How Mercedes and GM took the turbocharged four-cylinder to its current peak.

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

If it hadn't been for this largely forgotten straight-six, we may never have gotten to see the fabled 2JZ in action.

From a torquey 535-hp small-block to a screaming 1,064-hp twin-turbo monster, Chevy's giving buyers three completely ...

If you're a classic muscle car enthusiast, you probably know which of the era's most powerful production V8s were in terms of horsepower, but have you ever wondered which were the torquiest? During ...

Stall speed is a term often used when describing torque converters. Generally speaking, stall speed is the rpm the engine achieves before the converter attains its coupling speed. In the days before ...

Are pickup truck engines the same as those used in normal passenger or sports cars? The answer is both yes and no. Physically, at least, there's usually little that separates an engine in a truck's ...

Readers of this series will discover new thoughts and ample reinforcements for building consistent, powerful, and competitive Saturday-night engines. Jencks lays the hard-core foundation and McFarland ...

Self-balancing by default, V-12 engines have long been considered to be the smoothest running of engine layouts, though their complexity compared to lower-cylinder-count engines has long meant they've ...