From bold experiments to ingenious designs, these 12 Japanese engines highlight the innovation behind some of the most ...

In the early '90s, every automobile that Mazda sold here—even its carlike MPV minivan—was a glittering ingot that we admired: ...

Fans love the RX-7’s powerful rotary engines that made more power per liter than their counterparts with pistons. As Hagerty explains, when Japanese manufacturers were on a roll in the 1980s and ...

and the crankshaft must be rebalanced for use with the lighter pistons in ’53 engines. The size and shape of the Buick V-8 combustion chamber, in conjunction with the valves being placed ...

Yes, some manufacturers are discontinuing their V-8s, but not all are. Personally, I think the V-8 engine has a long life still ahead of it, and that’s a great thing. More than that, I believe ...

If at first you don't succeed, try again. So goes the age-old mantra. And if it were applied in automotive terms, then Mazda would surely be the manufacturer most deserving of it. The Japanese ...

The 2011 Mazda RX-8, in various iterations ... While the near-perfect steering keeps you hunting for more bends, the engine lets you relive your youth by enticing you to wind the 13B out to ...

although given that the petrol engine will likely purr away while it powers the electric motor rather than scream to a fever pitch, it’s unlikely to be the RX successor many have been crossing ...

This new, high performance Ford 5.8 modular long block ... to 1 compression ratio. The pistons are moly coated and designed with thicker bulkheads to better support the piston domes duringthe 2000 psi ...