From trucks and RVs to boats, Chevy's 8.1L Vortec powered heavy-duty machines with massive torque. Here's what defined GM's ...

Anything over 400 cubic inches is usually considered a big block. However, there are some manufacturers who produce 427-cubic-inch small blocks.

The debate between big displacement and high revving engines has long been a topic of discussion among automotive enthusiasts. Each engine type offers unique characteristics that can influence ...

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 ...

The manual transmission used to be standard equipment on nearly every pickup sold in America, from compact mini-trucks to full-size haulers. For decades, the vast majority of new pickups came with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...