BMW is extending the life of its biggest combustion engines, even as the automotive world moves rapidly toward electric ...

The engine is the heart and soul of every combustion-powered car and truck on the road. Good powerplants, ones that are smooth, efficient, powerful, and reliable, can make driving – and the overall ...

If you’ve ever looked at the long history of engines and wondered why automakers have tried everything from tiny three-cylinders to hulking sixteen-cylinder monsters but never a seven-cylinder, you’re ...

Engines with odd numbers of cylinders aren’t very common. The only configurations that normally see used in automobiles are inline-three cylinder engines and inline-fives. Needless to say, an ...

Well, it turns out the humble number seven just doesn’t play nice with the laws of physics – or with accountants. One problem noted by Auto Motor under Sport in a recent article is that the crank ...