Hardcore gearheads are well-versed in engine nomenclature, but for folks whose car knowledge ends with the difference between a manual and automatic transmission, engine designations can seem ...

V4 engines are few and far between(except in motorcycles). It's the reverse situation from 8-cylinder engines, where there are scores of V8s and a count-them-on-one ...

Thanks to their compact design, V4 engines today dominate the pinnacle of motorcycle racing, Moto GP. Being narrower, they allow for greater lean angles and dominate the grid. However, V4 engines are ...

Motorcycling, and the automotive world at large, survives through innovation. It needs people and brands who forge new paths and test things without fear of failure, questioning the status quo. And ...

Dmitry is a former Motorcycle Safety Foundation Rider-Coach, a writer of several fiction novels, a travel junky and an occasional YouTuber. He's owned and ridden a lot of motorcycles, loves vintage ...

V4 engines developed specifically for automobiles are now extinct, but they were at the heart of several cars throughout history. Now widely used by motorcycle manufacturers, the V4 engine was first ...