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SRT Demon 170's 1,025-HP HEMI: The Most Outrageous V8 Ever Fitted into A Muscle Car
SRT Demon 170's 1,025-HP HEMI: The Most Outrageous V8 Ever Fitted into A Muscle Car

14 Apr 2023, 14:44 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Yes, it can reach that figure when fed E85 fuel, but even if it runs on premium gas, the insane 6.2-liter HEMI is still the most powerful muscle car engine ever

 
Porsche Mezger Engine: Examining the Legendary Flat-Six That Debuted in the First GT3
Porsche Mezger Engine: Examining the Legendary Flat-Six That Debuted in the First GT3

30 Mar 2023, 14:21 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / At the heart of various iterations of the 996 and 997 911 GT3, Turbo and GT2, the Mezger is still one of Porsche's best street-legal engines

 
A Technological Marvel: Remembering the King of the Hill’s Lotus-Designed LT5 V8
A Technological Marvel: Remembering the King of the Hill’s Lotus-Designed LT5 V8

6 Mar 2023, 14:17 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Designed by Lotus and assembled by MerCruiser, the LT5 was not your typical Chevrolet V8, yet it was one of the most innovative engines of the 1990s

 
RB26 vs. 2JZ: Which Japanese Six-Cylinder Legend Is the Better Engine?
RB26 vs. 2JZ: Which Japanese Six-Cylinder Legend Is the Better Engine?

23 Feb 2023, 17:53 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Arguably the best two production engines from Japan, the RB26 and 2JZ are the subject of a fierce rivalry that originated more than three decades ago

 
All but Forgotten, the 18-Liter GAA Was Ford’s Biggest, Most Reliable Gas-Guzzling V8
All but Forgotten, the 18-Liter GAA Was Ford’s Biggest, Most Reliable Gas-Guzzling V8

17 Oct 2022, 14:26 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Built more than eight decades ago and used by a legendary tank, the GAA remains Ford's largest gas-powered V8 and also one of its greatest

 
More Torque Than Anyone Else: The Story of Buick’s Iconic 455 Big Block V8
More Torque Than Anyone Else: The Story of Buick’s Iconic 455 Big Block V8

10 Oct 2022, 15:26 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / In 1970, Buick left their mark on the original muscle car era with a monstrous big block V8 that could produce more torque than any engine produced in the U.S.

 
HEMI Fans Rejoice, DSR’s New Crate Engine Offers 1,150-HP for Your Daily Driver Project
HEMI Fans Rejoice, DSR’s New Crate Engine Offers 1,150-HP for Your Daily Driver Project

26 Jul 2022, 14:56 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / If you thought that a third-gen HEMI crate engine couldn't get more insane than the 426 Hellephant, DSR's 1150-hp monster is here to prove you wrong

 
Remembering a Bowtie Muscle Car Legend: The Humongous 454 Big-Block V8
Remembering a Bowtie Muscle Car Legend: The Humongous 454 Big-Block V8

25 Jul 2022, 11:37 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Introduced in 1970, Chevrolet's monstrous 454 quickly became one of the greatest big-block V8s that the world has ever seen

 
The McLaren F1's S70/2 V12 Was BMW M’s Greatest Gift to the Automotive World
The McLaren F1's S70/2 V12 Was BMW M’s Greatest Gift to the Automotive World

27 May 2022, 15:11 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Arguably the best supercar ever conceived, the McLaren F1 was powered by an impressive V12 designed and build by BMW's Motorsport division

 
The S85 Was a Special BMW M V10 That Made the M5 and M6 Sound Like Formula 1 Cars
The S85 Was a Special BMW M V10 That Made the M5 and M6 Sound Like Formula 1 Cars

20 May 2022, 13:11 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The first and only production V10 developed by BMW M, the S85 V10 was a 500-hp, naturally aspirated beast with Formula 1 pedigree

 
BMW S65: The M3’s First and Only V8, and Five-Time International Engine of the Year Winner
BMW S65: The M3’s First and Only V8, and Five-Time International Engine of the Year Winner

13 May 2022, 13:35 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Powerful, reliable and tuning-friendly, this epic V8 remains one of the best engines conceived by BMW Motorsport division

 
An Eight-Cylinder Legend, the Naturally-Aspirated S62 Was BMW M’s First Production V8
An Eight-Cylinder Legend, the Naturally-Aspirated S62 Was BMW M’s First Production V8

6 May 2022, 13:41 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The E39 M5 continues to be one of the most beloved M cars of all time and that is in part due to its brilliant engine, the S62 V8

 
Here’s Why Toyota’s 1LR-GUE Is One of the Greatest V10 Engines of All Time
Here’s Why Toyota’s 1LR-GUE Is One of the Greatest V10 Engines of All Time

8 Apr 2022, 15:11 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Wile the 2JZ remains Toyota's most popular performance engines, the 1LR-GUE is without a doubt the Japanese manufacturer's greatest

 
Ford SHO V6: The Forgotten Six-Cylinder Marvel Developed and Built by Yamaha
Ford SHO V6: The Forgotten Six-Cylinder Marvel Developed and Built by Yamaha

28 Mar 2022, 13:33 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Nearly four decades ago Yamaha was tasked with the creation of a performance V6 by Ford and the result was a high-revving masterpiece

 
A Look Back at Chevrolet’s Iconic W Engine, the First in a Long Line of Big-Blocks
A Look Back at Chevrolet’s Iconic W Engine, the First in a Long Line of Big-Blocks

26 Mar 2022, 13:43 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Initially conceived as the heart of all Chevy workhorse vehicles, this innovative engine laid the foundation for the division's high-horsepower, big-block V8s

 
A Short History of Buick’s 3800: One of the Best, yet Underrated V6 Engines of All Time
A Short History of Buick’s 3800: One of the Best, yet Underrated V6 Engines of All Time

8 Mar 2022, 13:23 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Extremely reliable, adequately powerful, fuel-efficient, and cheap to maintain, the Buick 3800 was a masterfully-designed V6

 
Ford Barra: The Australian Straight-Six Capable of Unleashing Thousands of Horses
Ford Barra: The Australian Straight-Six Capable of Unleashing Thousands of Horses

17 Feb 2022, 16:35 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Developed in Australia, this amazing 4.0-liter featured an extremely well-build architecture which tuners have pushed well over the 1,000-hp mark

 
TAG TTE P01: When Porsche Broke With Tradition and Created a 1,060-HP Twin-Turbo V6
TAG TTE P01: When Porsche Broke With Tradition and Created a 1,060-HP Twin-Turbo V6

17 Jan 2022, 16:09 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Known for their amazing flat-six engines, Porsche tried a new recipe in the 1980s, which led to one of the best Formula 1 units of the turbocharged era

 
Subaru EJ: The Four-Cylinder Boxer That Punched Above Its Weight and Became Legendary
Subaru EJ: The Four-Cylinder Boxer That Punched Above Its Weight and Became Legendary

29 Dec 2021, 18:11 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / For more than 30 years, the EJ flat-four powered virtually all of Subaru's models, including the legendary, rally-inspired WRX

 
Forgotten by Many, the Toyota 1GZ-FE Was Japan’s First and Only Mass-Produced V12
Forgotten by Many, the Toyota 1GZ-FE Was Japan’s First and Only Mass-Produced V12

26 Dec 2021, 09:42 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Although it only powered a JDM luxury sedan, Toyota's only V12 was extremely well built, so it was ultimately put to good use by tuners all over the world