Not quite. The engine discussed in this article is almost the reverse of BMW&#x27;s engine design. The crankshafts (where the rotational movement is transferred to the gear box) would be where the heads of the BMW engine are located. This means the explosion causing the rotational movement is at the centre of the engine, and keeps heat loss to a minimum. That&#x27;s partly how they&#x27;re going to get such high efficiency out of this design. The other way is the (I&#x27;m guessing) massive compression ratio they&#x27;ll need to achieve for the auto-ignition of gasoline to occur.