You may have heard your car has a four-stroke engine, but you're not sure what that means. Why are there four? And what is a stroke, anyway? A modern gas engine most commonly uses pistons and a ...

The term Atkinson cycle goes around a lot when talking about automotive engines. What does it mean? When did cars start using these engines?

With the promise of cleaner emissions and more power from a compact package, the Ford 6.0L Power Stroke was introduced in 2003. This new diesel V8 was a jump in power and refinement with the ...

Porsche patented a 6-stroke engine Outside of early Saabs, most gas-powered car engines are a 4-stroke Porsche's 6-stroke patent seems to indicate it could eke more power out of an engine Unless you ...

A modern engineering marvel, the Bugatti Veyron's W16 engine is one of the most impressive and exotic engine layouts to reach production. It's a combination of two VR8 engines, matched to a common ...