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.

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 ...

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 ...

The brand-new 2025 bmw R1300R is here, the latest bike in BMW’s range to get the updated 1300cc boxer engine. I’ve not always been convinced that a boxer works in a roadster-style motorcycle, but this ...

There’s something timeless about BMW motorcycles built around the Big Boxer engine. Indeed, the flat-twin design has endured for a century, and the Boxer has powered BMW Motorrad‘s most iconic bikes ...

Typically, when one pictures a passenger car engine with two heads, the first thought that comes to mind is a V6. These ubiquitous engines are almost universally found within just about every major ...

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 ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio’s latest market research report on the global automotive flat boxer engine market provides an analysis of the most important trends expected to impact the market ...

Bad leaders, a complacent crew and maintenance cost-cutting by the Navy contributed to a series of engineering failures on the USS Boxer that prevented the ship from going to sea for more than one ...

A “boxer” engine is one with cylinders positioned horizontally instead of vertically — the latter configuration found in inline and V-type engines — and the pistons move in the opposite direction from ...