For example, the first high-compression V8 built for road use came about in 1949. It was called the Rocket V8, produced by Oldsmobile, and it made just 135 horsepower. However, just about 15 years ...

The Chevy Apache fleetside V8 sits at the crossroads of style, utility, and early small-block power, which is why collectors ...

Chevy's double hump heads in its small-block V8 engines were powerful and capable, featuring closed-chamber designs that ...

Get it while you can: the LC will likely go down in history as one of the last Lexus models with a V8 engine – and it's a ...

In 1978, General Motors revealed its 'revolutionary' 350 V8 diesel engine... which turned out to be one of the most terrible ...

The Cadillac Blackwing V8 engine had a short but illustrious history and sat beneath the hood of one of the highest horsepower Cadillacs ever made. It was conceived when the former head of Audi, Johan ...

V8 engines are the soul of auto passion, and displacement has always been the most sacred measurement of these powerplants. Indeed, some readers will probably recall the famous advertisements claiming ...

However, Ford was thinking in another direction, deciding to focus on efficiency and balance. The result was the small-block V8, a compact, lightweight engine that proved you didn't need massive ...

View post: 1988 Ford E-250 Coachmen Camper Conversion For Sale In Mystery Machine Livery. Like Stellantis with its Hemi V8, General Motors has no intention of discontinuing the iconic V8 engine. It’s ...

Fire up a fourth-gen Ford Mustang GT and you'll hear one of two distinctly different V8 soundtracks, depending on when it rolled off the assembly line. From 1994 through 1995, that rumble came from ...

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 ...

In a 180-degree turn from the truck brand’s decision to discontinue the HEMI V8 in the Ram 1500, Ram is bringing the 5.7L V8 back to its best-selling truck’s options list for the 2026 model year. This ...