Pop open the hood on a Ferrari 250 GTO (if you happen to own one or are part of a team that restores these $70-million cars when they go up in flames), and you'll see a 300-horsepower V12 with six ...

Five-cylinder engines occupy a strange sweet spot in automotive history, sitting between the balance of a straight-six and the compact packaging of a four-cylinder. They have powered everything from ...

The five-cylinder engine is uncommon relative to the ubiquitous four-cylinder, six-cylinder, or eight-cylinder variants. As an odd-number engine, it certainly is in a class of just three such engines.

To the uninitiated, inline-5 is just another engine configuration. To the faithful, however, it's religion. Its warbling, off-beat sound is as charismatic as anything in the automotive world. But it's ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

Audi might be the brand of the four rings and Quattro all-wheel drive, but the number five also has an important place in its lore. In 2026, Audi will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its ...

Ford has plenty of V6, V8, and i4 engines to its name, but only one straight-five.

Five-cylinder engines can still be found today, particularly on Audi vehicles, but you won't find many automakers going out of their way to manufacture them.

General Motors Corp. recently announced that it is launching a new inline 5-cyl. engine, which will combine the power of a 6-cyl. with the fuel economy of a 4-cyl., for its redesigned 2004 Chevrolet ...

In a world of fours, sixes, eights, tens, tweves, and sixteens, dare to beat the odds. Be a Five. This sentiment captures the ruthless engineering audacity that defines Audi’s existence. From a ...

Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...