If you've watched a car movie like the "Fast and the Furious" franchise in recent years, you might've noticed them pressing a button and the car suddenly getting a massive boost in engine power. When ...

Horse Powertrain wasn't the only automotive supplier showing an efficiently packaged range-extender engine system at this year's IAA Mobility Munich show, which wrapped up over the weekend. German ...

There's no question whether auto start-stop technology brings about tangible fuel economy benefits. A study by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) found that drivers could potentially see a 7-26 ...

Automatic engine stop‑start was sold as a painless way to cut emissions and fuel bills, a tiny software trick that would shut the engine off at red lights and fire it back up when the driver lifted ...

In recent conversations with auto manufacturers, 48-V low-voltage rail has come up frequently. But why now? 48-V automotive systems aren’t new. They’ve helped improve efficiency and performance in ...

The company is targeting fixed power generation systems to start, as that industry is a far easier nut to crack than is automotive. But the ultimate goal is to have the engine finding use in a variety ...

Though famous for its motorcycles, the Yamaha Motor Company also took its talents to the automotive industry by helping develop some terrific engines. Founded in the spring of 1955, the Yamaha Motor ...

The traditional V6 layout is losing ground to a legendary, ultra-smooth engine configuration. Discover the four major brands ...

TOKYO — In the age of electric vehicles, Toyota's critics have pulled no punches in calling the Japanese carmaker's tenacious commitment to internal combustion backward, even ecologically unsound. But ...

With the Car and Driver Ten Best decided, the North American Car and Truck of the Year finalists announced and Cadillac, Ram and Subaru chalking up wins with Motor Trend, it’s fair to say that the ...