Almost all gasoline engines, whether they're efficient-yet-less-refined four-cylinders, high-horsepower V6s, or growly and torque-rich V8s, use much the same process to create power. The "Otto cycle" ...

Volkswagen isn't reinventing the way your internal combustion engine works. The automaker has, however, created a new twist on the Otto cycle that's a revised version of the Atkinson cycle. Your ...

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 ...