5 Legendary Mass-Produced Hemi Engines That Were Not Built by Chrysler
29 Nov 2023, 17:06 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The HEMI moniker is famous world wide thanks to the series of Chrysler V8s, but those weren't the only legendary engines with hemispherical combustion chambers
Turbo-Rocket V8: Remembering the Automotive World's First Mass-Produced, Turbocharged V8
27 Nov 2023, 11:34 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / For gearheads, the 1960s is the decade when muscle cars were born in the US, but it's also when the first mass-produced turbo engines were introduced in cars
BMW S50 EU-Spec: The M3's First Six-Cylinder, an Iconic Engine That the US Couldn't Have
20 Nov 2023, 11:50 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / A worthy six-cylinder successor to the E30 M3's mighty S14, the S50 was a legendary BMW M engine that US buyers couldn't have
5 Greatest European V8 Engines Ever Mass-Produced
20 Oct 2023, 21:05 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Though American-built V8 are far more popular, the Old Continent's premier manufacturers have also built some iconic V8s
Mopar Max Wedge: The Forgotten Orange Monster That Helped Kick-Start the Muscle Car Craze
26 Sep 2023, 12:12 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Overshadowed by the 426 HEMI, the legendary Max Wedge was Mopar's go-to performance engine during the first part of the 1960s
Coyote V8: The Evolution of the Iconic V8 That Made the Ford Mustang Great Again
21 Aug 2023, 15:08 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / In service since 2010 and, hopefully, for years to come, the Coyote engine has transformed the modern Mustang into a thoroughbred muscle car, becoming a V8 icon
5 Fastest Muscle Cars Powered by Ford's Iconic 428 Cobra Jet
19 Aug 2023, 10:31 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Ford's trusty big block was one of the company's well-respected engine during the original muscle car era, powering epic models such as these five
American Eight Cylinder Legend: Remembering the 95-Year-Old Duesenberg J Straight-Eight
14 Aug 2023, 12:25 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / This venerable straight-eight was an impressive piece of engineering that introduced the notion of high-performance to American road cars
Remembering the Quirky Yet Legendary Y-block, Ford's First OHV V8
26 Jul 2023, 13:28 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Introduced in 1954, the Y-block became the heart of Ford and Mercury models for the next decade, and continues to fascinate hotrodders to this day
Ford Indy DOHC V8: Remembering One of America's Craziest Competition Engines
21 Jul 2023, 21:17 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Whether naturally-aspirated or turbocharged, Ford's Indy V8 was a gorgeous and extremely successful race engine that dominated the Indy 500
1949 Cadillac OHV V8: The Engineering Marvel That Revolutionized the Industry
23 Jun 2023, 20:25 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / More than seven decades ago, Cadillac introduced its first OHV V8 which became an engineering milestone of the American automotive industry
Ford's 427 Le Mans: The V8 That Helped the GT40 Dominate the World's Most Famous Race
5 Jun 2023, 14:44 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / At the heart of the Le Mans-winning GT40 Mk II and MK IV, this gargantuan V8 from the golden era of muscle cars is the most decorated American race engine
Lightweight Legend: A Look Back at Buick's Revolutionary 1961 All-Aluminum V8
29 May 2023, 15:08 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Aluminum block engines are common place today, but the unit that had the biggest impact on their development was revolutionary V8 introduced by Buick in 1961
5.9-Liter Cummins: The Evolution of America's Most Reliable and Tunable Diesel Engine
15 May 2023, 22:06 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / In a world of gas-guzzling V8s, the 5.9-liter Cummins turbocharged inline-six diesel dared to be different and became a legend
5 Awesome 4-Cylinder Engines With Great Tuning Potential
7 May 2023, 07:08 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / These engineering masterpieces prove that, with a a few upgrades you can extract a healthy amount of power out of a small, four-cylinder engine
SRT Demon 170's 1,025-HP HEMI: The Most Outrageous V8 Ever Fitted into A Muscle Car
14 Apr 2023, 14:44 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Yes, it can reach that figure when fed E85 fuel, but even if it runs on premium gas, the insane 6.2-liter HEMI is still the most powerful muscle car engine ever
Porsche Mezger Engine: Examining the Legendary Flat-Six That Debuted in the First GT3
30 Mar 2023, 14:21 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / At the heart of various iterations of the 996 and 997 911 GT3, Turbo and GT2, the Mezger is still one of Porsche's best street-legal engines
A Technological Marvel: Remembering the King of the Hill’s Lotus-Designed LT5 V8
6 Mar 2023, 14:17 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Designed by Lotus and assembled by MerCruiser, the LT5 was not your typical Chevrolet V8, yet it was one of the most innovative engines of the 1990s
RB26 vs. 2JZ: Which Japanese Six-Cylinder Legend Is the Better Engine?
23 Feb 2023, 17:53 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Arguably the best two production engines from Japan, the RB26 and 2JZ are the subject of a fierce rivalry that originated more than three decades ago
All but Forgotten, the 18-Liter GAA Was Ford’s Biggest, Most Reliable Gas-Guzzling V8
17 Oct 2022, 14:26 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Built more than eight decades ago and used by a legendary tank, the GAA remains Ford's largest gas-powered V8 and also one of its greatest