"No replacement for displacement" was the motto that produced some large powerplants during the exciting muscle car era. Nevertheless, this motto was taken to another dimension in the case of these ...

Toyota, Mazda and Subaru are not giving up on internal combustion yet. The Japanese auto giants are forging ahead with the development of new internal combustion engines, which the automakers say are ...

A global slump in sales is prompting automakers to rethink the rush to EVs. Reports of the death of the internal combustion engine have been greatly exaggerated. In the wake of stalled consumer demand ...

With oil reserves projected to exhaust by 2040 and mounting climate concerns, the automotive industry faces an urgent need for alternative fuel sources. Companies like Toyota and Honda have championed ...

NOTE: With this issue of HOT ROD, your Shop Series begins a slightly different and more comprehensive approach to the discussion of engine and vehicle basics. In the coming months, you'll find a frank ...

With all the recent emphasis on electric vehicles, we often overlook the technology that still powers most cars on the road today. The internal combustion engine (ICE) has been at the heart of the ...

Small, ultra-fast, primary and “afterburner” secondary combustion events promise to deliver brake thermal efficiency as high as 69 percent. A better mousetrap? Even now, as electrification seems ...

Production cars have come a long way since the invention of the combustion engine, and car manufacturers have always sought to innovate and push the limits of what is possible. An area of particular ...

V-shaped engines like the V6 and V8 power lots of cars, but you probably never think about what, exactly, that V angle is. That's okay. Automotive engineers do.