“Are You Sure It’s Chinese?” Who Really Builds China’s Car Engines
Who Really Develops China’s Car Engines?
Chrysler's Aluminum Slant 6 Engine: The Lightweight Experiment of 1961–1963
Chrysler built more than 50,000 cars with an aluminum-block Slant 6 before production challenges brought the project to an end.
Chrysler’s Hemi Was Too Expensive to Build. Its 1958 Plan B Became a V8 Legend
After its famous Hemi V8s, Chrysler took a new direction in 1958 with a simpler, more affordable engine.
Honda K-Series Engines Can Go Past 300,000 Miles — Here's Why They're So Reliable
How long can a Honda K-series engine last, and what makes this family of Japanese engines so durable?
Your Engine Could Be Warning You: 6 Problems That Can Make a Car Run Rough
Engine problems rarely happen without a reason, and six common issues can cause a car to run poorly.
GM Just Unleashed an 8.3-Liter Diesel V8 to Take on Ford’s 1,200-Lb-Ft Power Stroke
General Motors has confirmed an all-new 8.3-liter Duramax V8 diesel called Mongoose for the 2027 Silverado HD and Sierra HD.
Why Small Turbo Engines Are Replacing Big V8s—and What It Means for Your Next Car
Turbochargers let automakers squeeze big-engine performance from smaller engines—but the technology comes with trade-offs.
American Heart, British Body: Defender Just Got a Corvette V8—and It’s a $210,000 Beast
Osprey Custom has unveiled its latest restomod project, giving a classic Land Rover Defender a powerful Corvette V8 and modern upgrades.
Why Are Automakers Really Shrinking Engines to 1.5 Liters?
Why is the auto industry shrinking engine sizes so aggressively?
Toyota Built It to Survive 300,000 Miles. Tuners Turned It Into a 2,000-HP Beast
Toyota engineers may have gone too far with durability — and accidentally created the ultimate engine for hot-rodding.
Audi 80 Has Covered Nearly 1 Million Kilometers With Its Original Engine
A 1991 Audi 80 is closing in on a mileage record.
Toyota's First Engine Was Copied From a Chevrolet
Toyota's first engine, the Type A, wasn't entirely Japanese—it was based heavily on a Chevrolet straight-six.
Million-Mile Engines: Why Four Legendary Motors That Outlived Their Owners Became History
Some engines become legends by surviving for decades, crossing millions of miles and proving nearly impossible to kill.
2026 Toyota Tundra Replacement Engine Failed, Raising New Questions About the Recall Fix
A 2026 replacement V35A engine has failed, raising fresh questions about Toyota’s Tundra recall fix.
The Ball-Stud Hemi Mystery: How a Revolutionary Engine Faded Into History — What Killed the Project
In the late 1960s, Chrysler planned to replace its heavy V8s with a new engine, but the Ball-Stud Hemi never made it beyond the prototype stage. Why did the promising project never get its chance, and what happened to the only surviving example?