Despite the rest of the company embracing turbocharging and electrification, Porsche's GT division fights on.

Automakers today have a wide range of powertrain options to choose from, including internal combustion engines, hybrids, plug ...

Porsche was issued a patent for its six-stroke combustion engine on October 22, 2024. The company describes the new engine as having a "working cycle" of three complete crankshaft revolutions with two ...

Jimmy Oakes' 'Porrari' puts a Ferrari-built Maserati F136 V8 into a 1978 Porsche 911 SC, creating a wild drift-spec engine ...

German engineer Ferdinand Porsche already had experience working with Daimler-Benz when he set up his own firm in 1931. Later in the decade, he was hired by Adolf Hitler's government to design the ...

Internal combustion engine development is far from stagnant these days, in spite of the advances in electric powertrains in recent decades—and this patent from Porsche concerning a W-style cylinder ...

Porsche could be reviving an old technology for its future internal combustion engines. New patent filings suggest Zuffenhausen’s finest may be resorting back to air-cooling for its future mid- and ...

Electrification is the future, but timing matters. For enthusiast driven segments, the transition may need to be more flexible than initially planned. Porsche has placed themselves in a precarious ...

Since 1963, an air-cooled (later water-cooled) six-cylinder boxer engine has been used in a car so iconic that both its engine placement and configuration have largely remained unchanged. It's the ...

V-4 engines remain uncommon in cars despite their potential advantages. While automotive enthusiasts regularly discuss V-6, V-8, and larger configurations, V-4 engines are typically found in ...