General aviation piston engine manufacturers are wary of product liability, so they recommend that their engines be overhauled every 12 years, or in operational time – after they have done around ...

Ferrari has filed a patent for an engine with pill-shaped pistons, a radical departure from traditional circular piston designs. While Honda famously experimented with oval pistons in the late 1970s ...

Car companies used to have an obsession with the number 12, especially in Formula 1. The siren song of a duodecimal engine has ensnared many an automaker, resulting in shrieking double sixes with ...

When you want speed, power, and a killer soundtrack, look no further than the glorious V12 engine. Reserved for the most elite luxury cars, like a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, or the fastest supercars, like ...

The story of how Honda developed an oval-piston race engine that ultimately failed but still made history along the way. Honda pioneered oval piston technology in the 1970s for four-stroke racing ...