The first straight-six internal combustion engine design, produced by Spyker in 1903, led to widespread usage of similar designs over the following years. While V8 power would eventually dominate the ...

The history of automotive engine development is long and varied, from the single-cylinder gas engine that powered the Patent Motorwagen in the 19th century to the 500-plus horsepower electric motor in ...

The Hemi V8 engine returned in 2003. Could the Slant-6 be next? Fan and insider website Allpar.com reports that Fiat-Chrysler is secretly working on a new inline-6-cylinder to replace its current line ...

Reports of the V8 engine’s death have been greatly exaggerated -- we never cease to be amazed at just how much reliable power (and efficiency) engineers are able to squeeze out of supposedly “obsolete ...

When most of us think Mopar, we think Dodge, Plymouth, and Chrysler, and sometimes even Imperial or DeSoto, but forget about an important part of the Chrysler Corporation's business, the marine ...

It's the return of the Slant-6. Just without the slant. Stellantis has revealed an all-new inline-six-cylinder engine family that is launching this year as a more fuel efficient alternative to its ...

Some call it “bulletproof.” Others call it “Methuselah.” Whatever you call it, Chrysler’s venerable inline-six-cylinder of the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s has a reputation for taking heaps of abuse and ...

Turbo Slant SixWe are building a '65 Plymouth Slant Six engine with a turbo. The engine builders in the Portland, Oregon, area either tell us that the compression ratio should be 8:1 or that you can ...