If you were to pop open the hood of any random automobile on the planet, chances are extremely strong that you are going to see an inline engine — sometimes referred to as a straight engine — or a V ...

V-4 engines remain uncommon in cars despite their potential advantages. While automotive enthusiasts regularly discuss V-6, V-8, and larger configurations, V-4 engines are typically found in ...

In 1932, Henry Ford, the acknowledged all-time master of automotive mass production, dealt his competitors a severe blow and elevated the standard of middle-class transportation by introducing his new ...

From its modest beginnings in 1860 as a single-cylinder, coal gas-powered machine capable of just two horsepower, to the high-revving, 1,000-horsepower V6 powerplants used in F1 cars today, the ...

Honda is dabbling in multi-cylinder madness. We first saw it at EICMA last year, and then again this year when the legendary Japanese brand rolled out the V3R 900 prototype and showed off a ...

In an internal combustion engine, air and fuel are injected into the cylinders, where ignitions occur in a controlled environment. The combustion cycles force pistons to move, and that movement is ...