Does form follow function, or is it the other way around? There is no simple answer to this question, and the right reply to it depends on a large number of factors, including, for the purposes of our ...

Nathaniel is an experienced automotive writer with more than 10 years of automotive writing under his belt. From model reviews to industry politics to new innovations and development, he covers a wide ...

The inline six engine, which is sometimes called a straight 6 engine, is the configuration of some of the most famous engines on the planet. The Toyota 2JZ, which powered the mk4 Toyota Supra, and the ...

There are numerous automotive engine configurations, from the 4-cylinder variety all the way up to 16-cylinder engines, which are extremely cool but have only been used in a few production cars. While ...

In some sense, cars are the forces that drive our world. They help us shorten distances, travel faster than we’ve ever thought possible, and make our lives degrees of magnitude easier. All of that was ...

Subaru and flat, or "boxer" engines are practically synonymous with one another. Beyond the Japanese automaker and Porsche, no other major manufacturer regularly utilizes flat engine configurations ...

Between the immense cost of R&D and the added complexity and expense of production, you’ll find that most motorcycle brands tend to field one or two engine configurations (i.e., V-twin, inline-four, ...

If a strange and capricious god transports you to any random point in the world with the intention of betting you what type of engine the car that's closest to you will have, my advice to you is this: ...

Out of all the companies within the Big Three, Ford represents the closest to traditionalism that you can get, at least in terms of sports cars. Its closest comparison used to be the Corvette, which ...

Luke started working as a Freelance Writer for HotCars in 2020. After three years, he moved to a more permanent role with the TopSpeed motorcycle content team as a Journalist. Over the years, there ...

NASA researchers are utilizing the Pleiades supercomputer to model turbofan engine aerodynamics and acoustics. The project aims to develop software and simulation techniques for faster, cheaper engine ...