The General Motors 5.7 LS1 engine was a naturally aspirated small-block V8 engine with two valves per cylinder and the traditional pushrod valve gear and two valves per cylinder, a layout that has ...

General Motors once treated every division as its own little kingdom, each with a distinct V8 that gave Chevrolet, Pontiac, ...

From simple design to proven performance, here’s why the naturally-aspirated V8 engine continues to earn a reputation for reliability. Naturally-aspirated V8s are simple, reliable engines with fewer ...

Typically, a flat-plane V8 won't produce as much torque. The flat-plane V8 also doesn't run as smoothly as a cross-plane ...

The V8 is famous for that low, gravelly rumble it has, announcing its presence to all the lesser engines nearby as soon as the ignition hits. In most versions of the engine – such as those found in ...

It's a question that seems fairly simple at first glance: Do fewer cylinders really mean less fuel consumption? That is the case, generally speaking, considering less cylinders means less fuel being ...

GM Authority has been busy serving up several exclusive details on the next-gen GM Small Block V8, but now, we're wondering - ...

It was a little more than a year ago that Elton Sawyer put a wet blanket on NASCAR horsepower increases in the Cup Series. However, things have started to change. The main argument from the Senior ...

From intern to editor, Damian Adams' story reads like a well-written novel where he steadily worked to become the youngest-ever editor of South Africa's leading motoring publication, CAR Magazine. He ...

These days, new cars are continually moving away from many of the most iconic internal combustion engines of the 21st century. Engines like the Audi and Lamborghini V10, third-gen Chrysler Hemi, ...

From intern to editor, Damian Adams' story reads like a well-written novel where he steadily worked to become the youngest-ever editor of South Africa's leading motoring publication, CAR Magazine. He ...