Engine sound has long been treated as a performance metric, a kind of acoustic dyno sheet that tells drivers how hard a car is working. As digital audio and electrification spread, engine sounds are ...

You know it when you hear it: the grumbly, all-too-unmistakable sound of an approaching Subaru and its characteristic flat-four-cylinder engine. Since the mid-1960s, the boxer engine has been a ...

When you ask a car person what sound a loud Subaru makes, they'd likely mention the thrum of the brand's iconic boxer four cylinder, since that's the sound Subaru's legendary rally cars make while ...

The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class features an engine that's meant for sports cars, so why does it power a luxury sedan?

Some drivers might enjoy the sound of turbo flutter, but it's not something you should want to keep around. There are few good things that can come from it.