With shaped connecting rod, piston and cylinder, an advantageous asymmetric timing of the two-stroke engine is achieved, wherein the combustion chamber communicates with the crankcase through a transfer port controlled by the piston and through a respective piston port controlled by the connecting rod, with the transfer port and its respective piston port arranged in series, and wherein an intake port communicates with the crankcase through a piston port controlled by the connecting rod, with the intake port and its respective piston port arranged in series.