Engines

Bugatti and gigantic W16 engines with loads of power are like peanut butter and jelly. Does anyone really want one without the other? We will soon find out as Bugatti CEO Stephan Winkelmann has admitted that there will be no new W16 engine.…

First let’s get one thing cleared up right off the bat, this isn’t a truck review. It’s an engine review. Because nothing – not a single bolt, body panel, or switch – on the F-150 has changed except for the turbocharged 3.0L V6 oil burner that’s under the hood.…

All that a lot of Jeep Wrangler owners really want Jeep to do is offer a V8 engine option. But Jeep isn’t really into sticking V8s into its 4×4, leaving V6 or turbo fours as the engine options in the current model – with a diesel option coming later.…

The Jeep Wrangler JL launched not long ago, and comes with a standard V6 engine under the hood. One of the optional engines that is coming for the JL is a turbo 2.0L direct-injected four cylinder engine (the other is a diesel).…

I’ve never quite understood the need for those silly plastic engine covers that carmakers insist on putting under our hoods these days. I suppose it’s because modern engines don’t always look like much of anything under there – take for example the non-descript aluminum panel that sits under the plastic cover on my Jaguar.…

The 6.2-liter, supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI engine found in the Dodge Challenger Hellcat, Charger Hellcat, and Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is about as impressive as any factory engine to ever find its way into a sub-$100,000 vehicle.…

It wasn’t too long ago that 4-cylinder engines were looked down on by performance car enthusiasts. But thanks to modern engine designs and impressive forced-air induction systems, we’re getting 4-bangers that can keep up with V8 numbers from less than a decade ago.…

Oh now this is exciting! GM has traditionally used an old-school pushrod V8 in Corvette models. Back in the day for the C4 ZR-1 GM did cram a Lotus-designed DOHC V8 under the hood of that car.…

Rebuilding engines can be quite time-consuming, especially if you’re working on multiple projects in your shop like the guys at Thirlby Automotive, CSR Motorsports, and Traverse Body and Paint Center.…

Chevrolet is showing a very cool concept at SEMA called the Chevelle Slammer. The customized 1969 Chevelle is designed to show off their new LT376/535 crate engines.…

Some car makers might be feeling the pressure to downsize their engines in favor of smaller turbo power plants, but supercar maker Lamborghini doesn’t want that.…

When it comes to fuel economy, the more forward gear ratios, the better fuel economy gets typically. Ford has announced that its 2017 F-150 truck will not only see a new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 with more power and torque, that engine will be paired with a new 10-speed auto transmission.That…

A patent application turned up at the USPTO last month that shows a new dual stage turbo system being developed by GM. This system appears to allow for isolation of either the low or high-pressure side of the turbo, with the ECU controlling which side is in use.…

We can thank various government agencies around the world for the fuel economy push that has seen sports car makers ditch larger displacement engines in favor of turbo-four or six cylinder engines.…

Say the name Aston Martin, and I always think of James Bond. Aston makes some cars with V8 engines, but the true Astons all have a V12 under the hood if you ask me.…