On paper, modern engines should have buried their predecessors long ago. Computer-controlled fuel injection, turbocharging and strict emissions rules have pushed engineers toward ever more complex ...

Two-stroke engines have steadily fallen out of favor over the last 50 years or so. While they sport great power-to-weight ratios and are often much simpler mechanically than their four-stroke ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The two proposed adaptive engines that might one day power the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter have passed an important ...

There are certain engine configurations that are known even to those whose interest in engines is minimal. For instance, most people will know what makes a V-engine a V-engine, and even the ...

Towards the second half of the 20th century, the quest to create an engine with more power, long-term reliability, and higher ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ferrari is exploring a groundbreaking approach to the internal combustion engine, as revealed by a recent European patent filing.

DAYTON, Ohio—The Air Force is working on one engine design to power the service’s highly secret new fighter jet—no matter which company builds the plane. The future engine, called Next Generation ...

Intake, compression, power, then exhaust. Every 4-stroke engine ever made – about 80% of all engines currently in existence – function on this principle – even rotary engines. But now, Porsche has ...

The Rotating Detonation Engine being developed by Pratt & Whitney has no moving parts, which reduces complexity and costs, and could help enable high-speed, long-range flight with increased efficiency ...

All too often when traveling and teaching engine company operations around the country, I’m amazed at the varying layouts of engines. Whether I’m impressed or shocked, I often will ask, “Why did you ...

It took Chevrolet more than six decades to switch the Corvette’s front-engine layout to a mid-engine design. Unfortunately for sports car lovers, Dodge never had the opportunity of doing that with the ...