Soon after the internal combustion engine was invented, technological advancements steadily improved its efficiency and boosted its power output. Increasing displacement—or, in simpler terms, ...

The humble supercharger, which has helped boost power outputs for as long as cars have existed, is now on its way out. Increasingly compact and efficient turbochargers, as well as other methods of ...

Explore the history and benefits of the Hot Vee engine design, pioneered by Ferrari and adopted by BMW, Audi and Mercedes.

Most engine designers will agree that turbocharging is the answer if you're looking for absolute maximum horsepower from a given engine. While supercharging and nitrous oxide still hold more charm ...

Anyone who has an interest in cars knows that truly incredible amounts of power can be extracted from just about any engine by modifying it with exotic high-performance racing components, precision ...

In an era when forced induction was mandatory to be successful in motorsport, Lancia and Abarth created a monstrous 1,000-hp inline-four that eliminated the drawbacks of the turbocharger and the ...

Although GM is dead set on transitioning to all-electric powertrains, with plans to eliminate tailpipe emissions from its light-duty vehicle lineup by 2035, The General isn’t abandoning internal ...

Diesel engines are renowned for their ruggedness, torque-heavy power, and workhorse dependability — not exactly the characteristics linked to high-revving, supercharged excitement. But in a world ...

Charles had his first automobile journalism interview when a stranger on the Internet gave him another stranger’s number for the interview. It was a time when you trusted a strange man on the Internet ...

If there’s a way to add power to a car, you can bet it’s been tested on the drag strip. That’s the one place you’ll find more superstitions than on a baseball field—eating peanuts in the pits, wearing ...