Automotive technology has advanced quite a bit since the days of Carl Benz's Patent Motorwagen and the one-cylinder engine. The Ford L-head T-4 that powered the Model T helped that car bring ...

You're here because you find automotive technical minutiae fascinating. While there's plenty of cool engines in passenger cars -- oddities like the Honda S800's roller bearing crank that needs no oil ...

Airmen conduct pre-flight operations with the T-38 Talon training jet as part of undergraduate pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., Dec. 9, 2021. (Airman 1st Class Christian Soto/Air Force) ...

Diesel engines lack the spark of gas engines, both literally and figuratively. They don't need a spark plug since they ignite the fuel using only compression, but also lack the 'je ne sais quoi' that ...