With more and more new electric cars on the horizon, the future of internal combustion engines seems darker every day. But this new type of hyper-efficient engine design might keep it around for a bit ...

The Ford Model T is the definition of an automotive icon. Arguably the most important car ever made in America, the Model T motorized the country for the first time, establishing how cars would be ...

A clean-sheet engine design always merits a second look, and when that engine is a high-tech unit designed as the volume-seller for a global conglomerate that’s been in rough straits, it’s worth a ...

Little by little, Maserati is distancing itself from Ferrari. In addition to replacing the twin-turbo V8 in the Quattroporte and Levante with an all-new engine, there’s a V6 in the pipeline for no ...

Late-model engines such as the GM Gen III/IV, Ford Mod motors, and the late-model Mopar Hemi have become the new darlings of horsepower seekers. These engines have strong cylinder blocks, excellent ...

There’s something mesmerizing about cutaway engines. With a few well-placed cuts, you can show what goes on inside a tremendously complex component and make it accessible to a wider audience. Cutaway ...

The spark plug was a key invention in the history of the internal combustion engine, allowing combustion to be easily controlled and engines to rev faster than messy earlier designs. Mid-century cars ...