Mid-engine balance is not exclusive to supercars. From the VW-Porsche 914 and the bargain MGF to every flavor of Toyota MR2, ...

Inline and V engines dominate modern combustion vehicle design. Each layout offers unique advantages in packaging, smoothness, cost, and performance. Here is how the two configurations differ and why ...

One bold move transformed the Chevrolet Corvette, shifting the iconic American sports car into a new era of performance and style.

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When the motor car was in its infancy, engineers and designers experimented with all sorts of technologies and ideas to see which would work best. Through years of experimentation – and sometimes ...

Long before the mid-engine layout became the standard for exotic high-performance rides, these road-legal sports cars went all in on placing the motor behind the driver, making history in the process.

Depending on where you are in the world, sports cars can have anywhere between four and 12 cylinders. But three cylinders in a sports car? That must be unheard of, right? Well, it's not. The recipe ...

A bold engineering leap transformed America’s most famous sports car from a front-engine tradition into a global performance disruptor.