Ferrari has filed a patent for an engine with oval-shaped pistons. The design shortens powertrain length without losing ...

Ferrari has filed a patent for an engine with pill-shaped pistons, a radical departure from traditional circular piston ...

As interesting as this concept is, it still has a long way to go before reaching production lines, not to mention its applications may be limited ...

This creates an airtight seal in the engine's cylinder. The piston is placed into a machine that will marry the connecting rod and piston. Above it, a pin designed to connect the two components is ...

The new Volvo D13 VGT engine will be standard in the all-new Volvo VNR and customers will also be able to select in the ...

In the video after the break, [Brick Technology] uses LEGO to gain some practical insight into the world of piston engine design ... the cylinders also acted as connecting rods, tilting back ...

This naturally makes the engine more compact. More radically, Ferrari designed a new connecting rod, which is shared by pistons on opposite banks. There's a multi-link system that splits the ...