NOTE: With this issue of HOT ROD, your Shop Series begins a slightly different and more comprehensive approach to the discussion of engine and vehicle basics. In the coming months, you'll find a frank ...

The FIA has confirmed that several teams, including Scuderia Ferrari and Red Bull Racing, have made changes to their Internal ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

Camshafts are one of the most confusing components in an internal combustion engine. What makes those lumpy bumpsticks even more confounding is the sheer number of grinds available, and then multiply ...

Internal combustion might as well be wizardry to me. I have a basic idea of how engines work and I’ve been wrenching on them since I was a teenager, so I get the gist of it, but my feeble brain still ...

The FIA’s first 2026 engine assessment has created controversy because its internal combustion engine ranking does not match ...

Ford once sketched a road where an engine's pistons never saw oil and engines ran hotter on purpose. In a late‑1980s patent application filed and granted in Europe, the company described an "uncooled ...

I want you to picture this scenario in your head: It’s a Sunday morning, and you wake up excited to go on your usual Sunday morning ride. You head to your garage, all geared up for the ride. You put ...

Recently, Toyota entered a hydrogen-powered GR Corolla in the 24-hour race at Fuji. But it wasn't powered by a hydrogen fuel cell like you see in the Toyota Mirai that uses hydrogen to generate the ...

Engine coolant is essential for preventing overheating, yet many vehicle owners remain unsure how often they should inspect ...