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 ...

The combustion engine is undoubtedly one of the most influential inventions of not just the past few centuries, but the entire history of humanity. It has played a vital role in revolutionizing ...

Across more than a century of automotive history, a handful of engines have earned reputations for surviving abuse, neglect, and astronomical odometer readings. The most durable designs share a common ...

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 ...

Since the invention of one of the earliest practical cars, the Motorwagen, over a century ago, most vehicles have relied on ...

In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design, replacing it with a simple, single-chamber design and a thick, ...

The new S-Class features many changes, one of which, taking place under the hood, brings better performance with it.

When you’re shopping for a car, a few concerns should be uppermost in your mind. Cost matters, of course. But reliability deserves equal weight — especially when it comes to the engine. After all, the ...

How much power can a stock-engine Honda Civic Type R FL5 make? Well, this one makes 620 hp, showing us the engine's headroom.