The story of how Honda developed an oval-piston race engine that ultimately failed but still made history along the way.

V3 engines are about as rare as unicorns, having made only sporadic appearances through motorcycling history. The first known ...

Harley-Davidson has made dozens of models in its long history. This 1960s bike is the smallest, producing a fraction of the CCs of more modern bikes.

Yamaha will officially race its new V4 engine in MotoGP from 2026, ending a legendary run with the inline-four. While Yamaha’s decision to swap out the inline-four power unit for its new V4 is ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

If we ran a poll on Visordown tomorrow asking if people prefer two or four-stroke engines, the ringy-dingy two-smoke would win it by a mile. And it almost seems as though engineering companies get it, ...

General Motors seems to be dusting off an old idea and giving it a high-tech makeover. A recently published patent hints that the company is exploring a fresh take on two-stroke engines, a format many ...

It looks like GM is working on modernising two-stroke engines by tackling their emissions problem. This could open a whole new chapter for internal combustion. It’s been a while since two-stroke ...

Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...

The Professional Firefighters' Union says a 'pretty dangerous failure' left a Dunedin command unit without power while driving on a main highway. High winds and heat fanned nine fires across Otago and ...

There’s something undeniably magnetic about the art of engine building. While the world may swoon over brute displacement, and we do too, from Chevy’s 6.2-liter V8 to Bugatti’s outrageous 8.0-liter ...