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The engine design that still has engineers talking
Some engine designs fade into the background, quietly doing their job until regulations or fashion move on. Others keep resurfacing in engineering meetings, race debriefs, and enthusiast forums years ...
On paper, modern engines should have buried their predecessors long ago. Computer-controlled fuel injection, turbocharging and strict emissions rules have pushed engineers toward ever more complex ...
Automobile engine designs with W-configurations and double-digit cylinder-counts rank among the most complicated car engines ever made. While other automakers have more-or-less accomplished combining ...
MV Agusta revives a dual-crank engine design with a radical five-cylinder square concept, proving that internal combustion innovation is alive and well. The square engine layout uses dual crankshafts ...
Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Takashi Ayoma / Getty, Antonio Calanni / AP Formula 1’s car design revolution for 2026 is the biggest in a generation. Not only are the chassis designs ...
Towards the second half of the 20th century, the quest to create an engine with more power, long-term reliability, and higher efficiency was something akin to the search for El Dorado. In their ...
The US Air Force is funding development of adaptive-cycle turbofans under the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion programme. GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) have advanced their designs for ...
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