Is there anything better than a lumpy, large-displacement V8? Well, how about a small-capacity V8 engine, revving to 9,000 ...

The next-generation small block is just around the corner, apparently. Expected to debut for the 2027 model year in light-duty pickup trucks and the C8-generation Corvette, said engine family could ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defects Investigation has recently opened a probe into alleged engine failures in General Motors-produced trucks and sport utility ...

GM is developing an all-new sixth-generation small-block V8 family, with strong indications it will launch in two displacements: 5.7L and 6.6L. The 5.7L version is aimed at volume models like the ...

The GM Tonawanda plant will be the recipient of an $888 million investment from parent General Motors to support the production of the automaker’s upcoming sixth-gen V8 engines, the company has just ...

Chevrolet first experimented with the V8 engine layout as early as 1917. However, it was the 265 cubic inch small block, introduced in 1955, that laid the foundation for some of the best V8 engines ...

For decades, the debut of a new Corvette generation has coincided with the introduction of a new Small Block V8 engine. This tradition has held strong through the Vette’s fifth, sixth, and seventh ...

In automotive nomenclature, small-block V8 engines are typically physically smaller than their big-block counterparts, hence the nickname. With some exceptions, the piston bores, stroke, cylinder head ...

From dry-lake hot rods to modern track-day missiles, a handful of American V8s have earned near-religious status among ...

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