All engines come with tradeoffs. Some lack horsepower but make up for it with a lot of torque. Some are glorious to wring out but will cost you thousands of dollars in repairs down the line. Some aren ...

Badly labeled or confusing fuel pumps turn a routine stop into a four‑figure gamble. When drivers grab the wrong nozzle or a station dispenses contaminated fuel, engines can be ruined in minutes and ...

There have been so many hundreds of different engine configurations built in the history of the automobile. Statistically some of them are bound to be stinkers. Some of these engines are on the list ...

A car rebuild expert bought a Chevrolet Camaro sight unseen, rated 1.3 out of 5. The listing had so many red flags that he should have just looked at it from miles away and just forget about it. In ...

A diesel engine is simultaneously incredibly simple and incredibly violent, using compression as a means of ignition. This is because of the properties of diesel fuel: Namely, diesel is less volatile ...

Launched in the 2010's model year, the EcoBoost engine uses a combination of a smaller displacement engine along with direct fuel injection and variable cam timing to maximize fuel efficiency and a ...

A dealership took a 2017 Genesis G90 in on trade and then, decided to auction it off. It was listed as having an oil pressure issue, suggesting that it needed a new engine. Nobody even came near it.