Most modern gasoline and diesel-powered engines found in the cars and trucks seen on today's roadways rely on the four-cycle-engine principles developed in the late 1800s by Nikolaus Otto, Gottlieb ...

One hundred was a lot of horsepower in 1914, even for an 8.0-liter engine in a low-production luxury car. Yet 100 was the figure claimed for the remarkable Stearns-Knight Six, of which at least 350 ...

Gabriel Voisin was an aviation pioneer who progressed into the car business after the First World War using Knight-type sleeve-valve engines. Designed by American Charles Yale Knight yet perfected in ...

Click here if you are unable to view this gallery on a mobile device. One hundred forty-five years ago an American auto pioneer was born in New York state. He was a go-getter from the get-go. From his ...

The first Panhard from Panhard & Levassor of Paris, France appeared in 1891 with a centrally located Daimler V2 engine. It soon settled on the engine in front driving through a transmission to the ...