Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

FLINT — General Motors Co. is "very confident" in newly designed V-8 engines for its reimagined light-duty pickups after being dogged by engine recalls last year. GM's new L76 5.7-liter and L78 ...

The pushrod engine has been around for well over a century, powering everything from muscle cars and trucks to marine engines and small-block V8s that built entire legacies. A pushrod engine places ...

Big V-8 weapons are returning to the Detroit Truck Wars. Unshackled from government regulations, the Ram 1500 has brought back its V-8 while Ford’s F-150 is offering a 700-horsepower, supercharged V-8 ...

When it comes to engines made these days, things differ greatly from engines built, say, 30 years ago. Mills now tend to boast a slew of cutting-edge tech, like Nissan's new variable compression ratio ...

The term “small block” engine is getting a workout, as the genre that debuted with the 265-cubic-inch (4.3-liter) lightweight Chevrolet small block V8 in 1955 is growing to 409 cu. in. (6.7 liters) ...

The Evolution Big Twin-engined motorcycles like Fat Boys and Road Kings spent 18 years using a single four-lobed camshaft, while the Sportster's Evolution motor — and its ancestors like the K-model ...

Two new models join the Corvette lineup for 2027: the Grand Sport and Grand Sport X. All 2027 Corvettes receive a new engine: the LS6 V-8 making 535 horsepower and 520 pounds-feet of torque, mated to ...

His work transformed the cam from a simple mechanical timer into a precise control device that shapes how an engine makes power, and those early principles still define camshaft design to this day.

Pushrod engines typically use two valves per cylinder, and as a result this engine style is often mocked when used in modern vehicles. Fewer, larger valves results in more reciprocating mass which can ...

Joel was previously an editor at Autoblog for nearly a decade, covering cars from humble economy hatchbacks to high-end sports cars. He has extensive driving experience with plenty of track time, and ...