For this list, we consider four-cylinder gas engines of any configuration ... with some four-pot diesels being over 4.0 ...

allowing the lightweight sports car to hit 60 mph from zero in 4.1 seconds. But when you push down on that gas pedal, the Alfa Romeo 4C just sounds mean. So what four-cylinder engine possibly ...

Porsche started out with four-cylinders in the 356, 912 and additional models, not to mention the inline-fours in the 944 and others. Remember, even its latest 919 Hybrid endurance racer uses a V4.

Power came from a 147-horsepower, turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine ... joined the lineup in 2001. The base engine was a 115-hp, gas four-cylinder, but shoppers looking for more power ...