The muscle car era of the 1960s and 1970s is renowned for its iconic V8 engines, but many underrated powerplants played crucial roles in shaping automotive performance. From torque-rich designs to ...

Those of you who have been following our Hemi engine challenge are aware that all of the competitors tweaked some serious power from their 500-inch elephant engines. All the engines in the competition ...

Stan Wiggins, Houston, TX:I have a question regarding camshafts. What is retarding and what is advancing the camshaft? I mean, if I drill the cam sprocket and install a bushing, which way do I ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Dodge has dropped the traditional 5.7-liter Hemi V8 engine for a twin turbocharged inline-six cylinder engine. But what about the muscle power?

During the 1960s and early-1970s, the American automotive industry produced some of the most iconic V8 engines of all time. Everyone remembers Chrysler’s 426 HEMI, Ford’s 427, Chevy’s LS6 454, Pontiac ...

During the 1960s and 1970s, American carmakers devised several clever marketing strategies to promote their high-performance vehicles. Among those were cool names that gave the potent V8s at the heart ...

Dodge’s V8-powered muscle cars are nearing the end of the assembly line. The automaker has announced that production of the current Challenger and Charger will end in December 2023 before they are ...

There are few bikes in Harley-Davidson's celebrated lineup that boast quite as tricky a legacy as the V-Rod. On the one hand, the build is revered by many as an innovative addition to the American ...

There are fast cars, there are beautiful cars, and then there are muscle cars you recognise before you even see them. A deep idle at a traffic light, a thunderous downshift echoing through an empty ...