat-twin, boxer, pancake, or horizontally opposed twin engine is still widely used in some of the most complex machines of our time. This is the ...

the car would be a perfect testbed for Motor City Flathead’s upcoming all-aluminum Flathead engine. See All 15 Photos The Shadow Rods team got busy on the chassis, choosing their stamped ...

V engines excel at producing low-end torque. Flat: Cylinders are arranged opposite one another. Flat engines have a lower center of gravity, are exquisitely balanced, and power high-end modern ...

Mass production and economies of scale are the arch-enemy of specialization. Leaving aside affordability and exclusivity, there’s a reason why annual Ferrari sales barely break into the double ...

The latter chose to impose a three-liter limit on engine size for the next season, which rendered the 917s ineligible to compete. That, though, was just the beginning of the flat-12 Type 912’s ...

The engine would be based on the same architecture as the company's famous flat six, but with two fewer cylinders to cut weight. Don't expect it to cut much in the way of performance, however ...

Specifics have yet to be learned, but reports say the engine is a derivative of the current 3.8-liter six (shown above) found under the rear decklid of the Carrera S, yet with two fewer cylinders ...