The Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG) technology on the 2.5-liter engine's turbocharger enables it to adjust the pitch of its impeller vanes in real-time, optimizing the compressor's ability to extract ...

He’s the guy who developed Ferrari’s first flat-12 engine, the Tipo 207 used in the 1512 Formula 1 racecar. Despite a displacement of 1.5 liters, the 12-cylinder masterpiece produces ...

The 2.7-liter flat-six engine earned Porsche its fourth "Engine of the Year Award" in 2013, according to Automotive World. Porsche made its decision regarding the flat-six engine over 50 years ago ...

With a flat engine, its weight is lower to the ground and lower within the car itself. Evenly Balanced When it comes to performance, you want a vehicle that will have as few driving interruptions ...

Porsche, an enthusiast-oriented automaker known for its famed flat-6 engines, did something interesting with its new 718 Boxster and Cayman models — it fitted each with an all-new turbocharged ...

Flat engines like Subaru’s Boxer are nothing new. The design, which gives the finger to inline and V-type engines and instead incorporates horizontally opposed banks of pistons, was patented in ...

This is why a flat-4 is smoother than an inline-4; the inline-4 engine has no way to balance the forces out, which causes vibrations and less balance.

Ford solved most of the flathead’s ills over time, upgrading ignition, redesigning water pumps, refining carburetion and boosting displacement—to 239 cid and on to 255 cid in the ’49-53 Mercury.

We first worked with Joe on our "One Last Flathead" series in 2004. At that time, many engine builders were denying the effectiveness of the classic relief, but his research convinced us that was ...