It's important to keep in mind that the combustion process occurs in a very brief period of time. Due to a variety of conditions that include mixture density, homogeneity, temperature, fuel ...

First introduced in the 2009 CC, the EA888 continued Volkswagen’s move toward smaller, turbocharged engines that offer the ...

NOTE: With this issue of HOT ROD, your Shop Series begins a slightly different and more comprehensive approach to the discussion of engine and vehicle basics. In the coming months, you'll find a frank ...

We've seen many engine configurations come and go, with some being more noteworthy than others and some being just outrageous. Honda attempted to modify the shapes of the pistons used in its engine, ...

When two equal turbochargers work independently, it's parallel. If a small turbocharger operates at lower rpm, then a larger one at higher rpm, it's sequential.

Rotary engines have an aura of cool. In games of Top Trumps, the V12 might have been king, but a rotary was a joker, a wild card. A lack of mainstream success no doubt contributes; there are reasons ...

Red Bull believes the internal combustion engine represents a major developmental battleground over the coming years.

The story of how Honda developed an oval-piston race engine that ultimately failed but still made history along the way. Honda pioneered oval piston technology in the 1970s for four-stroke racing ...