Motorcycle engines live and die by how well they shed heat, and the choice between liquid and air cooling shapes everything from performance to maintenance. Riders weighing a new purchase or planning ...

There was a time, long ago, when passenger vehicles used to be much simpler than they are today. There were many downsides of this era, safety chief among them, but there were some perks as well. They ...

We now look back on the air-cooled era of 911 with love, but why do we love this primitive engine technology so much?

Air-cooled engines were once commonplace in the auto and moto industries. The most well-known were the Porsche flat six, VW flat four, Corvair, and numerous motorcycle engines, from BMW to ...

One of the most recent entries in this series of articles focused on ten things gearheads should know about the Volkswagen Beetle, meaning this author can simply copy and paste from that story given ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Cooling fins are an iconic feature of motorcycle design. These blades made their mark early, with their parallel lines encircling the cylinders of classic bikes from day one. Whether on the striking V ...