With smaller engines becoming ever more popular with the rise of hybrid technology, they've become more powerful. This is the ...

V6 vs inline 6, which is the superior layout? Most car fans have their favorite, but their loyalty usually stems from an emotional attachment to a particular make and model, rather than actual facts ...

General Motors has filed a new patent that offers a look at how the company may be rethinking cylinder deactivation for its next generation of pushrod engines. The application, published by the U.S.

In case you missed it, the automotive industry has been on a steady trajectory of internal combustion engine (ICE) downsizing for years. Battery-powered electric vehicles may capture most of the ...

One fascinating aspect of the automobile world is how many different engine sizes and configurations are available. From the large 16-cylinder 8.0L under the hood of Bugatti Veyron to the compact 1.6L ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

Rotary engines (also known as Wankel engines and Wankel rotary engines) are quite different from piston or "reciprocating" engines. One of the distinguishing features is that they don't need valves to ...