The term Atkinson cycle goes around a lot when talking about automotive engines. What does it mean? When did cars start using these engines?

Almost all gasoline engines, whether they're efficient-yet-less-refined four-cylinders, high-horsepower V6s, or growly and torque-rich V8s, use much the same process to create power. The "Otto cycle" ...

Porsche was issued a patent for its six-stroke combustion engine on October 22, 2024. The company describes the new engine as having a "working cycle" of three complete crankshaft revolutions with two ...

The Saab 96, with a four-cylinder, four-stroke engine, was introduced on Aug. 2, 1967. Saab's technically advanced and long-lived 96 was introduced in 1960, replacing the 93, and featured a two-stroke ...

As we begin the last article in this series on the basics of the internal combustion engine, let's stop to review what we've covered during the last five articles. We began last May by detailIing the ...