Toyota’s modern performance image is built on turbocharged three-cylinders and hybrid hypercars, but one of its most ...
Some engines are remembered for their power, others for their sound. A smaller group earns a different kind of fame: the ...
When it comes to automotive innovation, some engines stand out not just for their power or efficiency, but for how they reshaped the industry and our expectations of what cars can achieve. Today, ...
Towards the second half of the 20th century, the quest to create an engine with more power, long-term reliability, and higher ...
Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...
The 395-hp inline-6 combines electric supercharging with turbocharging to deliver instant throttle response and efficiency ...
Ferrari patented a 2-stroke opposed-piston hydrogen combustion engine — a design used in diesel trucks and submarines, not ...
The defining characteristic of a two-stroke engine is to fire (combust) every time the piston is at top dead center. This makes them highly power dense, but also notoriously makes two-stroke engines ...
Intake, compression, power, then exhaust. Every 4-stroke engine ever made – about 80% of all engines currently in existence – function on this principle – even rotary engines. But now, Porsche has ...
In 1978, General Motors revealed its 'revolutionary' 350 V8 diesel engine... which turned out to be one of the most terrible ...
Since its introduction in 1886 by Karl Benz, the automobile has been a fundamental force that changed the world. From enabling economic growth, bridging distances, and accelerating the development of ...