In the world of upgraded and redesigned pickup trucks, new vehicles normally do not get a new powertrain at the same time. This was not the case with the redesigned-for-2016 Toyota Tacoma; it received ...

You might have heard of an Atkinson cycle engine, or even own a car with one fitted - after all, plenty of car models have them. The Atkinson cycle engine is nothing new, as the man it’s named after, ...

More and more, manufacturers are using engines that take advantage of what's called the Atkinson cycle for engine combustion, especially with hybrids. A great example is the new-for-2017 Toyota Prius ...

Toyota has announced the development of two hyper-fuel-efficient small-displacement petrol Atkinson cycle engines: a three-cylinder 1.0-liter and four-cylinder 1.3-liter which will be introduced ...

Like countless other 19th-century inventors, entrepreneurs, and tinkerers, British engineer James Atkinson sought ways to improve on the Otto four-stroke combustion engine, first produced in 1876. The ...

"I was drag racing in a Prius. I don't win a lot." While just about every line from a Hollywood movie ends up as a meme today, in the case of Jason Bateman in 2011's Horrible Bosses, the joke's ...

Toyota has launched two new small-displacement, Atkinson cycle engines that get 78 mpg. Built to power the Japanese-automaker’s Aygo commuter and the 2015 Lexus RC F, respectively, the new ...

While it’s a very old technology, the Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine has made a comeback thanks to its fuel-saving operation. It’s a perfect fit for hybrids, where the vehicle’s electric motor helps ...

Certainly the most common is the Otto cycle, or spark ignition engine, or gasoline engine. The Diesel cycle has certainly seen rejuvenation of late and will be the topic of another column. The two ...