Ferrari has filed a patent for an engine with oval-shaped pistons. The design shortens powertrain length without losing capacity. Honda unsuccessfully tried oval pistons in its racing motorcycles. If ...

Using pill-shaped pistons and a novel connecting-rod design, Ferrari has a way of making its V-12s shorter. Ferrari is not ...

As thrilling as the spine-tingling, naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine in the Honda S2000 is, the roadster has gained ...

The cavities you see here are designed to fit the pistons and connecting rods. Here, the gas ignites and pushes the two components up and down. This causes the connecting rods to spin the ...