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Why Drivers Should Check Their Engine Oil: What Makes It Turn Black — and When That’s a Red Flag

Why Drivers Should Check Their Engine Oil: What Makes It Turn Black — and When That’s a Red Flag

The color of your engine oil can reveal more about your vehicle’s health than you might think.

The Future of Hybrids: New Engine Unveiled With 71 MPG Fuel Consumption

The Future of Hybrids: New Engine Unveiled With 71 MPG Fuel Consumption

Developers recently offered a glimpse into the future, revealing a next-generation engine concept.

Horse Powertrain Unveils Hybrid Engine Designed to Run on 100% Renewable Fuel

Horse Powertrain Unveils Hybrid Engine Designed to Run on 100% Renewable Fuel

Horse Powertrain has announced the development of a hybrid powertrain engineered to operate on fully renewable gasoline.

Mazda Hints at the Return of the Rotary Engine: Iconic SP May Get a Sporty “Rotary Plus” Hybrid

Mazda Hints at the Return of the Rotary Engine: Iconic SP May Get a Sporty “Rotary Plus” Hybrid

Rotary engines have long been a Mazda trademark, prized for their compact size and light weight compared with conventional internal-combustion engines.

How Drivers Ruin an Engine During a Routine Oil Check: A Common Mistake from Real-World Experience

How Drivers Ruin an Engine During a Routine Oil Check: A Common Mistake from Real-World Experience

What seems like a simple oil-level check can often be the starting point of serious engine trouble.

Million-Mile Motors: Five Engines That Outlast the Cars They’re In

Million-Mile Motors: Five Engines That Outlast the Cars They’re In

Buying a used car always comes with risks. You could easily end up with a vehicle hiding a worn-out engine that turns ownership into a headache.

The Honda Engine That Can Easily Survive 370,000 Miles

The Honda Engine That Can Easily Survive 370,000 Miles

A legendary Japanese powerplant has built a reputation for refusing to quit—even after extreme mileage.

Reliable Used BMWs: The Best 2016–2018 Models to Buy

Reliable Used BMWs: The Best 2016–2018 Models to Buy

When the dream of owning a “real BMW” still makes sense—and how to avoid a costly mistake

Top 5 Engines That Can Last 1 Million Miles

Top 5 Engines That Can Last 1 Million Miles

A ranking has been compiled of the most durable engines proven to run for more than 1 million miles.

Seven Once-Popular Cars With Engines Capable of Lasting Up to 620,000 Miles

Seven Once-Popular Cars With Engines Capable of Lasting Up to 620,000 Miles

Historic vehicles whose engines were known to survive mileage figures that once seemed almost impossible.

An Engineer Breaks Down the Biggest Turbocharged Car Mistakes That Can Destroy an Engine

An Engineer Breaks Down the Biggest Turbocharged Car Mistakes That Can Destroy an Engine

Automakers often don’t fully explain the fine print of owning a turbocharged vehicle

“Torque or Horsepower?”: Clearing Up What Really Matters When Buying a Car in the U.S.

“Torque or Horsepower?”: Clearing Up What Really Matters When Buying a Car in the U.S.

When you’re shopping for a new car, one question always comes up: should you focus on horsepower or torque?

Hard to Beat for Reliability: Cars With Engines Capable of Up to 280,000 Miles Without Major Failures

Hard to Beat for Reliability: Cars With Engines Capable of Up to 280,000 Miles Without Major Failures

When shopping for a new—or lightly used—car, there’s little point obsessing over suspension tuning or steering feel. These days, most brands are more or less on the same level there.

Revolutionary Move? MV Agusta Unveils Unique Five-Cylinder Engine for Superbikes

Revolutionary Move? MV Agusta Unveils Unique Five-Cylinder Engine for Superbikes

Five-cylinder engines are almost unheard of in today’s production motorcycles

BYD Pushes Forward Variable-Flux Permanent Magnet Motor Technology

BYD Pushes Forward Variable-Flux Permanent Magnet Motor Technology

The development builds on earlier research into variable magnetic flux motor designs and represents a technical evolution of the concept.