Last week, the car internet was lit ablaze by a patent from Porsche that depicted a design for a W-shaped, turbocharged, 18-cylinder engine. The patent was cool for a lot of reasons: It features a ...

Gas is back, baby. And Porsche's latest patent could support 9, 15 or even 18 cylinders. A new patent from Porsche shows its engineers aren’t afraid to push the boundaries of automotive technology.