The downsizing of engines by carmakers is a strategy that's now all too familiar. Over the past decades, many automakers have had to shrink their engine sizes as part of efforts to comply with ...

Turbocharged engines may seem like a modern invention, but the progenitors of internal combustion engines have been finding ways to boost the power output of their fossil fuel-burning creations.

Ford’s EcoBoost badge has become shorthand for small engines that hit like bigger ones while using less fuel, but it is often dismissed as “just a turbo.” In reality, EcoBoost is a tightly integrated ...