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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Chevrolet LT-1 Small Block V8
The Highest Horsepower Ever In A Small-Block V8 Produced In The '70s

Not all small-block V8s were created equal, but this one was destined to shine from the first ignition.

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GMA T.50 Cosworth GMA V12 engine side view
10 Naturally Aspirated Engines We’ll Miss When They’re Gone

These 10 naturally aspirated engines represent the last of a dying breed, from high-revving four-cylinders to screaming V12s.

1970 Chevrolet Caprice engine
The Engine That Refused To Die, And Keeps Coming Back

It's powered a huge number of iconic vehicles, and it's still made by its original manufacturer. Yes. It's still in production 70 years later.

Ford FE 428 Cobra Jet V-8 air cleaner
The Factory V8 That Was Never Meant For The Car It Ended Up In

Weird stuff happens all the time and for one iconic classic Ford, a bizarre twist of fate gifted it with what would become its signature engine.

Honda S2000 Engine
The High-Revving Engine That Changed What Performance Meant

A 2.0-liter four-cylinder held the naturally aspirated power density record for over a decade. It took a Ferrari V8 to beat it.

1969 ZL-1 engine
The Forbidden GM Engine That Engineers Built Against All Orders

It cost $4,160 in 1969 ($36K today) with only 69 built through the COPO program.

Porsche Naturally Aspirated 4.0-Liter Flat-Six
The Biggest Displacement Six-Cylinder Engine In A Modern Production Car

Porsche's 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six is the largest displacement six-cylinder in modern production sports cars.

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Orange and Silver Cosworth GMA V12
The 12,100-RPM V12 That Makes Every Supercar Engine Look Lazy

The Cosworth GMA V12 is the highest-revving production V12 with a 12,100 rpm redline and weighs just 392 lbs.

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1962 Plymouth Savoy Max Wedge
The Mopar 'Orange Monster' That Came With A Throttle Warning

Chrysler sold a family sedan with a yellow sticker warning drivers not to stay wide open for more than 15 seconds.

Honda C32B engine
The Rare '90s Japanese Engine That Was More Reliable Than The 2JZ

While the Toyota 2JZ-GTE dominates tuning culture, the Honda C32B that powered the NSX quietly delivers exceptional long-term reliability.

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The Rarest Chevrolet Engine Ever Produced

Chevy has one of the richest engine back catalogs in automotive history, but this V8 is easily the rarest the brand has ever built.

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BluePrint Ford 408 Crate Engine
BluePrint's 450-HP Small Block Crate Engine Is Here To Crush Coyotes

It's simple, affordable, easy to install, and makes serious power on pump gas. What more could you ask for? A warranty? It's got that, too.

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BMW B58 382 hp
Toyota B58 Vs Nissan VR30DDTT: Which Turbocharged Engine Is Better?

B58 Vs VR30DDTT: Comparing specs, turbo design, tuning potential, performance, and long-term reliability for which turbo engine truly wins

2017 Ford Fusion Sport detail
The Ford Engine So Powerful It Came In A Plain-Looking Car

If you think of a "sleeper" and Ford, you’re probably thinking of the SHO.

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Ford 427 FE Engine
The Big-Block V8 That Defined An Entire Era

This massive monster helped shape the muscle car world, and put one American automaker on top in a legendary European race.

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1989 Nissan R32 GT-R 11
Japan's Inline-Six That Made Every American V8 Look Ordinary

Detroit had the cubes, the cylinders, and the mythology. Japan had a 2.6-liter twin-turbo six that rendered all of it irrelevant.

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Front view of 1968 Dodge Hemi Dart
The Chrysler V8 That Defined An Era And Still Commands Respect

In the shadow of a desperate gamble, engineers toiled in secrecy to perfect an engine that would redefine dominance on the track.

1958 Mercury Montclair Turnpike Cruiser
The First 400-HP Production Engine That Shocked America

Before muscle cars ruled America, one unlikely late-'50s brand built a 400-hp shocker that rewrote the power playbook and stunned Detroit.

Hood of 1969 Dodge Coronet Hemi R/T Convertible
Here's What Hemi Means On Dodge's Legendary Muscle Cars

The Hemi name has been fitted to some of the brand’s most iconic performance vehicles.

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1991 Lexus LS400-7 (1)
Toyota's Most Underrated Engine That Simply Never Wore Out

A Japanese V8 quietly embarrassed Europe's finest in the early 1990s, and decades later it's still running. Most people have no idea what it is.