Rob Dahm, notorious rotary-powered car builder, has firmly jumped into the deep end of the pool with his latest project: The world's only 15.7-liter, tri-turbo Y12 rotary engine. If that doesn't make ...

A dual turbo setup can deliver a lot of power, but the performance increases can come at a cost. Here's why BMW has opted for ...

The Renault R5 Turbo, a mid-engine rally homologation special based on a front-wheel drive hatchback, is not a subtle car to begin with. It might be even less subtle with an unusual engine in its ...

Mazda has long had a knack for crafting beautiful concept cars, and at the Japan Mobility Show, it reminded everyone of that talent by revealing two of them. The standout is the Vision-X Coupe, a ...

You hear endless myths about the Mazda RX-7, from breathless praise of its “magic” to horror stories about blown apex seals.

The downsizing of engines by carmakers is a strategy that's now all too familiar. Over the past decades, many automakers have had to shrink their engine sizes as part of efforts to comply with ...

The Pontiac 301 Turbo engine was available in the 1980 and 1981 Pontiac Firebirds. While most were installed in the Trans Am, some can be found in the Firebird Formula. The 301 Turbo engine story is ...

Max graduated Coventry University with a Masters Degree in Automotive Journalism and an Undergraduate Degree in Automotove Design. As an enthusiast who has worked closely with the automotive industry, ...

Nissan wowed the automotive world when it introduced its Variable Compression (VC) Turbo technology in 2016. The innovative engine advancement, which essentially was capable of on-the-fly compression ...