Inline and V engines dominate modern combustion vehicle design. Each layout offers unique advantages in packaging, smoothness, cost, and performance. Here is how the two configurations differ and why ...

For years, the automotive conversation has revolved around electrification, with EVs and hybrids often framed as the inevitable future of transportation. Yet despite that momentum, the ...

Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition. What is the future of gasoline engines, or internal combustion engines? HCCI is an alternative to traditional gasoline or diesel engines, which doesn't use a ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv ...

Almost all gasoline engines, whether they're efficient-yet-less-refined four-cylinders, high-horsepower V6s, or growly and torque-rich V8s, use much the same process to create power. The "Otto cycle" ...

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions following the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Some of the most famous engines of all time are V8s, but what about the ones that have flown under the radar? Here are eight ...

A top talent who’s proven his skills across the world of racing, Connor Zilisch is ready to take NASCAR by storm. Stock car racing is known for the ear-splitting noise of high-performance internal ...

EV driver Jon Dee is paying nothing to power his car, while 4WD enthusiast Simon Christie is facing a $400 bil.

The new F1 season is upon is, and it's a blank canvas in the paddock, where teams have been preparing for the new rulebook. So what has changed?