How a Turbocharger Works — The 350,000 RPM Engine Tech That Changed Performance Cars

The turbocharger is more popular than ever, appearing on the Ford Mustang, the Dodge Charger, and the Chevrolet Corvette.
The Drive

Transparent Engine Filmed in Super Slo-Mo Lets You Watch the Combustion Process

A four-stroke engine is a magnificent thing. A complex machine capable of turning flammable liquid into useful work, it has dominated the automotive world for the best part of a century. Now, thanks ...

Your HEMI Engine May Have 16 Spark Plugs (And For Good Reason)

While a lot of automotive engines have one spark plug per cylinder, the HEMI V8 might have two per cylinder. What is the science behind that?
Road & Track

Watching This See-Through Engine Work in Slow-Motion Is Mesmerizing

Because internal combustion engines operate under such high pressures, it's tough to get their inner workings on camera. Usually the whole process is shrouded by thick metals to contain all of that ...
SlashGear

What Were Hit-And-Miss Engines Used For And How Do They Work?

The original concept of combustion engines as we understand them dates as far back as the late 1800s. And while they are more or less a solved science today, they definitely didn't start that way.
Ars Technica

This inside-out design solves most of the rotary engine’s problems

Rotary engines have an aura of cool. In games of Top Trumps, the V12 might have been king, but a rotary was a joker, a wild card. A lack of mainstream success no doubt contributes; there are reasons ...