Boxer engines offer superior balance and lower center of gravity vs inline engines, but cost more to build and maintain.

The 860HP Subaru GL Wagon delivers an extreme turbocharged boxer engine note paired with a lightning-fast sequential gearbox ...

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 ...

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 ...

Erik Sherman is an automotive journalist and motorcycle enthusiast. Although he has served and worked all over the world in different capacities, his passions belong to all things automotive. His love ...

The plastic cover of a Subaru Boxer engine showing the Subaru constellation logo - Topuria Design/Shutterstock Flat engines are horizontally-opposed piston engines, and this group includes Boxer ...

We explain why Subaru’s boxer engine layout is especially well-suited for off-roading, from stability to traction advantages. Subaru continues using boxer engines for low center of gravity and ...

How boxer engines work, why they’re not just “flat” engines, and a 120-year evolution traced from the 1899 Benz to the latest Porsche and Subaru boxers. Boxer engines feature flat, opposing pistons ...