Four-cylinder engines are usually associated with efficiency and compact packaging, yet a handful of engineers have stretched the format to astonishing sizes. The five engines below represent some of ...

Pontiac's 151-cubic-inch 92-hp 4-cylinder production engine began in 1978 as the "Iron Duke." It was offered as the base engine in Pontiac Astras, Sunbirds, and other GM compacts like the Chevrolet ...

Toyota Motor North America said Tuesday it will invest $383 million across four plants in the United States to prepare for what appears to be a new four-cylinder engine variant for traditional and ...

Ford Motor Company's 4-cylinder engines have always been popular with the hot rodding set. Even in the days of the flathead, a beefed-up flattie four Ford was a force to be reckoned with. And as the ...

Turbulent jet ignition from racing helps Jeep's new 2.0L engine deliver 324 HP with improved efficiency in the Grand Cherokee ...

Photo: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Often ridiculed by many gearheads, four-cylinder engines can be as potent as those with twice as many cylinders. Four-cylinders were among the first types of internal ...

DETROIT – Lila Frazell wasn't looking for a car with a four-cylinder engine when she started shopping at a Chrysler dealership in Albuquerque, N.M., early this year. But the black Sebring midsize ...

A: I recently spent some time in the Ford Explorer with the 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine. After driving it for a day, I stopped and opened the hood just to verify that it was actually a 4-cylinder ...

Today's 4-cylinder cars offer a better combination of performance and efficiency than ever before. Although the engines themselves continue to get smaller in displacement, they're able to make more ...

NEW YORK -- General Motors is considering a four-cylinder engine for the new Chevrolet Camaro as a response to rising fuel prices. Speaking on the sidelines of the New York auto show, GM Vice Chairman ...

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class at present offers 4-, 6- and even 8-cylinder engines but this won't be the case for the next-generation model due for a reveal on February 23 and on sale later this year as a ...