When the C6 Corvette ZR1 arrived on the scene with its supercharged LS9 6.2-liter V8 engine, jaws dropped. The immense power produced by the engine, 638 hp and 604 lb-ft of torque to be exact, ...

As members of the fourth-generation General Motors small block engine lineup, the LSA and LS9 variants share many similarities. In addition to their rugged reliability, pushrod-operated overhead ...

It's not every day you get to hand-build a 638 HP LS9 engine that'll slip under the hood of a Corvette ZR1. Yesterday was one of those days. Here's how the magic is made.

Chevrolet has been making some of the best V8 engines in the world for decades. They've made small blocks and big blocks, a long list of high-horsepower engines, and several of the most reliable V8 ...

MG, the original Chinese-backed success story in Australia, has been on the back foot in the face of new rivals, but the ...

At the GM Performance Build Center in Wixom, Michigan, you won't find anybody piecing together hybrid engines, diesel mills, or powerplants fueled by used cooking grease. They're not tasked with ...

There is no shortage of creative startups aiming to find the next big petroleum replacement, but few have gained as much traction as LS9. The company just scooped up $30 million to turn ...

The SAE-certified numbers are in. Now it's official: The 6.2L LS9 engine developed for the new Corvette ZR1 makes 638 hp at 6,500 rpm and 605 lb-ft of torque at 3,800 rpm. That makes the LS9 the most ...

You are looking at the first hot rod powered by the LS9 V-8 crate engine sold by GM Performance Parts, the same supercharged, 6.2L mill used in the latest ZR1 Corvette. But while the engine choice is ...

PONTIAC, Mich. – When it was introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit earlier this year, the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1's power was estimated at 100 horsepower for each of ...

Last year, I wrote about LS9, the scrappy Bay Area-based company that’s engineering microbes to churn out transportation fuel. Now, LS9 has joined forces with Procter and Gamble–an upstart-titan ...