When most gearheads hear the word ‘Godzilla,’ the first thing they think about is the Nissan Skyline GT-R, a car that has earned that nickname thanks to its monstrous performance, advanced technology, ...

When the first V8 engine arrived, it wasn’t in a vehicle’s engine bay; it was born in the sky and on the water. Between 1904 and 1910, the first eight-cylinder configurations debuted in aircrafts and ...

Fire up a fourth-gen Ford Mustang GT and you'll hear one of two distinctly different V8 soundtracks, depending on when it rolled off the assembly line. From 1994 through 1995, that rumble came from ...

The iconic naturally aspirated V8 engine represented the backbone of the American auto industry for decades — and still does, for many enthusiasts. Though no longer as prominent as they once were, ...

Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Springsteen all define American culture. For car enthusiasts, though, it's always been the V8 engine and the muscle car. Yet ironically, the V8 was never originally ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Having worked in car sales for some years, including running a small specialist car sales operation myself, I've been fortunate enough to have driven a wide range of vehicles. I say fortunate; however ...

Discussing which engine is better between a straight-six and a V8 is something that feels like a plotline from The Fast and the Furious, if the franchise actually cared about cars. It’s “import versus ...

The Toyota Land Cruiser 300 remains one of the most sought-after SUVs abroad, but fans still want one thing back – a proper V8 engine. However, the current LC300 sorely misses one thing: the sound and ...

It started in 2023. General Motors (GM) announced that it was investing nearly $900 million in the development of the next-generation small-block V8 engine to power its large pickup and SUV models, ...

There was a time in automotive history when 'replacement for displacement' hadn't been invented yet. Sure, you could extract more horsepower with performance camshafts, better (and more) carburetors, ...

Eight-cylinder engines, specifically V8s, are synonymous with performance vehicles and big luxury cruisers. Front-wheel drive contrarily, is mostly associated with economical, affordable, ...