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 ...

Pop the hood on a classic Mazda RX-7 or RX-8 and the engine bay looks oddly empty. That is the charm of the rotary engine: a compact lump of metal that trades pistons and valves for a spinning ...

While diesel engines don't need spark plugs, they do need air ventilation for proper combustion. This is a problem for vessels traveling underwater, such as submarines. Yet diesel submarines exist and ...

Engineers have a lot to think about when designing new engines, and one of the biggest considerations is the shape of the pistons in the cylinders.

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" ...

As the season-opener Australian Grand Prix gets underway on Sunday, here's a look at some of the most sweeping rule changes ...

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, ...

Electrification is no longer a question of if in the automotive world. The real debate now is how. Electrification has arrived, but the industry still hasn't agreed on exactly what that should look ...

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 ...

As Formula 1 resets, mastering the new hybrid engines may separate the frontrunners from the ...

Aston Martin’s partnership with engine supplier Honda is not even a race old and it is already in crisis. After just one day ...

Strategic thinking might be most crucial at the start of the race. Whereas the previous power unit — through the disposed-of ...