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

If you have been shopping for cars, you may have been told about H4 and V6 engines, but what's the difference? Here's what ...

Car engines need maintenance and cleaning to continue running properly, but unlike cleaning a kitchen or bathroom, you can't ...

The advent of turbochargers on road cars began in the mid-1960s, during the muscle car era when the phrase "there is no replacement for displacement" meant more power output was best achieved with ...

New Zealand's Duke Engines has been busy developing and demonstrating excellent results with a bizarre axial engine prototype that completely does away with valves, while delivering excellent power ...

Back in the early 1990s the Gen II LT1 and LT4 engines powered GM's hottest performance cars, but GM read the tea leaves and knew that this platform would not be able to get them where they would ...

Combustion engines are machines that use the heat and pressure from a combustion reaction to generate mechanical energy. Most combustion engines operate by inducing a controlled burn of fuel and air ...

Hot rodding's pioneers had to be self-reliant, making stuff for themselves. Today, just about everything is available out of a catalog . . . at least for mainstream engines. But what if you have an ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Takashi Ayoma / Getty, Antonio Calanni / AP Formula 1’s car design revolution for 2026 is the biggest in a generation. Not only are the chassis designs ...