The 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado did something American automakers had largely abandoned since the 1930s: it put a big V8 engine ...

The Ford Taurus SHO’s V8 era remains one of the strangest and most fascinating chapters in modern American sedan history.

As Chevrolet celebrates the 70th anniversary of its small-block V8 engine, let's take a look at the engine's history. This year, Chevrolet is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its small-block V8 ...

GM's small block V8 still stands as one of the auto giant's iconic engines even 70 years after it first rolled off the production line. GM celebrates its seventh decade on the market in 2024 with the ...

In automotive nomenclature, small-block V8 engines are typically physically smaller than their big-block counterparts, hence the nickname. With some exceptions, the piston bores, stroke, cylinder head ...

Introduced for the 1970 model year, the Dodge Challenger was the last nameplate to join the pony car market. The E-body Mopar was quite successful in its first year in showrooms, moving nearly 77,000 ...

It was considered a major breakthrough when Ford launched its Flathead V8 engine in 1932. Up until that point, V8 engines were expensive and limited to just luxury cars, but Henry Ford wanted one that ...

However, Ford was thinking in another direction, deciding to focus on efficiency and balance. The result was the small-block V8, a compact, lightweight engine that proved you didn't need massive ...

I'm not gonna pull any punches here: The little-bitty 260 Olds isn't worth hopping up. Size matters. Although a member of the Olds small-block V8 family, the 260's tiny 3.5-inch bore pretty much ...

For decades, the debut of a new Corvette generation has coincided with the introduction of a new Small Block V8 engine. This tradition has held strong through the Vette’s fifth, sixth, and seventh ...