Inline and V engines dominate modern combustion vehicle design. Each layout offers unique advantages in packaging, smoothness, cost, and performance. Here is how the two configurations differ and why ...

It’s 1999, and Ducati has won eight out of the last 12 Superbike World Championship (WSBK) riders’ titles. Over the preceding decade, their unique V-twin-powered machines proved to be a dominant force ...

V-twins have been the engine layout of choice for a long time. You will find this layout in sport bikes, adventure bikes, naked bikes, cruisers, and tourers. However, the cost and complexity of the ...

Harley-Davidson introduced the Panhead V-Twin in the fall of 1947 as a replacement for the Knucklehead engine for the upcoming 1948 model year. It would go on to power a number of iconic ...

Six years after Ducati launched the first-gen DesertX, the company has given its beloved adventure motorcycle a major ...

There might be a 7 in its name, but you get the reliable old 645cc 90-degree V-twin engine from the SV650 on the new sports touring middleweight. It generates 72.4 horsepower at 8,500 rpm and 47.2 ...

Harley-Davidson's Milwaukee-Eight engine has two spark plugs per cylinder. It's all about boosting performance, efficiency, and emissions, while reducing heat.

A straight-twin engine, also called an inline-twin or parallel-twin, is a two-cylinder setup where both cylinders sit side by side, upright, and share a single crankshaft. It's the simplest way to ...

Long after luxury brands quit the format, GMC quietly built a massive V-12 for trucks and heavy-duty work. Here’s how it happened.

The Honda RC51 was Honda’s first attempt at building a superbike with a V-twin motor, and they sure hit it out of the park. Ducati dominated WSBK in the 1990s with powerful V-twin engines against four ...