NOTE: With this issue of HOT ROD, your Shop Series begins a slightly different and more comprehensive approach to the discussion of engine and vehicle basics. In the coming months, you'll find a frank ...

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.

At the heart of an internal combustion engine lies a series of cylinders, cylindrical chambers that house the fiery combustion process. These cylinders, arranged in various configurations such as ...

It would have been revolutionary: an internal combustion engine without oil. And it might have worked. But lots of real-world issues got in the way.

No matter how pretty and sophisticated the outer body of a vehicle looks, it is always the engine that defines the car. The engine is the heart of any vehicle and hence needs to be kept healthy and ...

The rotary engine is unique in its success and failure and its ability to make an impact with a completely different way of thinking. As it is, every production car for the last 130 years, aside from ...

With the automotive landscape shifting toward clean energy and less waste, combustion engines are edging closer and closer to the chopping block. Hybrids and EVs offer more benefits with regard to ...

According to fleet executives as well as fleet maintenance managers, the death of the internal combustion engine may prove to be greatly exaggerated in spite of the excitement about electric ...

The Lamborghini Temerario isn’t just a very important model for the Italian carmaker, but as it turns out, it’s also the first Lamborghini capable of running on synthetic fuels. According to the brand ...