Once upon a time, a 200 hp outboard was huge. Today, there are boats with a half-dozen 600 hp V-12s strapped onto the transom. But how did we even get here? And where are we going? Ever since Gustave ...

A gearhead’s love for cars is a highly subjective matter. Most like power, speed and noise. But on a deeper level, when ...

Harley-Davidson endures as one of the biggest names in motorcycles, which didn't come easily for the company. After all, there's more to selling motorcycles than plucking them out of thin air and ...

In the middle of the 1980s, legendary motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson was in a full blown crisis: numbers were down, morale was nonexistent, and innovation was a pipe dream. AMF had bought out ...

For combustion engines to use 100 percent hydrogen, they need components that can withstand high temperatures and corrosive environments. Scientists from the University of Alberta discovered a new ...

TJ started writing for TopSpeed in 2015, but has been writing on motorcycle and automotive topics since 2009 for outlets such as eHow, eHowNow, and MotorTrend subsidiaries. He is certified to work on ...

Researchers at Scripps have created T7-ORACLE, a powerful new tool that speeds up evolution, allowing scientists to design and improve proteins thousands of times faster than nature. Using engineered ...

Several changes have occurred in the industry in recent years, and technology has been one of the main causes of these changes. The focus of this technological revolution is game engines, which are ...

Diesel engines have been around for more than half a century. Chances are that if you are around fleets or equipment, you have encountered a diesel engine. They have been described as the workhorses ...

The first outboard was actually electric (left). The 12-cylinder block for Mercury’s 600-hp Verado shows how far outboard technology has come. World History Archive/Alamy stock photo Once upon a time, ...