Car Engines

The beating heart behind every vehicle, regardless of whether it's powered by an internal combustion engine, rotary engine, electric motor, or something else entirely.

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1955 Corvette 265 small-block V8
The American V8 That Refuses To Die After 70 Years

Discover the secret behind the reign of America's most resilient engine and why the world isn't ready to let it go just yet.

VC-Turbo powertrain
Nissan's Most Ambitious Engine Took 20 Years To Build And 767,000 Recalls To Destroy

Nissan spent over 20 years building something no one else would attempt, and the result didn’t unfold the way anyone expected it to.

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Engine Teardown Shows Major Design Flaw In One Of The Most Reliable V6 Engines

The engine came out of a fairly new Nissan Frontier pickup with around 120,000 miles.

2026 Dodge Charger SixPack Tail of the dragon
Dodge's Sixpack Was Supposed to Replace the HEMI — Now It's the Bridge Between Two V8 Eras

This twin-turbo inline-six was meant to kill the V8, but became the bridge between two muscle car eras instead.

Fastest Manual Japanese Sports Car - Toyota Supra A80 2Twin-turbo 3.0-Liter Inline-6 2JZ Engine Bay
Japan's Inline-Six Engine That Made European V8s Look Weak

Japan's most famous inline-six rewrote the rulebook and left Europe's finest V8s in the dust. The engine that still dominates decades on.

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Engine of black 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88
The Big-Block Corvette That Terrified The Competition

This big-block monster is one of the rarest Corvettes ever made, and it'll cost you an absolute fortune to buy.

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1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 engine
The All-Aluminum V8 That Cost More Than The Car It Came In

This all-aluminum powerhouse cost more than the car it powered and redefined factory performance limits.

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The NASCAR Engine Ford Sold To The Public

Ford built a race engine so big it wouldn't fit in the car they built it for, so they shoved it into a completely different one.

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Koenigsegg CC8S
6 Cars That Shared An Engine With Their Exotic Counterparts

Six exotic cars shared engines with surprisingly ordinary mainstream vehicles.

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Fastest Manual Japanese Sports Car - Toyota Supra A80 13Twin-turbo 3.0-Liter Inline-6 2JZ Engine Bay
The Inline-Six Engine That Became A Global Legend

From the big screen to the drag strip, this over-engineered masterpiece still rules the tuning world.

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2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport V8
GM Confirms Its V8 Future With A $150M Investment

GM confirms its V8 future with a $150M investment in next-gen engines set to power full-size trucks starting in 2027.

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Toyota Celica GT-S
The Engine Toyota Built That Nobody Talks About Anymore

Toyota built a high-revving engine to take on Honda, and the mill delivered more than most people remember today.

2008 Audi S6
The Luxury Sedan That Secretly Used A Supercar Engine

This executive sedan used a legendary supercar engine and is now a used car bargain that can be had for Corolla money.

Ford 427 SOHC Cammer Engine stacks
5 Forgotten American V8s That Were More Powerful Than The Hemi

These long-lost American V8s prove the 426 Hemi wasn’t always the most powerful option, just don't pay too much attention to the official ratings.

1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 COPO 9796 Front Detail
The Rarest Small Block V8 Muscle Car Produced In The '70s

This small block Chevrolet muscle car with the special package from the 70s is the rarest of them all.

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1970 Chevy Nova LT-1 V8 2
The Rarest Chevrolet Small Block V8 Engine Produced In The '70s

Don Yenko-led projects were often great, but few had the charm of this particular small block V8.

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1964 Ford 427 SOHC Cammer
The Ford V8 That NASCAR Banned For Being Too Powerful

Ford developed the 427 SOHC "Cammer" in just 90 days to challenge Chrysler's Hemi dominance, but NASCAR banned it for being too powerful.

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Ford Stuffed A 428 Big-Block Into A Family Sedan With 360 HP In 1968

In 1968, Ford offered a 360-hp big-block in a plain four-door sedan, creating one of the era's smartest sleepers.

1971 Chevrolet Caprice Build
The Absurd 900-HP Chevy That Doesn't Know When To Quit

This rose-gold Caprice 'donk' packs 900 wheel horsepower and enough attitude to make every burnout feel plenty irresponsible.

Chevrolet 350 Small Block Engine
Chevy’s Smallest Engines That Made The Biggest Power

Three legendary Chevy small-block V8s proved that efficient engineering could outperform bigger engines.