The automobile itself traces its roots back to the late 19th century. Gas stations came about later, though, and people had to work a little harder to get gas up until that point. The first drive-in ...

Lead was added to organic gasoline compounds to increase the fuel's resistance to pre-ignition from the 1920s through its banning in 1996. Lead exposure reached its peak in the 1960s. Scientists ...

With the rest of the world having long-since moved away from leaded fuels, aviation gasoline, or "avgas" for short, seemingly exists as a final holdover from a bygone era. The most ubiquitous avgas ...

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Engine knock, wherein fuel ignites unevenly along the cylinder wall resulting in damaging percussive shockwaves, is an issue that automakers have struggled to mitigate since the days of the Model T.

If you use low-quality gas without extra fuel additives and detergents, your fuel system and injectors will get dirty. Here’s ...

Under normal circumstances, most modern engine oil and gasoline brands work fine on their own to keep your engine running smoothly. But there may be cases where even the best of them could use a ...