Last month we began a new series on the basic operation of the internal combustion engine. We realize that many of our readers may be new to the high-performance scene and do not fully understand the ...

The rotary engine was an unconventional design that delivered great power for its size. Here's what's good and bad about it.

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 ...

Hydrogen combustion engines are inefficient, costly to maintain and worse for the environment than fuel cell or battery powertrains. But they're also noisy and fun, so automakers are starting to pitch ...

In order for any internal combustion engine to function properly, you need three basic things: air, fuel, and spark. Air mixes with the fuel, providing an explosive catalyst. The engine compresses the ...

Automotive engineers have invested countless billions trying to improve upon the humble internal combustion engine, but not all those efforts have translated well. In fact, sometimes, things got weird ...

Formula 1 has used a hybrid power unit architecture since 2014. For twelve seasons, teams built their cars around a 1.6-liter ...

Jacqueline Chen, a senior scientist at Sandia National Laboratories’ Combustion Research Facility and the principal investigator (PI) for Pele said, “The ECP motivating problem was to perform ...