Mazda is no stranger to baffling car experts with an out-of-the-box engine design, and its latest patent continues this trend of innovation with interesting results. Their new six-stroke engine design ...

Over subsequent decades, Chevrolet expanded its engine lineup to include high-displacement engines for heavy-duty ...

Traditionally, in engine building, high displacement and high horsepower figures go hand in hand. You've probably heard the phrase, "there's no replacement for displacement." While that might have ...

How boxer engines work, why they’re not just “flat” engines, and a 120-year evolution traced from the 1899 Benz to the latest Porsche and Subaru boxers. Boxer engines feature flat, opposing pistons ...

For 42 years, the XK was Jaguar’s secret weapon. It proved its worth on the racetrack and powered generations of cars. The company’s leap into electrics could take a similar path. By Paul Stenquist ...

Discussing which engine is better between a straight-six and a V8 is something that feels like a plotline from The Fast and the Furious, if the franchise actually cared about cars. It’s “import versus ...

Some engines become legendary for their impressive power, while others build their reputations through sheer dependability.

Rear-engined car models have been rare across automotive history, but many of them are historic and iconic. It's important to understand the difference between mid- and rear-engine placement and how ...

Cars that share major internal components are often similar and in the same vehicle class. However, there are plenty of cars out there that share an engine despite offering completely different ...