The Cadillac 500 V8 arrived at the height of America’s big‑car era, yet even in that context it was an outlier, a powerplant so outsized that it still sounds like a misprint. It was not just large in ...

If you are a racing buff, gearhead, or DIY mechanic, then you're sure to have come across debates between big-block engines versus small blocks and other modern engines. Each big block engine has its ...

Car companies signaled they were discontinuing V8 engines a few years ago. Now, they're making a big U-turn — and Detroit is ...

These big block Blue Oval engines defined an era of American muscle with huge horsepower and performance that dominated drag strips, highways, and racetracks.

The U.S. is known as the land of excess for many reasons. Take the automotive landscape, for example. You have big SUVs and even bigger engines. However, there was a time when engines in American cars ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Eight-cylinder engines, specifically V8s, are synonymous with performance vehicles and big luxury cruisers. Front-wheel drive contrarily, is mostly associated with economical, affordable, ...