Lets face it, when it comes to reliability, we all know the Japanese have most other manufacturers beat. Some have developed a following among Petrol & Gear heads alike. Most for either in turbocharged or supercharged form, have given larger V8s and V12s a colossal run for their money.

Now its time to see how much of a following these engines have: Choose your favorite 4 & 6 bangers above...

Here are the nominees for the most Monstrous Japanese 4 Cylinder engine:

Honda - F22C1 Inline 4 from the Honda S2000
Honda - R18A1 Inline 4 from the Honda Civic
Honda - K20Z2 Inline 4 from the Honda Civic
Toyota - 2ZZ-GE Inline 4 from the Toyota Corolla
Mitsubishi - 4B11T Inline 4 from the EVO X
Mitsubishi - 4G63T Inline 4 from the Evo IX
Subaru - FB20 Flat 4 Boxer from the Impreza
Nissan - SR20 Inline 4 from the Sentra


And here are the nominees for the Most Monstrous Japanese 6 Cylinder engine:

Toyota - 2JZ-GTE Inline 6 from the Toyota Supra
Nissan - RB26DETT Inline 6 from the Skyline GTR
Nissan - VR38DRTT V6 from the Current GTR
Nissan - VG30DETT from the 300ZX
Honda - C32B V6 from the Honda NSX
Mitsubishi - 6G74 V6 from the Mitsubishi 3000GT
Subaru - EG33 Flat 6 from the Subaru SVX
Subaru - EZ36D Flat 6 from the Legacy


Lets not forget these Monstrous Rotary engines from Mazda.

Mazda - 13B-REW Rotary from the RX-7
Mazda - 13B-MSP Renesis Rotary from the RX-8
Mazda - 20B-REW Tri-Rotor Rotary from the Eunos Cosmo