Automakers today have a wide range of powertrain options to choose from, including internal combustion engines, hybrids, plug ...

Porsche was issued a patent for its six-stroke combustion engine on October 22, 2024. The company describes the new engine as having a "working cycle" of three complete crankshaft revolutions with two ...

German engineer Ferdinand Porsche already had experience working with Daimler-Benz when he set up his own firm in 1931. Later in the decade, he was hired by Adolf Hitler's government to design the ...

Jimmy Oakes' 'Porrari' puts a Ferrari-built Maserati F136 V8 into a 1978 Porsche 911 SC, creating a wild drift-spec engine ...

Internal combustion engine development is far from stagnant these days, in spite of the advances in electric powertrains in recent decades—and this patent from Porsche concerning a W-style cylinder ...

Porsche could be reviving an old technology for its future internal combustion engines. New patent filings suggest Zuffenhausen’s finest may be resorting back to air-cooling for its future mid- and ...

Intake, compression, power, then exhaust. Every 4-stroke engine ever made – about 80% of all engines currently in existence – function on this principle – even rotary engines. But now, Porsche has ...

Porsche could be looking at adding combustion engines to planned EV-only programs amid a strategy shakeup. The demand for internal combustion engines remains significant, so significant that Porsche ...

A flat-six engine inside a Porsche 911 - JoshBryan/Shutterstock Since 1963, an air-cooled (later water-cooled) six-cylinder boxer engine has been used in a car so iconic that both its engine placement ...

V-4 engines remain uncommon in cars despite their potential advantages. While automotive enthusiasts regularly discuss V-6, V-8, and larger configurations, V-4 engines are typically found in ...

One of the most hotly debated topics among Porsche enthusiasts is which is better: the air-cooled or water-cooled 911. The sports automaker had used an air-cooled engine across multiple generations of ...

Electrification is the future, but timing matters. For enthusiast driven segments, the transition may need to be more flexible than initially planned. Porsche has placed themselves in a precarious ...