Inline and V engines dominate modern combustion vehicle design. Each layout offers unique advantages in packaging, smoothness, cost, and performance. Here is how the two configurations differ and why ...

Over the years, General Motors has employed several eight-cylinder engine designs ranging from the inline "Straight-8" to the current LT1 V8. However, many agree that the small-block LS engines were ...

When observing the Boeing 757 on the ramp, keen-eyed observers might notice a significant difference in the shape and sound of the powerplants under the wings. This leads to a very interesting ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has reached a significant milestone in its effort to develop a sixth-generation jet engine. The service has completed detailed design reviews of two adaptive-cycle engine ...

Why would Boeing offer two completely different engines on the same airplane? The decision to power the Dreamliner with either the General Electric GEnx-1B or the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 remains one of ...

Charles has been in the industry for 19 years now, and has worked with brands such as Autocar India, Overdrive, Motoring World, CarWale, BikeWale and Powerdrift. He has more experience reviewing cars, ...

Motorcycles come in many shapes and sizes. There are retro-inspired café racers, adventure motorcycle-style scramblers, and speed-oriented sport bikes. They have gotten both smaller and bigger with a ...

GE and Lockheed ground tested a new air-breathing hypersonic jet engine capable of powering missiles to speeds well in excess of Mach 5 in a smaller, cheaper, lighter, and more efficient package than ...

The Rotating Detonation Engine being developed by Pratt & Whitney has no moving parts, which reduces complexity and costs, and could help enable high-speed, long-range flight with increased efficiency ...