“Compression ratio” is a term thrown around a lot when you’re talking about engine specs, but what does it really mean? For the most part, when people are talking about an engine’s compression ratio, ...

At first glance, the concept of engine compression is simple enough:It's the ratio of the volume of the combustion chamber and bore when thepiston is at bottom dead center (BDC) versus when it is at ...

We might be covering ground that's well trampled for many, but the static compression ratio of an engine is simple to understand: it's all the volume of a cylinder above the compression ring at Bottom ...

While the automotive industry is at an important point as an increasing number of buyers gravitate toward EVs, there are still many of us who will want to hold on to combustion power for as long as ...

Formula 1’s next-generation power units are not even on the grid yet and they are already reshaping the competitive landscape. At the heart of the storm is a seemingly dry technical detail, the ...