Happy Boxing Day! In the British Commonwealth countries, this is a holiday that commemorates the practice of giving a box of ...

When Benda first showed off its hybrid boxer engine concept, the immediate takeaway was simple. It was small, horizontally ...

Benda is one of the lesser known brands that certainly made an impact at the 2025 EICMA show in Milan, with its P51 hybrid ...

Explore how boxer engines really work, why they’re not just “flat” engines, and how Porsche and Subaru kept a 120-year-old design alive in some of today’s quickest cars.

Note: It’s purely MotoGP. Now that we have that clarified, here’s the big breaking news: Yamaha recently declared that it was formally retiring its iconic inline-four "big-bang" M1 – the same platform ...

When Chevrolet launched the C8 Corvette in 2019, it represented a significant shift from previous versions of the iconic model, moving its engine from the front to the rear for the first time in the ...

Typically, when one pictures a passenger car engine with two heads, the first thought that comes to mind is a V6. These ubiquitous engines are almost universally found within just about every major ...

It may seem hard to believe someone would neglect a classic Porsche for decades, but it happens more often than you think. This 1960s 912, for instance, was parked in 1979 and didn't get proper TLC ...

The last few years have been quite the roller-coaster ride for Porsche's product planners. As with much of the Volkswagen Group, the carmaker went in hard on electrification around the turn of the ...

Subaru provided flights from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon, and accommodation so Ars could drive the new Crosstrek. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Even at a brief glance, the Subaru ...

Boxer engines have long stood out in the combustion industry due to their unique flat layout and distinct mechanical characteristics. Rather than stacking cylinders vertically or in a V-shape, boxer ...

When you think of boxer engines with their flat, horizontally opposed architecture, it's likely that vintage Volkswagens such as the original Beetle spring to mind. Or perhaps Porsche, which named an ...