Across more than a century of automotive history, a handful of engines have earned reputations for surviving abuse, neglect, and astronomical odometer readings. The most durable designs share a common ...

Engines with cylinders in different configurations have different power and torque characteristics, and these are two of the most common.

There are many ways to categorize engines. What differentiates an inline-6 engine from a V6 engine if they have the same number of cylinders? What is the difference between a big block and a small ...

Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems. These thrust ...

Why does the Boeing 777-300 only have two engine options when other members of the Boeing 777 family are associated with a wider range of powerplants? At first glance, this may seem like a minor ...

PARIS — Airbus and Boeing are each helping with tests of a radical new engine design with an open fan being developed by CFM International, making it a prime candidate to power the next generation of ...

Contemplating the advantages of the pushrod-actuated overhead valve engine design in what appears to be the twilight of internal combustion might sound as anachronistic as a quick look at the value of ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has reached a significant milestone in its effort to develop a sixth-generation jet engine. The service has completed detailed design reviews of two adaptive-cycle engine ...