The flat-six engine has been around for generations, though its unique shape and construction mean it has limited-use cases in today's cars. That didn't stop Porsche from perfecting the flat-six ...

In Porsche’s long and storied history, few mechanical creations have reached the mythical status of the four-cam flat-four engine. Born in the crucible of motorsport in the early 1950s, it was a ...

Although Subaru didn't invent flat engines, and isn't the only automaker still using them, those motors have become a defining characteristic of the brand. (The same can be said for all-wheel drive, ...

You can probably guess the brand, and the nameplate. Porsche simply has no one left to compete with but Porsche.

The 914/4, as the original is technically called, was introduced with a workmanlike Volkswagen (not Porsche) flat-four engine, and it was popular, too, with more than 115,600 examples produced from ...

Chevrolet's swap to a flat plane crank for the Corvette makes a lot of sense when you look at the performance increases that ...

For pure driving fun, it's hard to beat a sports car. They're sleek, and they're fun. And these days, they're more fuel efficient. When Porsche recently redesigned its entry models, the Cayman and ...