Today, the V8 engine is often turbocharged for use in various high-performance cars and SUVs, though just a few automakers ...

We recently heard the next-generation small-block V-8 engines coming from GM will have a unique cylinder-deactivation capability that can reduce or activate from one to eight cylinders. GM revealed ...

The 2014 Chevy Corvette will be powered by an all-new 6.2-liter V8 that combines direct fuel injection, continuously variable camshaft timing and cylinder deactivation to make the sports car both ...

Carmakers such as Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz and Lamborghini have toyed with cylinder deactivation on large engines. The concept is simple: use fewer cylinders under light loads to improve fuel economy.

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DETROIT -- General Motors says a new infinitely variable cylinder deactivation system it has been developing with a Silicon Valley start-up can boost the fuel economy of gasoline engines by as much as ...

When Chevrolet introduced the 2019 Chevy Silverado, by far the most exciting engine reveal was the 3.0-liter turbodiesel inline-6, and it overshadowed what seemed like just carryover gasoline V8s, a 5 ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — With a daily round-trip commute of 120 miles, Marie Czapiewski needed good gas mileage in her new car but didn't want to give up a V6 engine for something less powerful. So when she ...

His automotive adventure started reporting on various motorsport events as a sports writer before moving onto a full-time auto career with various sites, including This Week In Motors and ...

Chevrolet has revealed the first four-cylinder engine in the history of the Silverado pickup, a 310-horsepower, 2.7-liter turbo that delivered smooth power in a short drive Thursday around General ...