Big block and small block engines both have merit, and choosing one for your car comes down to what you want it to do.
Big-block engines have always traded on mythology as much as on dyno sheets, yet some of the most imposing cast-iron V8s deliver surprisingly modest output once you look past the badge. When I line up ...
There are many ways that automakers, particularly American ones, categorize the V8 engines they produce. They can essentially be put into one of two categories: big-block engines and small-block ...
Engine development has taken thousands of small steps from the 1850s single-cylinder engine used by Carl Benz in the Patent Motorwagen to the 1,600-hp W16 in the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport. V8 engines ...
John Lohone’s 1,169-hp all-aluminum Brodix big-block cut through Drag Week’s Pro Street NA class for the win. Here’s how he did it. It’s indeed a fine edge between killing it and being killed off ...
Gearheads have always adored massive engines, regardless of what kind of body style they sit in. While we are accustomed to outrageously powerful V8 pickups, like the 2021 Ram TRX that's awesome ...
Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...
Aston Martin's DBS successor will feature a new V-12 engine because it's what its customers want. So said Alex Long, the automaker's head of product and marketing strategy, in a recent interview with ...
Tanner Marlar is an award-winning journalist with nearly a decade of experience in motorsports, collegiate athletics, automotive developments and technology. With the SUV market still being set ablaze ...
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, left, and Navistar and plant officials applaud the unveiling of the new MaxxForce big-bore engine to be built in Huntsville. International Truck and Engine announced Wednesday ...
In the '60s, America developed some cool, advanced engines, such as Pontiac's overhead cam inline-6 or the jet-turbine in the Chrysler Turbine Car. Still, when push comes to shove, our first love is a ...