Who or what killed the beloved Wankel rotary engine? Here’s the always helpful Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained to lay out the problems in bullet-point form. Continue reading
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Video: Some Facts About Modern Motor Oil
Here are some recent insights on motor oils and test procedures from Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained. Continue reading
Optical Delusion: A Cadillac V10 Prototype?
If you count the exhaust pipes on this experimental Cadillac engine, you could easily conclude that it’s a V10, but things are not always as they appear. Continue reading
Inside the Rolls-Royce Merlin in a Stunning Digital Animation
Through the magic of digital animation, here’s a priceless look inside one of the most famous engines in history, the mighty Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 of World War II. Continue reading
Video: How to Drive an 11,000-Horsepower Top Fuel Dragster
What’s it like to drive a 330-mph Top Fueler? The job is a lot more complicated than we may imagine. Here’s professional wheel man Clay Millican to give us a lesson. Continue reading
Ford’s Experimental Turbine T-Bird
The Motor City was crazy about gas turbine engines in the 1950s. Here’s an enthusiastic example from the Ford engineering staff: a prototype ’55 Thunderbird with turbine power. Continue reading
TIme-Lapse Video: Building the Porsche 911 GT3
Through the magic of time-lapse photography, see a brand new Porsche 911 GT3 manufactured in just four minutes from start to finish. Continue reading