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 ...

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

Mercedes confirmed the expected step forward: in Melbourne the W17 showed an advantage that does not depend exclusively on the engine and more effective hybrid management. In particular, the latter ...

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" ...

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 ...

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 ...