BMW's B58 turbocharged inline-six engine is the result of a lot of experimentation, failure, and gained knowledge. In the mid-2000s, BMW decided to take turbocharging mainstream, initially on its ...

Some car enthusiasts see the engine as its centerpiece, the jewel in the crown that should be proudly displayed wherever possible. Modified, high-performance cars often have a blower, shaker scoop, or ...

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 RevForce engine is a working prototype scaled to 200 horsepower (149 kW) in a straight-twin configuration. Alpha-Otto is launching a WeFunder campaign in mid-July of 2025 to move the RevForce past ...

Everyone generally knows about piston and rotary engines, with many a flamewar having been waged over the pros and cons of each design. The “correct” answer is thus to combine both into a single ...

Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler and RAM, caused quite a ruckus in 2024 when it announced it would discontinue the legendary HEMI engine in its RAM trucks. However, the blowback from this ...

Sean is a JDM and off-road enthusiast of many years, and an automotive photographer. He holds a B.A. in Literature and Writing Studies, an A.A. in Communications, and an A.A. in English. He is ...

When we here in the modern age think of an “engine,” we are usually thinking of a four-stroke, four-cylinder, gasoline-fed, internal-combustion engine with the valves on the top. But why must that be ...

While electric and hybrid power trains are leading in the performance race, when it comes to pure internal combustion engines, you'd think the only way to achieve horsepower heaven would be to get a ...

If you have a basic understanding of how a turbocharged engine like the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla's souped-up three-cylinder works, it's not hard to figure out that they pose reliability issues you won't ...