For hundreds of years of human history, the invention that has defined our ability to travel, explore, and expand our boundaries has been the combustion engine. This hallmark of mechanical development ...

From a gearhead's viewpoint—take that back, anybody's informed perspective—there's one guy who stands out as a catalyst in the art of automotive as we know it. Not talking about the caveman who ...

The original concept of combustion engines as we understand them dates as far back as the late 1800s. And while they are more or less a solved science today, they definitely didn't start that way.

In the big scheme of things, gas-powered internal-combustion engines aren't all that efficient, as most of what they generate is waste heat. Toyota is believed to offer the most thermally efficient ...