The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by factors such as auto-ignition properties of the fuel, fuel concentration, and residual rate, and growing ...

An interesting patent has been filed by Toyota for an engine with variable compression. The patent is for an engine with variable length connecting rods. The connecting rod features two hydraulic ...

The following is Dale Pollak's column that ran on his site on April 4. It’s like a leaky faucet. Drip by drip, the retail profit you make on used vehicles goes down the drain. But unlike a leaky ...

Engineers have been trying to perfect variable-compression engines for almost as long as engines have existed. So far, though, only Nissan has succeeded in bringing one to production. Its Variable ...

General Motors has recently filed a patent which could point to the future of the company’s high-performance offerings, including the C8 Corvette. After eighteen months in review by the United States ...