You don't need to be a gearhead to know the name, V8. It's not just the most famous automobile engine ever created; it's an emblem of Americana, celebrated in pop culture in rock and roll hits like ...

The first ever V8 engine wasn't American; it was a French design by Léon Levavasseur, and it wasn't used in sports cars or muscle cars, but in boats and planes. However, since its first use in 1904, ...

If you were to pop open the hood of any random automobile on the planet, chances are extremely strong that you are going to see an inline engine — sometimes referred to as a straight engine — or a V ...

The rush to electrify the auto industry made the V8's days seem numbered, but as brands have been backpedaling, its fate is ...

How the Coyote V8 was developed, all the generation updates and their specs, a summary of the supercharged variants, and a few known Coyote problems. The Ford Coyote engine is a modern, naturally ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The growl of a V8 engine — a deep, throaty roar that swells when a driver stomps the gas pedal — had ...

Some V8 engines become famous the easy way. They sit in muscle cars, race winners, poster cars, or models with badges that already carry decades of performance mythology. Others do quieter work. They ...