You're probably familiar with the standard combustion process that powers most cars, but some engines use a more efficient ...

You've probably heard of two- and four-stroke engines, but what are the four strokes of a gasoline engine? And how do they ...

NOTE: With this issue of HOT ROD, your Shop Series begins a slightly different and more comprehensive approach to the discussion of engine and vehicle basics. In the coming months, you'll find a frank ...

V-shaped engines like the V6 and V8 power lots of cars, but you probably never think about what, exactly, that V angle is.

Rotary engines have an aura of cool. In games of Top Trumps, the V12 might have been king, but a rotary was a joker, a wild card. A lack of mainstream success no doubt contributes; there are reasons ...

You hear endless myths about the Mazda RX-7, from breathless praise of its “magic” to horror stories about blown apex seals.

From a gearhead's viewpoint—take that back, anybody's informed perspective—there's one guy who stands out as a catalyst in the art of automotive as we know it. Not talking about the caveman who ...

Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. company, announced today that America’s only staged combustion liquid rocket booster engine currently in development achieved an important milestone July 12 at NASA’s Stennis ...