Some engines do more than power vehicles, they redraw the boundaries of what performance is supposed to look like. From race tracks to interstate highways, a handful of powerplants have forced ...

Positive Crankcase Ventilation—three dirty words, but do they really need to be perceived that way? In general, the PCV system has two main functions: vapor relief and liquid separation. PCV systems ...

Growing up, Motor Trend was basically Chris' bible. With an ever growing TikTok fan base, Chris decided it was time to take the more serious journalistic approach to talking about his favorite subject ...

Back in the early 1990s the Gen II LT1 and LT4 engines powered GM's hottest performance cars, but GM read the tea leaves and knew that this platform would not be able to get them where they would ...

Adding real horsepower without tearing your car down to the firewall is not a fantasy. With the right mix of tuning, airflow, ...

Modern performance engines are truly mesmerizing. Power-dense, highly efficient, and downright sonorous in some cases, the best internal-combustion engines can be found in a wide range of today's high ...

The V6 engine still doesn't get the credit it deserves, but these five powerplants prove that the configuration can lead to epic results. When the first mass-produced automotive V6 came into being in ...

While the auto industry's march towards electrification has seen many manufacturers' V8-powered production car lineups be reduced or be discontinued, even if those V8 engines deserve a second chance, ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Though it's rare and might be considered an oddity by some enthusiasts, the inline-five has proved its worth on numerous occasions, particularly under the hood of these iconic performance cars.

The auto industry is in the middle of a monumental transition. As regulations demand that gasoline use become a thing of the past, automakers are signing on for an all-electric future. Of course, we ...

We’ve heard all the stories through the years about crate engines: Missing parts, poorly machined or bad castings, and even the hassle of having to replace a failed crate engine and fighting with the ...