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GM's L92 V8 is built to last, but a teardown reveals a recurring flaw that can turn this tough engine into scrap metal.
Supercars and Hypercars Bugatti Chiron W16: Featuring over 3,700 individual parts, each W16 engine is assembled by hand over six days, followed by extensive dyno and leak testing. Koenigsegg Jesko ...
Automakers, like most businesses, have the goal of maximizing profits and returns to shareholders – which is pretty much anathema to over-engineered engines and the niche models such powertrains ...
The beauty of forced induction is that, as long as the engine block is strong enough, merely raising boost pressure can generate even more power. With power outputs continuously rising, we’ve compiled ...
This tiny three-cylinder engine may be a result of downsizing for emission compliance, but that didnt stop its maker from ...
Even the engine's base form is confusing with common designations like V-Twin, inline-four, straight-six, V6, and V8. Throw in V16 and the weirder-sounding W16 and it almost becomes a foreign ...
Engine development has taken thousands of small steps from the 1850s single-cylinder engine used by Carl Benz in the Patent Motorwagen to the 1,600-hp W16 in the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport.
Bugatti’s W16 Successor Is a V16 Hybrid The W16 is dead, long live the V16. By Wesley Wren Published: Feb 29, 2024 11:57 AM EST Save Article ...
W hether you're spinning your very first set of wrenches or tuning engines for a Pro Stock team, there's no denying that the beginning of any engine buildup is the cylinder block. Let's review its ...
The Chiron Super Sport’s W16 engine—which is currently the only 16-cylinder powertrain in a car—does the work of moving this automotive cathedral on wheels from place to place.
The V4 had some issues. One of the early advantages of the V4 over the inline engines was that it was very short. Because the J Cars’ dimensions were already set, the engine had to fit the space that ...