The notion of putting jet engines in cars in one that won't go away. For literally decades, major automakers have played ...

It has also, of course, developed a range of engines for those cars, starting with the S6-type, which powered the Mitsubishi PX 33 back in 1935, and more recently including the reliable Mitsubishi ...

In jet engines, combustion happens in a dedicated chamber with no moving parts, and it's isolated from the lubrication system. It's also cooled by smartly engineered airflow rather than by oil.

Whether the car is powered by a jet engine or not, it's an impressive art piece, given Margo had to heavily modify a Beetle to build it, find all the parts, and make them work together.

BMW is best known today for its cars, but here's a fact that separates the German brand from others in this rundown: It began its engine-building career in the aircraft sphere, rather than the ...