V8 engines have played a pivotal role in the automotive world, offering a unique blend of power, performance, and character.

Crate engines are fully assembled engines sold separately from a vehicle and typically arrive in a crate - the reason for the "crate" portion of their names. Many manufacturers offer these standalone ...

What is a 5.9-liter Cummins diesel engine? Well, for hardcore enthusiasts, it's arguably one of the most popular oil-burners ever produced. Cummins engines were dominant in agriculture long before ...

Jeep has offered plenty of engines choices over the years, from diesels to V8 powerhouses. Their focus wasn't on adding engines to their vehicles, it was a move to elevate their lineup and integrate ...

There's no simpler, more reliable way to increase just about any car's power-to-weight ratio than with an engine swap. The idea of engine swaps has been around longer than you think, but ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off May 30 on the Demo-2 commercial crew mission from the Kennedy Space Center. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — NASA and SpaceX say they believe they have identified the Falcon 9 ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

When it comes to heavy-duty diesels, enthusiasts and truck owners inevitably circle back to the best American diesel engines: Ford's 7.3L PowerStroke, Dodge's 5.9L Cummins, and GM's 6.6L Duramax. If ...

A closeup of the nine Merlin engines in the Falcon 9 first stage on a launch in 2020. SpaceX said that on a Feb. 15 launch, hot gas breached an engine cover and caused the engine to shutdown, leading ...

Forgotten by most sports car enthusiasts, the tiny but mighty X1/9 was designed by the man behind the Lamborghini Miura, featured a mid-mounted four-pot created by a former Ferrari engine wizard, and ...

QUESTIONI have a low-mileage, showroom-condition, 1985 Ford F-250 two-wheel-drive pickup that has water in the oil and has been diagnosed as DOA. It has been sitting in a garage since 1990. The engine ...

On August 9, 1898, Rudolf Diesel was issued a patent for his diesel internal combustion engine, a competitor to the gasoline engine at the time (see figure below from patent). Armed with an education ...