Boxer engines may not be very common, but they're an interesting design and offer a few advantages and disadvantages. Here's how they compare to inline engines.

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Famously used almost exclusively in Subarus, boxer engines are among the quirkier engine configurations still in common usage today. We all know them by their signature flat layout — a boxer is a type ...

The horizontally opposed engine was created in 1897, and Subaru is one of only a few automakers to rely almost entirely on its layout. Unlike more traditional engines, which align their pistons in a V ...

A boxer engine is a relatively unique configuration. In the car world, it's famously the layout of many Subarus and some Porsches, especially going back to air-cooled 911s. It was also used in old air ...

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