Rob Dahm's 12-Rotor Engine Made 1,515 HP. Then It Caught on Fire It generates a bit of heat revving to 7,500 rpm. By Christopher Smith May 5 2025 -
Watch This Junkyard Minivan Engine Come Back to Life and Make Big Power When your junkyard V-6 turns out to be a dud you just can't return, there's only one option left: Rebuild! By Kyle Kinard May 4 2025 -
Subaru Flat-Six Engine Teardown Shows No Damage at 200,000 Miles It doesn't come apart easy. But still, we're shocked. By Christopher Smith May 3 2025 -
Believe It or Not, China Built a New Twin-Turbo V-8 In a country where EVs reign supreme, this new twin-turbo V-8 could power an off-road SUV. By Christopher Smith Apr 30 2025 -
The Next BMW M3 Will Have a 'New Type' of Gas Engine It will still be a six-cylinder, but the specifics remain a mystery. By Jeff Perez Apr 30 2025 -
Here's Why You Shouldn't Run Diesel Oil in Your Gas Engine Oil weight isn't everything. Depending on which fuel your engine uses, you could be causing excessive wear. By Brian Silvestro Apr 26 2025 -
Bugatti's New V-16 Has a Bizarre Timing System This Cosworth-designed V-16 has a strange combination of gear and chain drive. We've never seen anything like it. By Chris Perkins Apr 24 2025 -
Genesis Has a New Twin-Turbo V-8. Here's What It Looks Like It's not often a company designs a brand-new V-8 engine. Sadly, this one's only meant for racing. By Christopher Smith Apr 23 2025 -
LS-Swap Your RC Car With This Scale-Model V-8 Engine This small, build-it-yourself V-8 doesn't run, but the accessories spin and it looks fantastic. By Christopher Smith Apr 20 2025 -
Mazda's New Rotary Is 'Feasible for Production' Mazda's engineering team says the rotary is nearly ready for production. It just needs a "good business case" to become a reality. By Brian Silvestro Apr 15 2025 -
This 'Most Blown Up' Hemi V-8 Has More Holes Than a Donut Shop Three big holes, melted bearings, and a busted rod. This engine has it all. By Christopher Smith Apr 14 2025 -
Here's How Japan's Automakers Will Keep Gas Engines Alive The automakers are providing vehicles that can run on a synthetic fuel blend. By Anthony Alaniz Apr 14 2025 -
Tiny 32cc Four-Cylinder Engine Has the Cutest Little Turbo We can't hear it spinning, and it probably doesn't add much power. But we still want it. By Christopher Smith Apr 12 2025 -
Listen to Rob Dahm's Mind-Melting 12-Rotor Engine on the Dyno Even without boost, Dahm's 12-rotor makes huge power. By Christopher Smith Mar 26 2025 -
This Tiny V-8-Powered RC Monster Truck Sounds Incredible The 44 cc liquid-cooled engine is right at home in this 1:10 scale square body Chevy pickup. By Christopher Smith Mar 22 2025 -
Mazda's Skyactiv-Z Will Be 'The Ideal Internal Combustion Engine' The technology is coming to inline-sixes and rotary engines as well. By Adrian Padeanu Mar 18 2025 -
Cummins Just Launched Its First Gas Engine The B6.7 Octane will be available for medium-duty trucks. By Christopher Smith Mar 14 2025 -
This Subaru WRX Blew Up So Bad There's a Hole In the Top of the Engine Someone was running too much boost on this 2.0-liter turbo, killing a piston. By Christopher Smith Mar 8 2025 -
This Supersized Lada With Two Engines Somehow Works This tuner shop takes DIY engineering to a new level. By Anthony Alaniz Mar 2 2025 -
Mercedes Is Keeping the V-8 and V-12 Engines AMG is developing a new electrified V-8. By Adrian Padeanu Feb 21 2025 -
Wrecked: This Mazda 2.0L Skyactiv Engine Put a Rod Through the Block Part of the exploding connecting rod cap got lodged between the block and crank. By Anthony Alaniz Feb 10 2025 -
BMW Will Keep the V-8 Engine Because Americans Love It Buyers appreciate the V-8 for its smoothness. By Adrian Padeanu Feb 10 2025 -
This Cadillac Escalade V-8 Failed After Just 4 Miles General Motors is under investigation for a string of engine failures. By Anthony Alaniz Feb 2 2025 -
Ford Has a New Megazilla Crate Engine With Even More Power The supercharged 7.3-liter V-8 now makes over 1,000 horsepower. It'll likely cost over $30,000. By Brian Silvestro Jan 30 2025 -