Four-cylinder engines have been part of the automotive scene for over a century. Yet the quest for more power under the hood dominated most of the 20th century, giving rise to six- and eight-cylinder ...

While electric and hybrid power trains are leading in the performance race, when it comes to pure internal combustion engines, you'd think the only way to achieve horsepower heaven would be to get a ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

Stellantis has officially revealed its latest powertrain innovation: the all-new 2.0-liter Hurricane 4 Turbo. This compact yet mighty four-cylinder engine brings six-cylinder performance to a smaller, ...

With the debut of the 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Stellantis has unveiled its newest gasoline engine, a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder called the Hurricane 4, marking the latest evolution in the ...

When we here in the modern age think of an “engine,” we are usually thinking of a four-stroke, four-cylinder, gasoline-fed, internal-combustion engine with the valves on the top. But why must that be ...

Four-cylinder engines have long been celebrated for offering a great balance of fuel economy and affordability without the need to sacrifice everyday drivability. But not every four-pot powerplant ...

The days of a V8-powered Mercedes C-Class are firmly in the rearview mirror as the current C63 S E Performance is an eco-friendly plug-in hybrid. This means it comes with a turbocharged 2.0-liter four ...

From the October 1987 issue of HOT ROD: A Super Duty conversion kit that could give your Fiero the kind of performance its styling implied. Pontiac's Super Duty 4-cylinder engine has established a ...

High-performance cars don’t always need to shout their credentials through a V8 growl or guzzle fuel like it’s 1992. Sometimes, less really is more, especially when it’s packed into a well-balanced, ...

Even if you're not an automotive enthusiast, you may have noticed in recent years that more and more vehicles have a four-cylinder engine under the hood, including larger cars and SUVs. Automakers ...