Saab considered putting one of the worst V8s ever made into its cars. While this didn't pan out, half of that engine did ...

The V8 diesel engine didn't have its greatest introduction, at least in the passenger car world. Developed for buyers seeking higher efficiency, Oldsmobile's V8 diesel-powered Cutlass proved to be a ...

For example, the first high-compression V8 built for road use came about in 1949. It was called the Rocket V8, produced by Oldsmobile, and it made just 135 horsepower. However, just about 15 years ...

Our recent article about Ferrari’s pill-shaped piston patent had a lot of readers commenting that Honda did it decades ago ...

The first Defender OCTA arrives in Vietnam, priced from 18 billion VND; the new generation Kia Seltos has a design similar to ...

The Lamborghini Gallardo was introduced in 2003 and named after a famous breed of fighting bull. The car was initially ...

One of the most significant contributions in the history of propulsion technology came from a 19th-century engineer named Rudolf Diesel. While his idea was patented in the 1890s, it wouldn't be until ...

Land Rover’s Defender 130 V8 adds muscle, luxury, and space to the classic off-roader formula, but how well does it balance ...

Loud and proud, the Hemi V8 returns to the 2026 Ram 1500 and it thumps its chest with American pride. But is it too much too ...

Toyota is still developing the sports car, so it could get even more powerful and lighter by the time it’s launched around 2027. Toyota unveils the GR GT with a hybrid twin-turbo V8 producing 641 ...

North America started to get a taste for diesel-fueled vehicles in the 1930s. In the first instance, only the largest of commercial vehicles relied on Rudolf Diesel's namesake invention because diesel ...