Most of us know of Subaru for its past rally dominance, which mainly took place during the mid-1990s. Back then, the Subaru Impreza took the World Rally Championship (WRC) by storm thanks to its ...

We’ve talked about Benda a few times before, and it seems every time there’s a new motorcycle from the Chinese brand, there’s ...

The flat-eight engine, also known as an eight-cylinder boxer or horizontally opposed engine, is a rare configuration that was never used on a production car, although it was relatively successful in ...

Subaru is a brand that's known to do things a bit differently than other mainstream car manufacturers. All but one of its cars come with standard all-wheel-drive, it has a historic commitment to ...

Sometimes, the auto world can be a very confusing place for non-experts. There's a lot of jargon to sift through, and you'd be forgiven for not knowing your ECU from your BEV and EBD. In other cases, ...

When it comes to internal combustion engines (ICE), the vast majority of the cars sold are motivated by “inline” and “V-type” engines. These terms designate the configuration of the cylinders arranged ...

How boxer engines work, why they’re not just “flat” engines, and a 120-year evolution traced from the 1899 Benz to the latest Porsche and Subaru boxers. Boxer engines feature flat, opposing pistons ...

Subaru and Porsche aren’t the only ones with boxer engines these days. Even Chinese automaker BYD has built one for its ultra-lux flagship sedan. It’s a bit of a surprise, given that BYD already has ...