From a radical new Honda three-cylinder engine, to Ferrari's wacky oval-shaped pistons, to the latest Toyota Hilux, things ...

Engines have remained fairly true to form over the years without a lot of unusual changes, but a new Ferrari design could ...

Ferrari is exploring radical oval pistons that could shrink engines, boost efficiency, and reinvent how high-performance gas motors are designed for the next generation. Oval pistons could also lower ...

The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long; we all know that. However, some of the newest engine designs are ...

Ferrari is exploring a groundbreaking approach to the internal combustion engine, as revealed by a recent European patent filing. Departing from the industry-standard round pistons, this new design ...

When we here in the modern age think of an “engine,” we are usually thinking of a four-stroke, four-cylinder, gasoline-fed, internal-combustion engine with the valves on the top. But why must that be ...

Free-piston engine generators and linear machines represent an innovative departure from conventional rotary systems, offering high thermal efficiency and operational flexibility by eliminating the ...

Give it wheels and a steering mechanism, and people will try to power it with anything they can. Visionary (and not-so-visionary) tinkerers and engineers have experimented with everything from steam ...

In a world dominated by pistons, the rotary engine was something different for motorists. It was the vision of German engineer Felix Wankel, built on the belief that the up-and-down motion of pistons ...

I can never resist a good oddball engine, and this one’s pedigree is impressive. See if you can bend your mind around it. Most of you reading this probably have at least a basic understanding of how ...