Porsche filed an engine patent for a W18, and it could power everything from hypercars to SUVs to nothing at all.
With all the recent emphasis on electric vehicles, we often overlook the technology that still powers most cars on the road today. The internal combustion engine (ICE) has been at the heart of the ...
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Engine Expert Looks At Porsche's Ridiculously Complicated W-Shaped Engine Patent, Finds Wacky Cylinder Head Design
Last week, the car internet was lit ablaze by a patent from Porsche that depicted a design for a W-shaped, turbocharged, 18-cylinder engine. The patent was cool for a lot of reasons: It features a ...
Automakers spent decades chasing better engine performance and efficiency, often in strange ways. These five internal ...
The internal combustion engine had its days, but the journey is about to end as the EV era dawns. Ever since this has become clear, the automotive industry, as well as big oil, have scrambled to save ...
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The Internal Combustion Engine Is Not Dead
A global slump in sales is prompting automakers to rethink the rush to EVs. Reports of the death of the internal combustion engine have been greatly exaggerated. In the wake of stalled consumer demand ...
The automakers are making it official—they’re phasing out internal combustion and heading, with varying degrees of happiness, into an all-electric future. So at what point does the more than 120-year ...
Over the past few years, truck and engine makers have generated a lot of buzz around developing zero-emission drivetrains to help meet climate and sustainability goals. Traditional OEMs and tech start ...
There are something like a billion cars on the world’s roads today and almost all of them are powered by internal combustion. In fact, the 150-year-old technology is at the heart of most forms of ...
Reports of the death of the internal combustion engine have been greatly exaggerated. In the wake of stalled consumer demand and stubbornly high costs, automakers around the world are furiously ...
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