As the automotive industry evolves, one engine layout is making a surprising resurgence. But what benefits does this ...
The upcoming DesignCon show at the Santa Clara Convention Center, January 28 through 30, includes 16 Drive World sessions that discuss technical issues of specific interest to the auto industry. They ...
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 defining characteristic of a two-stroke engine is to fire (combust) every time the piston is at top dead center. This makes them highly power dense, but also notoriously makes two-stroke engines ...
Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...
What makes a great internal-combustion motor? We explain why these petrols, diesels and even a hybrid made the list ...
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One of GM’s most complicated engines had no crankshaft, four pistons, two cylinders, a turbine, and could run on whale oil
Automotive history is full of dead ends that eventually get lost to time. Seventy years ago, the free-piston engine was ...
In 1932, Henry Ford, the acknowledged all-time master of automotive mass production, dealt his competitors a severe blow and elevated the standard of middle-class transportation by introducing his new ...
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