The inline six engine, which is sometimes called a straight 6 engine, is the configuration of some of the most famous engines ...

Famous free-breathing straight-six engines of past BMW performance favorites (like the M3) made glorious sounds and revved to ...

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Chrysler's Slant-Six was created in 1960 with an odd tilt to let it fit under the hood of a Valiant car. It finally died in ...

When Carl Benz built what is regarded as the world's first car, the Patent Motorwagen, he powered it with a single-cylinder engine that produced less than one horsepower. More than a century's worth ...

The question of whether inline-six engines make more torque than V6s is — it depends. The torque that an engine produces is a measure of the rotational force that the driveshaft receives. While an ...

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John Z. DeLorean, then a rising star at GM's Pontiac Division, calculated that a six-banger with an overhead-cam rig could make V8 power while reducing weight and making Pontiacs handle more like ...

Whenever they are not busy working their magic on American V8-powered beasts and improving their soundtracks, the folks at Exhaust Addicts (YT channel) keep themselves occupied by accepting pretty ...

In an interview with German outlet, Bimmer Today, BMW M head Frank van Meel confirmed that the M3’s straight-six engine would survive long enough to make it into the next-generation sports sedan. It ...