For seven decades, the GM small-block V8 has powered cars and trucks with legendary reliability, strong performance, and an ...

The best car engines of the 21st century earned their status the hard way. They offered real power, rewrote tuning culture, and changed how we think about performance. Some scream all the way past ...

Some BMW engines that tend to be more trouble than they're worth include the N47 I4 diesel, early variants of the N63 V8, the ...

Cars that share major internal components are often similar and in the same vehicle class. However, there are plenty of cars out there that share an engine despite offering completely different ...

Before downsizing and electrification became a thing, several carmakers developed large displacement engines for their flagship production models, taking the old saying "there's no replacement for ...

While they've since been discontinued due to emissions standards and gas crises, many older American cars used to have massive (and massively awesome) engines.

These five engines are not just impressive in terms of the output figures they deliver, but also the unmistakable symphony that their cylinders sing. The automotive internal combustion engines are ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Takashi Ayoma / Getty, Antonio Calanni / AP Formula 1’s car design revolution for 2026 is the biggest in a generation. Not only are the chassis designs ...

The biggest Toyota engine in 2026 isn't as big as the biggest engines it produced in the past, but it's still mighty capable.

Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...

Smaller, more powerful and fuel-efficient engines don’t seem to have great long term reliability. Engine recalls from major automakers such as GM, Toyota and Honda have cost billions of dollars. Moves ...

Earlier this week I asked all of you to share what you think are the best-looking engine bays, and to my surprise, your answers were varied and actually pretty great! (Not that I didn't have faith in ...