The EU Is Officially Dropping Its 2035 Combustion Engine Ban New guidelines aim for a 90-percent reduction in emissions, keeping the combustion engine alive for a bit longer. By Jeff Perez Dec 16 2025 -
Dead: Maserati's Four-Cylinder Engine A detuned version of the Nettuno V-6 now powers the entry-level Grecale crossover. By Anthony Alaniz Dec 15 2025 -
Toyota's New Luxury Brand Won't Go Electric: 'Yes, It Will Have an Engine' The Toyota Century brand will rival Rolls-Royce with a range of combustion-powered luxury cars. By Jeff Perez Dec 2 2025 -
There's a New Boxer Engine... From China? BYD debuted a new 2.0-liter boxer engine that it will use as a range extender for its future EVs. By Jeff Perez Dec 1 2025 -
This Tiny Four-Cylinder Engine Revs to 10,000 RPM It produces 324 horsepower and weighs 187 pounds. By Anthony Alaniz Nov 14 2025 -
Porsche Has a Clever Plan to Make Its Hybrids Lighter and More Powerful With tiny axial flux motors between the engine and transmission, Porsche's future performance hybrids could be the next big step. By Jeff Perez Nov 11 2025 -
The Toyota GR Corolla Isn't Going Anywhere. But Its Three-Cylinder Might With a new turbocharged four-cylinder engine on the horizon, the writing could be on the wall for the current three-cylinder. By Jeff Perez Nov 6 2025 -
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 -