For decades, the combination of a mid-engine layout and a manual transmission defined the pinnacle of driver involvement. These weren’t just sports cars; they were finely balanced machines that ...

Internal combustion engine development is far from stagnant these days, in spite of the advances in electric powertrains in recent decades—and this patent from Porsche concerning a W-style cylinder ...

Automobile engine designs with W-configurations and double-digit cylinder-counts rank among the most complicated car engines ever made. While other automakers have more-or-less accomplished combining ...