In the times when emissions restrictions were unheard of and oil flowed like water, bigger really was better, and no one did ...

From its humble beginnings in 1955 to powering everything from Corvettes to airplanes, this American icon has left an indelible mark on the world.

The title of largest engine ever installed in a production car goes to the Pierce-Arrow Model 66, built between 1910 and 1918. It was powered by a massive 13.5-liter straight-six engine, displacing ...

The four-cylinder is widely regarded as a “small” engine, but cylinder numbers don’t always tell the story, as this V6-sized “four” will show.

In the long history of the automobile, there have been icons of every ilk, but today we're looking at legends with staying power. Not the vehicles themselves, though the Chevy Suburban with its ...

Even restricting this topic to "production engines," this one's still going to be a tough nut to crack. Some obscure government-backed automaker in a country with a triple-digit population might have ...

Many vehicles have enjoyed impressive market longevity over the years. However, the engine under the hood might carry on even longer, powering generations of vehicles, or even models from rival ...

The American Motors Corporation would be considered an afterthought, except not that many people remember them. They were always in last place behind the Big Three American automakers, and then were ...

During the 1960s, the quest for automotive innovation led to a series of fascinating cars powered by unconventional engines, and perhaps the most unconventional powered by the five models in this ...

Apart from the Le Mans-winning GT40, the rally-bred RS200, and the two famous iterations of the GT, Ford has built several interesting mid-engine prototypes throughout its history. Placing a motor ...