Researchers aim to meld the best attributes of both the power-dense two-stroke and the vastly cleaner four-stroke engines. I can never resist a good oddball engine, and this one’s pedigree is ...
Intake, compression, power, then exhaust. Every 4-stroke engine ever made – about 80% of all engines currently in existence – function on this principle – even rotary engines. But now, Porsche has ...
Six-stroke engines are having a moment. Porsche made waves last year for patenting a six-stroke powerplant that promised more efficiency and power by using a funky planetary gearset attached to the ...
When I went to school for engine repair in the 1980s, we studied the differences between two- and four-stroke engine cycles extensively. If you're not familiar with engine strokes, understanding the ...
It's been a long time since the automotive world has bothered with the mixing of oil and gas of the two-stroke combustion cycle — but soon, it may come time to rid ourselves of four-stroke engines, if ...
Of the three United States automakers that offer diesel-powered heavy-duty pickup trucks, only two of those diesel engines are V8s. Those V8 diesel engines are the 6.6 Duramax found in offerings from ...
The 6.0 Power Stroke diesel's distinctive whistle came from its turbine wheel. Its design was updated after 2003, thus removing the whistle.