Subaru has been using some version of the "boxer" style engine for the past several decades. This is why it works so well for ...

Part of Subaru’s unwavering belief in the boxer is its ability to make a car safer in the event of a crash. However, ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Flat engines like Subaru’s Boxer are nothing new. The design, which gives the finger to inline and V-type engines and instead incorporates horizontally opposed banks of pistons, was patented in 1896 ...

Subaru’s flat-four engines have earned a loyal following for their low center of gravity and all-weather confidence, but they ...

H4 engines are horizontally opposed four-cylinder engines also commonly known by names like flat-four and boxer. For comparison, most four-cylinder automobile engines are upright inline designs. The ...

You're a gearhead. You know to chuckle knowingly and condescendingly when some dumbass refers to the "V4" in their Honda Civic. You know your stuff. You know what a flat engine is, too. It's an ...

We have seen a number of different videos in the Porsche Top 5 series, the latest one is the Advantages Of The Porsche Boxer Engine. The video features the legendary Hans Mezger who has been designing ...