Toyota’s reputation for reliability is legendary. And even though marketing helps, it is the real-life experiences of owners ...

We ask an automotive engine calibration engineer how Chevrolet’s new 5.5-liter LT7 V-8 makes more than 1,000 hp. I instantly got a ton of questions from friends on both sides of the industry. Most ...

The original concept of combustion engines as we understand them dates as far back as the late 1800s. And while they are more or less a solved science today, they definitely didn't start that way.

BMW made engines long before it started building motorcycles and cars. And with more than a century of experience of building great engines, the company has created some spectacular ones over the ...

The popular YouTube channel Engineering Explained is famous for taking complicated engineering concepts, mostly automotive-related, and clearly explaining them to the layman. One of the channel’s ...

In the era of downsizing, automakers are gradually moving away from high-cylinder engines. As a result, they are increasingly in favor of smaller, often turbocharged or hybridized powertrains. A few ...

Four-cylinder engines have been part of the automotive scene for over a century. Yet the quest for more power under the hood dominated most of the 20th century, giving rise to six- and eight-cylinder ...

GM recently dropped the details on the new 2025 C8 ZR1. As an engineer who has worked in both OEM development and aftermarket performance, I’m nothing short of impressed. I spent the last ...