Rotary engines (also known as Wankel engines and Wankel rotary engines) are quite different from piston or "reciprocating" engines. One of the distinguishing features is that they don't need valves to ...

What's scarier than a Maserati engine from the '80s? A more sophisticated one from the same timeline. Admittedly, we can't really comment on its reliability, as Maserati's prototype six-valve engine ...

Ferrari was so proud of its five-valve cylinder heads, it changed a naming convention that ran back over 25 years. For its previous mid-engine two-seaters, the three-digit name was derived from ...

Yamaha is known for making great engines across several different platforms, with a solid brand cachet among motorcyclists, boating enthusiasts, and even involvement in Formula 1 engine production.

The Buick Division of General Motors never had it so good. After hammering at the door of the “Big Three” for 17 years, the door suddenly opened and even Buick personnel were amazed to find that their ...