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.

Subaru is generally known for a lot of things. Almost all of its cars come with all-wheel drive as standard, something virtually no other mainstream car company does. The brand is also known for its ...

The four-cylinder, horizontally opposed "Boxer" engine is so ubiquitous within Subaru that it's only been substantially redesigned once since 1966. At least, until today. Today, Subaru has taken the ...

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 ...

Isaac Atienza is a Filipino motoring journalist who joined TopSpeed.com in 2021. He also owns a Filpino motoring website called Go Flat Out PH and is also a contributor to a local newspaper called The ...

For more than 100 years, boxer engines have been used to power various vehicles. Among the manufacturers who still employ this design are Porsche and Subaru, with both companies continuing to perfect ...

Subaru and Porsche are the only carmakers that use the boxer engine design nowadays. Even if most of the variations that are out in the world already or are available for purchase now are known as ...

Although the basic principles of an internal combustion engine are universal, the manner in which these engines are designed and function vary greatly. Some engine configurations are designed in a ...

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 ...