Honda Is Developing a New V-6 for its Upcoming Hybrids It’ll be part of the next-generation hybrid system for the automaker’s large SUVs in North America. By Anthony Alaniz Nov 5 2025 -
This New Engine Is Insanely Efficient Omoda & Jaecoo revealed a new combustion engine with 48% thermal efficiency. By Jeff Perez Oct 22 2025 -
This Company Is Developing a New Air-Cooled Flat-Eight Engine. It Sounds Amazing This air-cooled 5.3-liter flat-eight engine is perfect for old Porsche 911s. By Anthony Alaniz Oct 17 2025 -
The 2026 Alfa Romeo Tonale Loses Its Hybrid but Looks Better The 268-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder exclusively powers Alfa's entry-level crossover. By Anthony Alaniz Oct 15 2025 -
The 10 Best Powertrains List Is Heavy on Hybrids. But It's Not All Bad Wards has announced the 10 winners of its Best Powertrain Awards—and it's heavy on electrification. By Jeff Perez Sep 26 2025 -
Nissan's New Hybrid Engine Could Beat Hyundai and Toyota. Here's How Promising better thermal efficiency than its competitors, Nissan hopes to get the most out of its new three-cylinder hybrid engine. By Chris Perkins Sep 9 2025 -
One German Automaker Vows To Keep the V-12 Alive That said, it will probably be a hybrid. By Anthony Alaniz Sep 8 2025 -
This Tiny Engine Fits In a Briefcase. But It Could Boost Your EV's Range by Hundreds of Miles The 1.5-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder is designed as an EV range-extender. By Anthony Alaniz Sep 5 2025 -
Bugatti's W-16 Might Not Be Dead After All The death of the W-16 is greatly exaggerated, as far as Bugatti is concerned. By Brian Silvestro Aug 7 2025 -
'Jeep Fans, Don't Worry:' The V-8 Wrangler Won't Die After All After previously announcing the end of production, Jeep has flipped the script for the Rubicon 392. Turns out it's here to stay. By Brian Silvestro Aug 7 2025 -
The Dodge Charger Sixpack Sounds Better Than We Thought It's no V-8, obviously. But the straight-six-powered Charger Daytona is definitely more exciting than the EV. By Brian Silvestro Jul 23 2025 -
Don't Worry, BMW's Best Engines Aren't Going Anywhere: 'We Don't Want to Lose Performance' BMW M CEO Frank van Meel said the company won't downgrade its performance engines, even under stricter Euro 7 regulations. By Jeff Perez Jul 21 2025 -
BMW: 'The Combustion Engine Is Our Foundation' It argues that if the future is electric, it must be funded by today's gas engines. By Adrian Padeanu Jun 26 2025 -
AMG’s New V-8 Will Be Around for as Long as People Want It, Says CEO CEO Michael Schiebe says the V-8 will arrive in 2027 and stick around until at least the mid-2030s. By Maddox Kay Jun 25 2025 -
The Corvette ZR1 Just Put Down a Crazy Number on a Dyno The ZR1's twin-turbo V-8 is somehow even more powerful than we originally thought. By Brian Silvestro Jun 25 2025 -
Honda Wants to Make the 'World's Most Efficient' Hybrids CEO Toshihiro Mibe said that Honda's new hybrid setup will be smaller, lighter, and more efficient. By Jeff Perez Jun 5 2025 -
Mercedes Says It Could Have 'Better Explained' the C63's Powertrain The C63's switch from twin-turbo V-8 to a four-cylinder caused some reflection within Mercedes-Benz's engineering team. By Kyle Kinard May 29 2025 -
This BMW X5 Shows Why Mechanics Hate SUVs This video on the M539 Restorations channel shows how tough it can be to break down an oil leak on an SUV packed to the gills with a complex V-8. By Kyle Kinard May 25 2025 -
Yes, You Should Use Fuel Detergent. Your Engine Will Thank you Even with high-quality fuels, your engine could still suffer wear thanks to carbon deposits. A canister of detergent can fix that. By Brian Silvestro May 25 2025 -
Listen to This 10-Liter V-8 Rev to the Moon on a Dyno Turbo engines are great and all, but nothing beats a huge, naturally aspirated V-8. By Brian Silvestro May 24 2025 -
The Square Four Motorcycle Engine Was Weird And Awesome Pioneered by Ariel and used by a few other brands, it was wonderfully balanced and sounded great. How come it's not in use today? By Christopher Smith May 17 2025 -
Here's Why You Shouldn't Use Racing Oil in Your Street Car's Engine Racing oil cleans your engine well, and can even improve horsepower. But it's not meant for long oil change intervals. By Brian Silvestro May 17 2025 -
Here's How to Build a 1,200-HP BMW Drift Engine Legendary engine builder Steph Papadakis unravels the secrets of his mega-horse B58 engines. Yes, there's nitrous involved. By Kyle Kinard May 11 2025 -
Someone Installed a Head Gasket Upside Down on This Small Block V-8 GM's 6.2-liter V-8 is part of a huge recall. This one failed because of simple human error. By Chris Perkins May 10 2025 -