TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. will unleash a blitz of 14 new gasoline engines through 2015 in a long-awaited powertrain overhaul that aims to boost fuel efficiency by at least 10 percent. The push ...

You might have heard of an Atkinson cycle engine, or even own a car with one fitted - after all, plenty of car models have them. The Atkinson cycle engine is nothing new, as the man it’s named after, ...

Toyota has launched two new small-displacement, Atkinson cycle engines that get 78 mpg. Built to power the Japanese-automaker’s Aygo commuter and the 2015 Lexus RC F, respectively, the new ...

In the world of upgraded and redesigned pickup trucks, new vehicles normally do not get a new powertrain at the same time. This was not the case with the redesigned-for-2016 Toyota Tacoma; it received ...

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 ...

Certainly the most common is the Otto cycle, or spark ignition engine, or gasoline engine. The Diesel cycle has certainly seen rejuvenation of late and will be the topic of another column. The two ...