Why did this engine become the best-selling car engine in history? Simple. The GM small block V8 was powerful but practical.

Great Wall calls the PHEV-compatible DOHC V8 engine a “secret weapon in luxury markets.” Ford, Stellantis, Mercedes and even Ferrari have cut down on the availability of V8 engines over the ...

Ford made the vee-shaped engine popular with the Flathead V8 option for the Model B in 1933, which cost just $10 more than the four-cylinder engine ($240 in today's money). Ford may have crossed ...

Hot-rodders managed to completely overhaul these pre-war classics, and rebuild them from the ground up with significantly more powerful flathead V8 engines. While cars had certainly existed before ...

By 1956, Ford had dropped the famous flathead V8 engine and offered three versions of the larger “Y” block overhead valve engine with horsepower up 167. The standard transmission was a three ...

The Hemi engine is central to muscle car culture, and has been since the very early 1950s. However, the future of this iconic series of engines is uncertain, as downsizing trends see all modern ...

Image: GWM In one of the biggest surprises of the Shanghai International Motor Show, Great Wall Motors (GWM) showcased its first-ever V8 engine destined for certain Tank models only. Unveiled ...

Given this industry's rather somber future, us folks at autoevolution have compiled a list of the most powerful V8 crate engines available new in 2025. Before going any further, let's draw up some ...

There’s probably the most variety of engines that ... a plodding Ford Flathead from the ‘50s isn’t exactly up to modern evo era standards, important to the history of the V8 though it ...

Ford developed the 5.0-liter Coyote, destined to become known as one of the best V8 engines ever made, specifically for the Mustang GT. With dual overhead cams, Twin independent Variable Cam ...

Introduced for the 1968 model year as a more affordable proposition to the GTX, the Plymouth Road Runner became a big hit. The nameplate moved 44,303 units in its first year on the market and a ...