P atent documentation was recently published by the USPTO for a revolutionary new Ferrari engine showcasing oval- or pill-shaped pistons instead of traditional circular ones. It's a novel concept ...

Ferrari has filed a patent for an engine with pill-shaped pistons, a radical departure from traditional circular piston designs.While Honda famously experimented with oval pistons in the late ...

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You're already imagining what it sounds like. We are. Looks like Ferrari has submitted a patent design for a new V12 that uses oval-shaped pistons.Pistons, as you're probably aware, are famously ...

Ferrari is not pursuing innovation for pleasure, and why oval pistons are important. Oval pistons are not new in the automotive industry; in fact, according to Interesting Engineering, Honda once ...

Ferrari has applied for a patent for a new engine design that utilizes oval (pill-shaped, more like) pistons rather than the conventional, circular pistons widely utilized in internal combustion ...

The focal point was the engine, a four-stroke V4 with oval-shaped pistons that typically resembled a V8 with two spark plugs, two connecting rods, and eight valves per cylinder.