Across the long history of the automobile, there have been loads of epic internal combustion engines with staggering output figures and stunning performance credentials. But not every automaker ...

During the 1960s and 1970s, American carmakers devised several clever marketing strategies to promote their high-performance vehicles. Among those were cool names that gave the potent V8s at the heart ...

German automaker BMW has a long history of making inline-six engines, going all the way back to the early 1930s with the M78 engine. As the decades have passed, there have been many reconfigurations ...

When the Y-Block V8 debuted in 1954, it boasted a long list of improvements over its predecessor. It was not only more powerful than Ford's previous Flathead V8, but was also significantly more rigid.

The popular VQ engine family powered a number of Nissan models, including family sedans, sports cars, minivans, SUVs, and pickup trucks beginning in 1994. One of the cons of the early VQ engine was ...

Brand identity has long played a pivotal role in how automakers connect with consumers, especially when it comes to engines. Names like HEMI, Power Stroke, and Cummins immediately elicit a response ...