MotorTrend revisits its landmark 2004 comparison of the Toyota Prius, Honda Civic Hybrid, Honda Insight, and first-generation Prius to see which early hybrid pulled ahead and how the technology ...

As of the first quarter of 2026, Japanese sedans continue to dominate the monthly sales charts and maintain a formidable ...

Audiofile Engineering’s Fidelia plays your music collection with bit-perfect accuracy and lets you shape the sound through ...

AMC's glamorous 360 V8 had oiling problems that killed it. The humble inline-six? It ran from 1964 all the way to 2006.

Only a handful manual Grad Prixes are known today, of the total of 52 built that model year, and this particular example is ...

Making sure your engine has proper compression is vital for its health. You can rely on one of two methods to test this, but ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Is the volume on your Windows 11 PC so low that it's hard to hear anything? While the media file itself may have been recorded or mastered at a low volume, ...

Cruiser motorcycles and large engines go hand in hand. That gets you the lazy, effortless torque of a large-capacity engine, the stress-free lope at highway speeds, and the ability to carry a lot of ...

Some people occasionally hear a low buzzing or humming sound that doesn't have a clear source. An estimated 2–4% of the world's population hear this. Scientists have been trying to figure out for ...

Most engines generate power from an internal combustion system. On the basic level, these engines work by compressing fuel and air into a tight space. Within the cylinders of an engine, pistons pump ...

GM has a message for owners of its V8-powered trucks and full-size SUVs: that ticking noise from the engine bay at idle requires no action. The automaker recently informed dealers that a tick, tap, or ...

There's more to piston shapes than you might think. Whether it's domed, flat, or dished, all pistons have their fair share of pros and cons when it comes to performance and efficiency. Understand that ...