Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

John Voelcker November 19, 2013 Comment Now! Honda announced three new direct-injected and turbocharged engines, plus an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission with the interesting addition of a torque ...

Honda has been busy this past year filing several interesting patents including the most recent for active aero and direct injection, possibly in the Africa Twin (above). Active aero is like those ...

Honda will soon begin to blend the staple Civic with its so-called “Earth Dreams” technology. The move will help Honda’s compact car to better compete with Toyota as it begins offering its new Corolla ...

Two-strokes are far simpler machines than four-stroke engines. They’re also lighter, easier to work on, and downright angrier, pumping out a lot more power per cubic centimeter of displacement, which ...

Automobile engines have undergone tons of changes over the years, primarily to make them more efficient. For the most part though, engine changes result from a string of iterative improvements on ...

Honda announced its first turbocharged engines since the first-generation Acura RDX. The new family of engines will include a 1.0-liter I3 and two four-cylinder models in 1.5- and 2.0-liter ...