The inline six-cylinder engine is experiencing something of a revival of late, with several automakers returning to the format in the last couple of years. Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Mazda, and Jaguar ...

The company has made world-class manuals since the start. I recently had the opportunity to drive an S800 borrowed from the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville. An evolution of Honda's first ever road ...

According to GM transmission expert Scott Kline, the goal was to package nine ratios in roughly the design envelope of the former six-speed automatic while retaining that transmission's on-axis design ...

BMW is breaking from its illustrious tradition of longitudinally mounted engines with the unveiling of a plug-in hybrid prototype. It's called the Concept Active Tourer, and its space-saving ...

John Voelcker August 13, 2013 Comment Now! Not so long ago, a five-speed automatic transmission was pretty advanced--but we're in a new age now. Six speeds is the norm now even in smaller cars--when ...

The second-generation BMW X1, expected here in early 2016, is smaller and lighter than the existing first-generation model. The new X1 loses optional six-cylinder power; a new high-output ...

In many ways, automotive engine design is converging, as the computer-engineered race toward improved efficiency produces increasingly similar results in Detroit, Tokyo, and Stuttgart. Computer models ...