Engines

  • A model of the Cargine Free Valve system

    As advanced as internal combustion piston engines have become over the past few decades, they’re still hampered by a few basic design limitations. Chief among these is the camshaft, which opens and closes the intake and exhaust valves via a mechanical linkage. In the days before variable valve timing, changing camshafts to gain performance was common. Increasing the lift (opening of the valve) and duration (length of time the valve was opened) would increase power, but at the expense of a lumpy idle and increased emissions. Today, variable cam profiles help to provide more power and...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class
    2015 Mercedes-Benz E400 To Get Biturbo V-6

    If you’re shopping for a new Mercedes-Benz E-Class today, the most powerful non-AMG variant you can buy is the twin-turbo V-8-powered E550, which comes in coupe, 4Matic sedan and convertible forms. In its current guise, the 4.7-liter E550 puts out 402 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque...

  • 2014 BMW M4 spy shots
    2014 BMW M4 Engine Details Revealed Via VIN Info?

    There has been no shortage of speculation over the oily bits of the next-generation mid-sized M car from BMW. With the unveiling of the 4-Series Coupe concept, the general outlines of the 2014 BMW M4's form have become clearer, but there's still a cloak around the engine. Or is there? According to...

  • Ferrari engine
    Ferrari To Announce New Alfa Romeo Engine Deal Within A Month

    A few months ago we told you that Sergio Marchionne, the boss of Fiat-Chrysler, was looking to get Ferrari to start building engines for Alfa Romeo, just like it does for Maserati. During a conference call with analysts yesterday, following the announcement of Chrysler’s fourth quarter...

  • 2014 Infiniti Q50
    Infiniti Q50 To Receive Four-Cylinder Gas, Diesel Engines

    Infiniti’s new Q50, the replacement for the G37 Sedan, goes on sale later this year with two powertrain options: a regular 3.7-liter V-6 and a hybrid system pairing a 3.5-liter V-6 with an electric motor. These two powertrain options will come standard with rear-wheel drive, although Infiniti...

  • VW logo and sign at opening of Volkswagen engine plant in Silao, Mexico
    New, More Efficient VW Engines for 2014 Passat, 2015 Jetta To Be Made In Mexico

    A modern global auto plant has no discernible nationality. Aside from language and perhaps the ethnicities of its workers, the inside of the latest engine plant on one continent is identical to the same location in a similar plant on another continent. That was clear at the opening of...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series

    Just as its rivals downsize to high-performance fours and sixes, AMG is reportedly working on a brand new V-8, albeit one smaller than we’re used to seeing from the official tuner to Mercedes-Benz. The new engine is said to be a turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8, destined for the upcoming 2015 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG as well as a new SLC sports car. According to Autocar, the engine is a further development of the new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder developed by AMG for its future compact car range. In the upcoming A45 AMG and CLA45 AMG models, this 2.0-liter mill will deliver more than 330...

  • The LT1 V-8 undergoes production part verification in the Tonawanda Plant
    Building The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette’s LT1 V-8 Engine: Video

    When the new C7 Corvette goes on sale sometime in 2013, base models will come to market with an all-new 6.2-liter LT1 V-8. Chevy says the new engine will make 450 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque, including the 400 pound-feet that are on tap between 2,000 and 4,000 rpm. That kind of output...

  • Chevrolet Camaro LS7 Concept
    2014 Chevrolet Camaro LS7, Twin-Turbo V-6 Revealed In 2014 GM Document

    Leaks and rumors being what they are, we've been cautious about talk of the LS7 V-8 engine from the Corvette Z06 appearing in the Chevrolet Camaro. We've also been looking forward to--but not counting on--a twin-turbo V-6 engine from GM for at least two years. Today, both of those may be just a bit...

  • Audi TT RS Plus
    Audi Upgrading Five-Cylinder Engine For More Power: Report

    With Mercedes-Benz’s go-fast division AMG boasting about having extracted “more than” 330 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque from a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine destined for its new range of compact cars, and with most suggesting that the power figure could be...

  • 2013 Subaru BRZ fitted with STI upgrades
    Ward’s Names Its 10 Best Engines For 2013

    Every year, auto industry guru Ward’s puts out its list of the 10 Best Engines for the coming product year, recognizing significant developments in powertrain technology at mass-market prices. There are no instrument tests used in the annual survey, now in its 19th year. Instead, Ward’s...

  • 2014 Jaguar F-Type leaked
    Jaguar Compares The Sound Of Its V-6 And V-8 F-Types: Video

    Can’t decide whether to opt for a V-6 engine in your new 2014 Jaguar F-Type, or go all the way and order a V-8? Jaguar is here to help, with the automaker’s latest video comparing the sound of a V-6 F-Type with that of a V-8 model. As we discovered at the car’s recent 2012 Paris...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Corvette LT-1 V-8 engine

    If you expected the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette’s fifth-generation small block Chevy V-8 to be chock full of technology, it sounds like you won’t be disappointed. Chevy has announced the specifications for it’s latest 6.2-liter LT1, and they are impressive indeed. First, the new engine will make 450 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque. That’s serious output, even in stock form, but even better is that it will make over 400 pound-feet of torque between 2,000 and 4,000 rpm. That kind of twist is good enough to get the base C7 Corvette from 0-60 in under 4.0 seconds, a...

  • Lotus E20 2012 Formula 1 race car
    Renault Discusses The 2014 F1 Engine Design Regulations

    Today, Formula One cars are powered by naturally-aspirated, 2.4-liter V-8 engines, made by either Renault, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari or Cosworth. That changes for 2014, as the new regulations call for turbocharged V-6 engines, not to exceed 1.6-liters in displacement. Although the 2014 Formula One...

  • 2014 Porsche Macan spy shots
    New Macan To Be First Modern Four-Cylinder Porsche: Report

    Talk of a new Porsche four-cylinder engine with a flat ‘boxer’ design dates back several years, and at one point it was the engine thought to be debuting in the 2013 Boxster and Cayman models. However, according to the latest reports, the new Porsche four-cylinder will debut in the 2014...

  • eBay find: Cosworth-powered Lotus 7
    Legendary Tuner And Engine Builder Cosworth Shops For A Buyer

    In recent weeks, it seems like the Cosworth name seems to be everywhere. For SEMA 2012 alone, the storied British tuner is collaborating on variants of the Ford Focus ST, the Hyundai Veloster Turbo and the Hyundai Genesis. It’s involved in Formula One, too, providing engines to also-ran teams...

  • Honda's 2008 F1 effort, in 'Earthdreams' livery
    Honda Executive Hopes For Return To Formula One

    Honda’s involvement in the sport of Formula One racing began back in 1964, when the fledgling automaker constructed its first Formula One car. In 1965, the Japanese automaker won its first F1 race, a feat it would repeat just once before the death of driver Jo Schlesser caused the company to...

  • Replica BMW 1-Series M Coupe fitted with 5.0-liter V-10 from E60 M5
    Tuner Builds Replica 1-Series M Coupe With Previous M5’s V-10

    Produced for just one model year, the BMW 1-Series M Coupe will surely be one of the most sought after models by collectors in years to come, so if you have one in good nick it may be a good idea to look after it well. If, however, you’re still regretting not putting down a deposit when they...

  • 2013 Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost live photos

    Last year, Americans purchased some 12.8 million new vehicles. Of that number, 1.3 million vehicles, or roughly 10 percent, came with turbocharged engines. In just five years, however, turbo supplier Honeywell expects that total to climb to four million turbocharged vehicles, representing 25-percent of the projected 16 million sales. Put another way, in 2017, one in four new vehicles sold in the United States will be turbocharged. As Honeywell’s Vice President of the Americas for Turbocharger Technology, Tony Schultz, told Automotive News (subscription required), “With the new...

  • Ferrari engine
    Ferrari-Developed Engines Tipped For Future Alfa Romeos

    Ferrari already builds the various V-8 engines currently used by Maserati, and previously it built the 4.5-liter unit that powered the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. In the future, we’re likely to see Ferrari’s expertise at engine building expanded even further, with reports recently...

  • BMW Concept Active Tourer, 2012 Paris Auto Show
    BMW To Offer Three-Cylinder Engines In U.S.

    At the Paris Auto Show last week BMW unveiled a radical new concept that previewed the future technologies the automaker plans to introduce across its model range, from the base MINI Cooper right up to the i8 plug-in hybrid sports car. One of those technologies was a new three-cylinder engine that...

  • BMW engine
    Close Look At BMW’s New Three-Cylinder Engine Family

    BMW has finally taken the wraps off its new three-cylinder engine family, which is expected to debut in the production version of the recently revealed Concept Active Tourer, and even reach the U.S. where it will be offered in the third-generation MINI Cooper. Eventually, it’s likely that...

  • Corvette small-block V-8s
    Corvette Small Block V-8s: A Brief History

    Even though the first Corvettes started with the Blue Flame in-line six-cylinder engine as the standard powerplant, the V-8, offered since 1955, has become the car's iconic means of motivation. Today, as part of the car's ongoing 60th anniversary celebrations, GM has released a short history of the...

  • 2013 BMW 760Li
    BMW Celebrates 25 Years Of V-12s With Special Edition 760Li

    It was 25 years ago that BMW launched its first production V-12 engine, with the unit, code-named the M70, debuting in the E32 7-Series flagship sedan. BMW engineers joined two of the automaker’s legendary straight-six units on a single crankshaft, forming a 60 degree V-12 that displaced 5.0...

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