Hydrogen is a relatively new player in the alternative fuel market, offering an alternative to electric cars and hybrids with its own take on green emissions. However, hydrogen-powered technology ...

How engines work. What is an internal combustion engine? This video is the perfect introduction into learning about how cars ...

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 ...

Turbocharger use is more prolific than ever, and understanding how one works explains why it’s such a popular choice. To understand the benefit of a turbo, we need a refresher on the basics of the ...

Volkswagen and its subsidiaries make a wide variety of powerful and reliable engines that can satisfy just about any driver, whether it's having some fun in a Golf R, or commuting to work and back in ...

I can never resist a good oddball engine, and this one’s pedigree is impressive. See if you can bend your mind around it. Most of you reading this probably have at least a basic understanding of how ...

How boxer engines work, why they’re not just “flat” engines, and a 120-year evolution traced from the 1899 Benz to the latest Porsche and Subaru boxers. Boxer engines feature flat, opposing pistons ...

Once exclusive to high-performance motorcycles and race cars, internal combustion engines capable of insane revolution-per-minute figures have made their way into street-legal production cars in ...