By Bill Schaffer San Marcos, Calif. — I?ve often heard Honda say they are the largest engine manufacturer in the world, but until I started […]
December 24, 2011 | B. Schaffer
Ward?s Picks Top Powerplants
The recent grouping was dominated by small gasoline engines fitted with direct injection systems. Direct injection gained popularity about10 years ago when clean turbodiesel engines […]
August 21, 2011 | B. Schaffer
Gas-Diesel Hybrid Engine Research
At the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, engineers are working on a new kind of hybrid engine that blends the attributes of the […]
March 18, 2011 | B. Schaffer
The return of the BMW Four-Cylinder Engines
New 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder offers performance of a six Further enhancing their move away from larger displacement to smaller turbocharged power plants, BMW is bringing […]