Gasoline engines usually run on the Otto cycle, the standard four-stroke and two-stroke combustion process that has been powering humanity for a while now. Although engines typically rely on the "suck ...

A typical four-stroke (Otto) engine performs intake, compression, combustion and exhaust. Otto’s modern four-stroke engine was invented by Nicolaus August Otto in 1876 and already featured a ...

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, ...

This Atkinson gas engine is an illuminating gas engine and is one of the earlier known examples of gas engines and was used by the donor’s grandfather in the nineteenth century. It was procured by the ...

There are three fathers of invention when it comes to nearly every car on the road today: Otto, Diesel, and Atkinson. They all had one thing in common—a drive to improve the efficiency of the engines ...

The Mazda CX-90 feels like a bona fide luxury SUV, but the company's current upmarket push isn't its first. At one time, Mazda was actually going to launch its own luxury sub-brand, and it would bring ...