Remember when Aston Martin used to offer a straight-six? The year was 1999 when the DB7 V12 Vantage doubled the number of cylinders, and just like that, the 3.2-liter supercharged engine was history.

The Lagonda Straight-6 is one of the most celebrated six-cylinder engines in the world. Used by Aston Martin for plenty of decades ever since the days of the DB2, the long-lived powerplant was dropped ...

Mercedes calls their Mild Hybrid technology "EQ Boost", but don't let the term 'mild' fool you — this hybrid system is built to perform. One of its applications is the Mercedes-Benz M256 powerplant: a ...

Mercedes calls their Mild Hybrid technology “EQ Boost”, but don’t let the term ‘mild’ fool you — this hybrid system is built to perform. One of its applications is the Mercedes-Benz M256 powerplant: a ...

Mercedes will launch a new AMG designation in its redesigned CLS going on sale next year. The new Mercedes-AMG CLS53 is expected to be the first in a new line of AMG 53 models. It likely will be ...

The M256 generates at 48 volts, then down-converts to 12 volts through a power-electronics pack for conventional systems such as the stereo or engine ignition. It has both a conventional 12-volt ...

Once upon a time, the straight six was a dominant engine design. Jaguar put them in its best cars, Jeep built its late 20th century reputation upon them, and almost every humdrum family car or pickup ...

Yesterday at the Detroit Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz showed off two new straight-six-powered AMG models, the CLS53 and the E53. According to Ola Källenius, R&D chief at Mercedes, more straight-sixes are ...

Mercedes-Benz built the world’s first petrol-powered car in 1886, and since then, the brand has become synonymous with luxury and performance. The automaker has always been ambitious, as indicated by ...

Mercedes will launch a new AMG designation in its redesigned CLS going on sale next year. The new Mercedes-AMG CLS53 is expected to be the first in a new line of AMG 53 models. It likely will be ...

In the push for more efficient engines, the world is moving to downsize and turbocharge everything at the moment - even the Ford Mustang is available with an EcoBoost motor. In spite of the downsizing ...