Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gasoline engines usually run on the Otto cycle, the standard four-stroke and two-stroke combustion process that has been powering ...

Most pickup truck fans probably know the new 2016 Toyota Tacoma will feature a new 3.5-liter V-6 engine, yet that isn’t the whole story. This new engine will use the “Atkinson” cycle, most notably ...

Volkswagen isn't reinventing the way your internal combustion engine works. The automaker has, however, created a new twist on the Otto cycle that's a revised version of the Atkinson cycle. Your ...

Toyota has a pair of new, efficient 2.0-liter engines on the way to market. The Japanese automaker calls them Dynamic Force Engines -- one is designated for conventional use, the other for hybrids -- ...