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 ...

V8 engines are practically inseparable from speed and power in any self-respecting petrolhead's mind. But that doesn't mean every single V8-powered car has to be some fire-breathing speed freak ...

There are no two ways about it, General Motors' LS1 V8 engine is an automotive icon. The raw American motor has been ripping up drag strips and terrorizing neighborhoods for almost three decades ...

The sound of a V8 engine is one of the reasons why buyers go for high-performance models. A few years ago, Mercedes-Benz announced that V8 and V12 engines would gradually disappear from its AMG ...

Genesis is developing its own LMDh race car to compete in endurance events. Now, it says it’s using Hyundai’s 1.6-liter turbo four-cylinder to create a new V8. The new race car will be ...

The Ram 1500 entered a new generation in 2025 but did so without including any option for a V8 engine. Previously, a duo of V8s could power the truck; a 5.7-liter at the entry level or a ...

I t would be easy to assume that the most commonplace car engine in the history of the world is some utilitarian four-pot ...

or a development of the current hybrid V8. That engine, currently doing service in the fastest versions of the AMG GT and SL, marries the 4.0-litre biturbo unit to an electric motor and a battery.

The new engine is rumoured to be similar to the Mercedes performance division’s existing twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8. It should be noted that AMG has abandoned the traditional cross-plane ...

The German company’s AMG performance division is working on a next-generation V8, changing course on a previous decision to stop developing engines running on fossil fuels. It will be ...

A new report reiterates that the Mercedes-AMG CLE 63 will get a V8 engine with new details. That’s a departure from the PHEV turbocharged four-cylinder from other recent AMGs. The report claims ...