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700 HP Is Enough for Grandpa’s 1996 Nitrous-Fed Chevrolet Impala SS
700 HP Is Enough for Grandpa’s 1996 Nitrous-Fed Chevrolet Impala SS

27 Oct 2015, 14:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 1994-1996 Impala has always been an understated car and when we’re talking 700 HP, the sleeper factor goes through the roof

 
Forget About the Evoque Cabriolet, Here’s Its Grandfather and It’s on Sale
Forget About the Evoque Cabriolet, Here’s Its Grandfather and It’s on Sale

21 Oct 2015, 08:34 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / With the imminent launch of the new Evoque Cabriolet, open-top Range Rovers are experiencing a revival, so the timing is perfect for auctioning this old one

 
Bentley Bentayga Might Get the Same 4.0 TDI V8 with E-Turbo as Audi SQ7
Bentley Bentayga Might Get the Same 4.0 TDI V8 with E-Turbo as Audi SQ7

20 Oct 2015, 15:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Bentley needed the 48V electric system to install an e-turbo system. It could be something different, but we think it will have a 4-liter developed for the SQ7

 
Corvette Owners File Class Action Lawsuit, Suing GM over Faulty LS7 Engines
Corvette Owners File Class Action Lawsuit, Suing GM over Faulty LS7 Engines

16 Oct 2015, 17:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The class action lawsuit is comprised of over seventy claims that point out to the LS7 engine showing excessive valve guide wear

 
Mid-Engined VW Golf GTI Mk I Mixes a 4.2L V8 Power with Porsche Bits
Mid-Engined VW Golf GTI Mk I Mixes a 4.2L V8 Power with Porsche Bits

15 Oct 2015, 17:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is one of the hottest, cleanest modified MK I Volkswagen Golf GTIs we’ve seen. In fact, it's more of a VW Group melange

 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE Gets Chevy V8 Engine, Becomes a Sacrilege Hot Rod
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE Gets Chevy V8 Engine, Becomes a Sacrilege Hot Rod

7 Oct 2015, 09:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is one of those machines that tingles your automotive history ethics sense. Check out the details before you start throwing rotten tomatoes at it

 
Porsche 911 with LS3 V8 and Wide Body Kit Looks Like a Fetish at LS Fest
Porsche 911 with LS3 V8 and Wide Body Kit Looks Like a Fetish at LS Fest

6 Oct 2015, 10:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This Porsche 911, which belongs to the 996 generation, has ditched its flat six in favor of an LS3 V8, which makes it more than appropriate for an LS Fest car

 
Chevrolet Corvette Pulls Extreme Drifting at LS Fest, Not Your Usual Drift Car
Chevrolet Corvette Pulls Extreme Drifting at LS Fest, Not Your Usual Drift Car

5 Oct 2015, 17:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve seen tons of Corvettes used for racing, but these usually take on challenges related to drag racing or autocross, not drifting

 
Zagato Sportscar Blows Girl's Skirt Up with its V8 Exhaust
Zagato Sportscar Blows Girl's Skirt Up with its V8 Exhaust

2 Oct 2015, 13:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Zagat AC 378 GT is made by AC Cars on a tubular chassis powered by a V8 Camaro engine. That has nothing to do with blowing girls' skirts away

 
Two-Stroke V8 Turns this Volvo Amazon into a Wacky-Sounding Drag Racing Machine
Two-Stroke V8 Turns this Volvo Amazon into a Wacky-Sounding Drag Racing Machine

2 Oct 2015, 09:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / From deep within the cold heart of Sweden, we bring you a smoking hot two-stroke V8 drag race machine like you've never seen before

 
Nissan Silvia Powered by Turbo LS1 V8 Demonstrates Australian Burnout Madness
Nissan Silvia Powered by Turbo LS1 V8 Demonstrates Australian Burnout Madness

2 Oct 2015, 08:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If the Earth stops spinning, we mustn’t fret - the Australian petrolheads are so in love with hooning that they’ll sort things out for us

 
Mercedes-AMG Launches Seven Minute Clip about Its New V8 and It's Captivating
Mercedes-AMG Launches Seven Minute Clip about Its New V8 and It's Captivating

29 Sep 2015, 11:49 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / AMG is betting big on this new smallish twin-turbo V8, and so it has just come up with a "get to know it better" promotional video

 
Ferrari FXX K and McLaren P1 GTR Sound Comparison, Which Is Better?
Ferrari FXX K and McLaren P1 GTR Sound Comparison, Which Is Better?

28 Sep 2015, 10:43 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Comparing these two cars is beyond "apples and oranges" - it's more a case of "unicorns and Big Foot", with the important difference that they actually exist

 
Bentley Turbo R with 675 HP Big-Block V8 Costs $39,900 on Craigslist – Photo Gallery
Bentley Turbo R with 675 HP Big-Block V8 Costs $39,900 on Craigslist – Photo Gallery

26 Sep 2015, 17:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / On tonight's episode of Ripley's Believe It or Not, this Bentley Turbo R swaps its original 6.75-liter V8 or a big-block Chevy motor. And a very low price tag

 
9s Miata Has LS V8, Turbo and Nitrous, Humiliates Corvettes and Camaros
9s Miata Has LS V8, Turbo and Nitrous, Humiliates Corvettes and Camaros

24 Sep 2015, 13:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Do not underestimate the sheer muscle of a Miata. This is true at least when it comes to this Mazda, whose hood conceals quite the arsenal

 
Chevrolet SS May Get The Axe after 2017
Chevrolet SS May Get The Axe after 2017

17 Sep 2015, 09:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As you know, the Chevrolet SS is based on the Holden Commodore and since GM’s Australian arm will cease production after 2017, the Chevy is expected to go down

 
700 HP Chevrolet S-10 with a School Bus Sign (The Spool Bus) Drag Races 2015 Corvette Z06
700 HP Chevrolet S-10 with a School Bus Sign (The Spool Bus) Drag Races 2015 Corvette Z06

8 Sep 2015, 13:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Meet the Spool Bus. While this thing is spacious and incredibly powerful (thanks to a boosted LT1 setup), you wouldn’t want to let your kids anywhere near it

 
Pro Street Jaguar XJS is Street Legal, Powered by Blown Chevrolet V8 Stroker – Photo Gallery
Pro Street Jaguar XJS is Street Legal, Powered by Blown Chevrolet V8 Stroker – Photo Gallery

5 Sep 2015, 18:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / What if we told you that less-than-Ford-Fiesta money can buy you an extremely potent Jaguar XJS, modified in Pro Street fashion. Best of all? It's street legal

 
This is (Not) the First 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Sale... In the World – Video
This is (Not) the First 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Sale... In the World – Video

28 Aug 2015, 19:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / We are not joking. This isn't the first-ever production-spec 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS but a CTF model. Still, just ignore the guy and enjoy the sound

 
2016 Chrysler 300 SRT Earns 6.4L HEMI V8, Not Available in the United States of America
2016 Chrysler 300 SRT Earns 6.4L HEMI V8, Not Available in the United States of America

28 Aug 2015, 18:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Made on the American continent, engineered for Australia, powered by a 6.4-liter HEMI V8, right-hand drive. What the hell?