VW, Porsche and Subaru became big with it, but these cars also had one

Tatras 97 (1936)

Ferdinand Porsche and Tatra engineer Hans Ledwinka were good acquaintances. However, whether Porsche actually used the Tatra 97 with its air-cooled four-cylinder boxer engine behind the rear axle as inspiration for the VW Beetle remains uncertain.

Jowett Javelin (1947)

No one can accuse the English Jowett of having copied the Tatra 97 platform: the Javelin has its water-cooled four-cylinder boxer engine right in front of the front axle. The cooling radiator is located behind the engine, directly in front of the bulkhead.

Tucker 48 (1948)

The 5.5-liter six-cylinder boxer engine in the Tucker 48 is originally used in helicopters. In the air the engine comes into its own better than in the back of the Tucker: after only 51 cars the curtain falls.

Chevy Corvair (1960)

In response to compact import models, Chevrolet comes with the Corvair. Its 2.2-liter six-cylinder boxer in the rear, together with the swing axle construction, gives it unpredictable handling for many and a dubious reputation as a result.

Citroen GS/GSA (1970)

After decades of two-cylinder boxers, Citroën introduced the completely new GS with a four-cylinder engine in 1970. That four-cylinder also finds its way into the Ami from 1972. In 1984 the Axel appears with the four-cylinder from the GSA. And of course don’t forget the Duck and the Méhari, with their two-cylinder boxer.

Lancia Range (1976)

The four-cylinder boxer engine in the Gamma is a legacy of the Flavia. Although a variant with electronic petrol injection appears in 1980, the days of the boxer at Lancia seem to be numbered, its successor, the Thema, only gets in-line and V engines.

Alfa Romeo 145 (1994)

As successors to the 33 (which in turn succeeded the Alfasud with boxer engines), the Alfas 145 and 146 initially have a longitudinally placed four-cylinder boxer engine. With the major facelift in 1997, it makes way for a transversely mounted in-line engine. End of an era.

These are some examples of boxer engines from various brands, not all of them.