High-output engines live in a world of brutal cylinder pressures, extreme temperatures and razor-thin safety margins, and the humble piston sits at the center of that storm. When power levels climb, ...

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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 ...

The V6 engine still doesn't get the credit it deserves, but these five powerplants prove that the configuration can lead to epic results. When the first mass-produced automotive V6 came into being in ...

Ram is winding up something big for the desert and trail crowd, and the early clues point to a high-performance off-road ...

Most inline-four engines use a flat-plane crank, meaning two pistons rise while two fall, giving perfect primary balance and even 180-degree firing intervals. Yamaha broke from this in 2009 with the ...

BMW fans, you can breathe a sigh of relief. The German automaker says its high-performance M straight-six and V8 engines will live on past the introduction of tougher Euro 8 emissions regulations. As ...

View post: Amazon Has a ‘Reliable’ 128-Piece Tool Set for Under $30 Hyundai is developing a high-efficiency, high-performance mid-engine sports car engine. An engineer mentioned a new Genesis engine ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The 5.7-liter Hemi was the first engine of Chrysler's modern Gen III V8 family, introduced in the 2003 Ram trucks. Since then, it has been ...

If you’re looking to get into a high-performance Hyundai today, you have just two options—albeit, pretty good ones. There’s the rockin’ Elantra N sedan and the real-life racing simulator Ioniq 5 N EV.

Photo: Ferrari S.p.A. Throughout history, carmakers have equipped countless production models with V12 engines, and some of those powerplants have become engineering masterpieces that deserve to be ...