Engine knocking, or detonation, occurs when fuel in the cylinders ignites unevenly, causing metallic pinging sounds, reduced power, and potential engine damage. Key causes include low-octane fuel, ...

In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design, replacing it with a simple, single-chamber design and a thick, ...

If you've ever driven a car into water that was deeper than you expected, you might have suffered the consequences of a submerged engine. While getting a car engine wet is no big deal, getting water ...

For decades, classic cars have been the automotive equivalent of the high school crush you never quite got over. At the time they’re beautiful, interesting, intoxicating—but when you meet again at the ...

Munro Associates lead engineer Carl Crittenden not only disassembles new cars to see what makes them tick: he also reassembles old cars to make them like new again. As a member of the classic car ...

It has been another year of hectic travel, jetting around to the world’s auto shows, test tracks, and engineering centers to gather important news about the industry’s direction. Along the way, we get ...