Quick Question: At What Size Is an Engine 'Big?'
So in reading over the comments in the recent episode of Jason Drives, I was surprised to find something that was…
BMW's New 500-HP S58 Inline-Six Should be Very Interesting to Supra Fans
A couple weeks back we got to see the new 2020 Toyota Supra’s BMW B58 straight six engine decoded, and pointed out that…
Master Tuner's Engine Teardown Explains Why the Toyota 2JZ Is Such a Legend
You’re watching two legends in the American tuner landscape. One is Stephan Papadakis, the first person to put a…
Here's How Much Power the 2019 Mazda 3 Will Make With the 'Holy Grail' Skyactiv-X Engine
When Mazda debuted the 2019 Mazda 3 at the Los Angeles Auto Show last year, Motor Trend reported that the company’s new…
Decoding the New Toyota Supra's BMW Engine
The new Toyota Supra is, under the skin, a BMW. As such, it has a BMW engine, and that means a confusing series of…
How This Small Piece of Metal Can Destroy the Invincible 5.9l Cummins Turbo Diesel
Let’s talk about an engine that has earned the reputation of invincibility - the Cummins 5.9L Turbo Diesel. It’s a…
Why the Mazda RX-8's Rotary Isn't as Good as the RX-7's Before It
I’ve always wondered why big-power rotary tuners always picked older engines from the last RX-7 rather than the Renesis…
Get a Load of This Weird Toyota Engine
For reasons that will become clear at a later date, I have spent a decent amount of time today looking at the history…
Can You Hold an Engine Together With Glue? (No.)
Unless you drive an Offenhauser-powered Indy 500 racer (don’t get me started), the engine in your car, tractor,…
Cosworth Says It Made a 250 HP Naturally-Aspirated Three Cylinder and It's Emissions Compliant
Legendary engine builder Cosworth’s job was to design the Aston Martin Valkyrie’s 1,000 horsepower V12, which had to be…
The 2019 BMW M850i Will Have a Dipstick (!)
Many German cars, and most BMWs, don’t have dipsticks and haven’t for years. They’ve been replaced by sensors and…
Cadillac's New Twin-Turbo V8 Was Designed With More Luxurious Cars in Mind
General Motors has finally allowed Cadillac to build its own engines again, rather than use already existing ones from…
The Twin-Turbo V6 in the Lexus LS 500 Is a Legit V8 Replacement
There are many things to love about the Lexus LS 500: it’s comfortable, quiet, well-appointed and refined. But that’s…
This Old Deck of GM Engine and Transmission Trading Cards is Incredibly Nerdy
Jalopnik reader named Jamie Anton sent just me photos of an awesome trading card deck he picked up while studying at…
Match These Mouth Engine Sounds To Their Engine Type
Hey, who feels like doing something mildly stupid, but audible enough so people around you can wonder what the hell is…
Here's What Happened When A Guy Used Wooden Pistons In His Engine
A Russian YouTuber machined four pistons for his VAZ-2106's 1.6-liter inline-four engine, installed them, and tried to…
Here's How Mazda Built Its Rotary Engine
With rotary engines long out of production, the job of building and maintaining them has fallen to individual experts,…
It's Time You Knew The Difference Between Boxer Engines And Flat Engines
You’re a gearhead. You know to chuckle knowingly and condescendingly when some dumbass refers to the “V4" in their…
Here's Why Automakers Don't Advertise How Long It Takes To Fully Charge An Electric Car
Almost every EV in production today has one thing in common—lithium ion batteries, from the Tesla Model 3 to the Nissan…
Toyota's First Twin Turbo Straight Six Is Stranger Than You'd Think
Toyota called it its “finest engine,” ambitious, technologically advanced and, from a modern perspective, impossibly…