All these horsepower terms can be confusing as you're trying to compare cars. And then there's automakers' habit of lying ...

Discover the story behind Chevrolet's highly secretive Mystery Motor, and why its potential never got fulfilled.

Bob Maddox’s stage name, Crazy Rocketman, is a misnomer. Maddox doesn’t build rockets. He builds pulse-jet engines. There’s a difference. As for the crazy part—that may be true. Maddox is the world’s ...

Hybrid vehicles aren’t new. In fact, they date all the way back to the inception of the automobile itself. Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the fabled sports car brand, built the first hybrid car in 1899 ...

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 ...

It doesn't matter if you have a hybrid or conventional gas-powered car, a good motor oil can make the difference between a long-lasting engine and a sputtery ride. Here's what you should look for when ...

With vehicles powered by electricity and alternative fuels like emission-reducing biodiesel becoming available to drivers everywhere, moves to lessen humanity's reliance on fossil fuels are starting ...