A typical four-stroke (Otto) engine performs intake, compression, combustion and exhaust. Otto’s modern four-stroke engine ...

How does a hybrid car engine work? The modern Atkinson cycle is used by cars such as the Toyota Prius, Ford C-max and Fusion Hybrids, Lexus CT200h, and Mazda SkyActive engines. The basic difference ...

Recently, while researching the Vezel's motor, I became curious about how the engine works.The Vezel hybrid is equipped with an "Atkinson cycle engine."It is a technology that is also familiar in the ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

There are three fathers of invention when it comes to nearly every car on the road today: Otto, Diesel, and Atkinson. They all had one thing in common—a drive to improve the efficiency of the engines ...

This Atkinson gas engine is an illuminating gas engine and is one of the earlier known examples of gas engines and was used by the donor’s grandfather in the nineteenth century. It was procured by the ...