Lively Wallpaper is a free and open-source Windows app that lets you set a custom wallpaper. It lets you upgrade your desktop ...

Honda has come up with a electronic forced-induction V3 motor that we’re probably going to see in a future sportbike. Honda revives the rare V3 engine layout with a modern, four-stroke, ...

How boxer engines work, why they’re not just “flat” engines, and a 120-year evolution traced from the 1899 Benz to the latest Porsche and Subaru boxers. Boxer engines feature flat, opposing pistons ...

GM is developing an all-new sixth-generation small-block V8 family, with strong indications it will launch in two displacements: 5.7L and 6.6L. The 5.7L version is aimed at volume models like the ...

Toyota’s twin-turbo V-6 woes aren’t over yet, as the automaker has announced another recall concerning the engine found in a number of its body-on-frame vehicles. Back in 2024, Toyota recalled over ...

Let's define "small-block" so no one will get mad (people will still get mad). General Motors may call the Gen-III to Gen-V LS and LT V8s "small-blocks" in marketing materials, but even Chevrolet's ...

Where do offbeat project car ideas come from? The wilder ideas generally start off as almost a joke before the laughter dies down and the builder is left thinking that it’s actually a pretty cool idea ...

Porsche filed an engine patent for a W18, and it could power everything from hypercars to SUVs to nothing at all. Well, it means everything, or nothing or something in between. The truth is that ...

V4 engines are few and far between(except in motorcycles). It's the reverse situation from 8-cylinder engines, where there are scores of V8s and a count-them-on-one ...

For the 2025 model year, Ram stopped offering the Hemi engine for its 1500 class of pickup trucks. Ram boss Tim Kuniskis, who had left his job and come back, launched a top secret program to bring the ...

Mercedes-Benz is putting the finishing touches on the development of a new V-8 engine that the automaker says it needs as it makes the transition to electric vehicles. The automaker remains committed ...