In the early days of engine building, a pre-Wankel rotary engine powered thousands of aircraft. One of several problems: It spewed castor oil on its pilots.

On a cool April night in my cluttered garage, I sat inside the cabin of my 1985 Toyota MR2 with my shaking hands gripping the keys. What if it doesn’t start? I thought to myself, There are so many ...

Harley-Davidson introduced the Panhead V-Twin in the fall of 1947 as a replacement for the Knucklehead engine for the upcoming 1948 model year. It would go on to power a number of iconic ...

I recreated Hero's aeolipile machine to see if this very first steam engine could be put to work. Could the industrial revolution started 2000 years earlier? Nancy Guthrie scene "doesn't add up" - ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

KAWARTHAS-In the first years of the twentieth century, the Kawartha Lakes region was named by the Trent Valley Navigation Company of Bobcaygeon, to facilitate it becoming a tourist destination, ...

Over the years, you car's grille can accumulate an impressive coating of dead insects, mud, and other undesirable road debris.

Some folks impacted by the L87 engine recall should now be running an updated oil spec, which has us wondering - how's your unreplaced L87 engine doing so far?

A cold snap is bringing extreme temperature drops in large portions of the country, which means wide swaths of the U.S. are now facing frigid, sub-zero temperatures. Naturally, these conditions can ...

Thanks to their conservative tuning, robust materials, and proven design principles, these engines can go the distance.

As a model of successful aging, you can’t beat 82-year-old Juan López García. Really, you can’t beat him. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ryanair has signed a multibillion-dollar services agreement for 15 years with French-US engine maker CFM, ...