Part two of the Quest for Power series breaks down rotary and radial engines, why circular layouts solved cooling and reliability, and why they also came with nasty tradeoffs. From WWI rotaries to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GettyImages 528673160 Michael Cole Corbis via Getty Images 2 Powerful and dependable, the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine was ...

Pop open the hood on a Ferrari 250 GTO (if you happen to own one or are part of a team that restores these $70-million cars when they go up in flames), and you'll see a 300-horsepower V12 with six ...

Aprilia is “very happy” with how its new 850cc engine is performing on the test bench, ahead of the revised 2027 MotoGP technical regulations. So far, KTM is the only manufacturer to have released ...

It may seem like a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but Astro Mechanica seems to be all-in on its revolutionary hybrid-electric supersonic jet engine as it partnered with UK-based engineering firm Helix to add ...

KTM boss Pit Beirer says the brand’s MotoGP test team was “very surprised” at the lap times achieved by its 2027 850cc engine during its first outing at Jerez last week. The Austrian manufacturer ...

Toyota’s next GR Corolla may drop its 3-cylinder for a 400-hp turbo four a move signaling a faster, stronger future for Toyota’s GR lineup. Toyota may replace the GR Corolla’s iconic 1.6L 3-cylinder ...

The Q50 you see here will be revised and reborn as the Q50S. If you thought the Infiniti Q50 was axed, think again. After discontinuing sales of the Q50 sedan last year, Infiniti is making a quicker ...

While Rob Dahm’s garage is no stranger to monstrous rotary engines, including four-rotor units cranking out more than 1,000 horsepower, this one is mind-bending. Here we have a massive, ...

No doors, no windows, no roof, no problems. Is there a happier-looking vehicle you can buy new today? The problem with drugs is that you have to keep doing more and more of them. No matter the drug, ...

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