THE paper by H. 0. Farmer on “Free-Piston Compressor-Engines”, read before the Institution of Mechanical Engineers on December 6, must have been for many their first introduction to the ...

The six-cylinder strikes the balance between four and eight by providing a mix of an engine that can be smooth, reliable, and highly tuneable in the right scenarios. Six-cylinder engines in ...

Deep breath... "As pistons have a cylindrical shape, the driving engines for vehicles of known type have some drawbacks, mainly deriving from the fact that the group of cylinders and of relative ...

Mazda intends to futureproof the 3.3-litre inline six-cylinder engine in its CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90 SUV models with new SkyActiv-Z technology that will debut in the next-generation CX-5.

Performance rating: 4.6 out of 54.6 The M340i has a 3.0-litre, six-cylinder engine that develops 374hp and 500Nm of torque, enough for a 0-62mph time of 4.4 seconds and a 155mph top speed. The current ...

Even as the auto sector has turned towards electrification, Ferrari is showing that innovation in internal combustion engines ... the revised piston shape can offer improvements in the size of the ...

The company is looking at a new oblong-shaped piston design that could revolutionize the internal combustion engine, potentially allowing the 12Cilindri of tomorrow to keep breathing in the ...

recesses along the longitudinal skirt of each piston could help reduce friction against the cylinder walls, reducing internal friction and increasing efficiency, potentially helping the engine ...