For decades, the combination of a mid-engine layout and a manual transmission defined the pinnacle of driver involvement. These weren’t just sports cars; they were finely balanced machines that ...

As Bentley bids adieu to its W-12 engine, we take one last grand tour to remind us of its goodness. The 12-cylinder engine has long been the ultimate in luxury car powertrains. It provides an ...

While adoption rates for electric vehicles may be on the rise, automakers aren't quite ready to part with internal-combustion engines. For some companies like Porsche, research into new ...

Automobile engine designs with W-configurations and double-digit cylinder-counts rank among the most complicated car engines ever made. While other automakers have more-or-less accomplished combining ...

Internal combustion engine development is far from stagnant these days, in spite of the advances in electric powertrains in recent decades—and this patent from Porsche concerning a W-style cylinder ...

Patents are interesting, because while they aren’t representative of any product we are destined to see, they still tell us where an automaker’s head is at. And patents like the one the World ...

Having a seldom-seen engine under the hood of your car can be a great talking point; depending on what you have, it can offer impressive credentials, and it can be a bit of a boast. But, throughout ...