Flat engines are horizontally-opposed piston engines, and this group includes Boxer engines, but not opposed-piston engines like the Cummins 14.3L Advanced Combat Engine (ACE) designed to power tanks.

Combining a mid-engine layout with an iconic design, the BB laid the groundwork for future Prancing Horse icons like the Testarossa, 288 GTO, or F40. When Enzo Ferrari left Alfa Romeo, he wanted to ...

Lou is a freelance journalist and content writer with a focus on the automotive world. After graduating from Coventry University (Automotive Journalism MA) in 2020, she worked in automotive e-commerce ...

In 1968, Subaru introduced the diminutive 360 as an inexpensive economy car: "Cheap and Ugly" (Subaru's words, not mine). Only seven years later, the brand made a big move with the launch of its 4WD ...

View post: Lamborghini CEO Shoots Down Hopes for a Manual Comeback Boxer engines aid handling and stability; the flat construction and lower placement in the engine bay help lower the car’s overall ...

BMW Motorrad has just dropped their most powerful boxer engine ever, and it’s housed in the all-new R 1300 GS – “the perfect GS for you.” Based on the sheer amount of new stuff this thing touts, we’re ...

Back in the 1960s, Subaru brought the boxer engine closer to mass market buyers, after Porsche put it into its very first sports cars. By this time, the automotive world existed mostly on inline and V ...

While the '60s may have had Beetle-mania, the 2000s had diesel-mania. The world had come a long way since the concept of diesels being best suited to tractors and wagons that measured their zero to 60 ...

Coming from a big Italian family, Anthony relishes in being the black sheep as the only adrenaline junkie. Even though he has gone bungee-jumping, rock-climbing, cliff diving, fought in mixed martial ...

In a certain respect, motorcycle lovers are somewhat at a disadvantage compared to people who dig more four-wheeled vehicles: whereas future cars are often previewed by concepts, bikes don't come ...

Automotive engines in small, single-prop aircraft aren't anything new. Aviation enthusiast and small aircraft owners have been swapping LS V8s into planes for years. Some of them are DIY projects, ...