You might have heard about high compression ratios, but what exactly are they, and what kind of effect do they have on an ...

A.Here's a pressure-volume diagram for a combustion engine. Although rough, it is an approximation of the so-called air-standard cycle. '' Point (a) is at atmospheric pressure, after which the air is ...

A political firestorm has been brewing in Formula 1 in recent weeks and months over whether engine manufacturers have found a loophole in the new 2026 technical regulations.

Increasing an engine’s compression ratio is a proven way of unlocking extra horsepower, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. The team at Garage 54, the Russian mechanics who built a V16 using ...

Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for ...

Formula 1 bosses are moving towards a rule change that would close a loophole rivals believe Mercedes have exploited in the ...

2.Reduced engine rpm (without attending losses in net torque) tend to improve overall fuel economy and driveability. 3.Treat multi-cylinder engines as a combination of several single-cylinder engines, ...

The compression ratio battle is reaching crunch time.

Ferrari is planning to include a Mercedes-style compression ratio trick in the design of its new engine for the F1 2027 season, it has been claimed. It comes after it emerged last week that Mercedes’ ...