We can trace this straight-six love affair back to 1936.

One motorcycle has ruled long-distance touring by never changing its engine's layout. A BMW concept from this year's Concorso ...

BMW and inline engines, specifically, its six-cylinder straights, have quite a reputation within the automotive sphere. While BMW didn't invent the first straight-six engine, its take on the ...

Nathaniel is an experienced automotive writer with more than 10 years of automotive writing under his belt. From model reviews to industry politics to new innovations and development, he covers a wide ...

Inline six engines, also commonly known as straight sixes, are widely regarded in the enthusiast community as some of the smoothest and simplest engine layouts, a fact inherent to their design. But ...

The inline-6 engine is popular with enthusiasts, thanks to its smoothness and power, but what are the drawbacks of using the ...

Discussing which engine is better between a straight-six and a V8 is something that feels like a plotline from The Fast and the Furious, if the franchise actually cared about cars. It's "import versus ...

For decades, the gold standard brand for a straight-six-cylinder-powered sport sedan has been BMW. But the gold standard doesn't necessarily mean being the only general game in town worth considering.

When shopping for a car, our mind often goes to horsepower. But in the world of semi trucks, balance and torque are the most important things. And that's where the inline-6 engine shines. Unlike a V8, ...

There’s little question that shifting industry sands are threatening the greatest combustion engines. For BMW, that could mean an ignominious end to their V8s and legendary inline-sixes. A new report ...

The enthusiast world loves inline-six engines - engines with six cylinders in a row - and BMW is an example of an automaker with a long history of inline-sixers. As we'll see later, the format has its ...