Sergiu is a mechanically minded car enthusiast about to finish his university degree. From attending car meets and expositions to creating automotive content, Sergiu thrives in the presence of cars.

Inline-fours offer smoother operation and reliability; three-cylinders are lighter and more efficient.

Subaru is known for its four-cylinder engines, BMW for its six-cylinders, and Chevy for its V8s. There is a reason why there are so many different engine types on the market, and that's because each ...

Gasoline and diesel engines are very different. The former rely on spark ignition while the latter use compression ignition. Diesel engines typically run at much higher compression ratios than ...

There's a reason why gearheads put both LS (not to be confused with LT) and Vortec engines under the same umbrella of "LS", despite GM originally assigning them different badges. (And in case you're ...

If you think about what American automobile culture was all about in the 1960s, it was obviously the muscle car. People wanted hulking, powerful engines that they could put under the hoods of their ...

Oooh, two General Motors V8s within a cubic inch of each other! They have to be nearly the same engine, right? After all, the Chevrolet 454 and Pontiac 455 come from the same corporate parent, and ...