Engines are the heart and soul of the cars we love. America has long produced some of the most iconic engines, especially in ...

Why is GM betting big on traditional V8s with an almost $1 billion investment, even as the auto world goes electric? Get the ...

Muscle cars were so common then that many of them sat on dealership lots for weeks or months; many of those same cars, like ...

Bought for $500 in 1976, the car was a couple’s fun toy until 1994; at one point, they got it on its side after a failed ...

T he well-known names in classic muscle car performance were almost always associated with big-block engines, be they Ford ...

It's not unreasonable to say the Chevrolet small-block V-8 changed the face of automotive engine history. Innovative and ...

Chevrolet and GMC brands in the U.S. due to potential manufacturing defects that can cause engine failure. The recall covers certain Cadillac Escalades and Escalade ESVs; Chevrolet Silverado 1500s ...

Once inside the cloistered halls of Chevrolet Engineering, we were given the full scoop on the “new” engine and its applications, which went something like this: Named the Turbo-Jet 396 ...

New engines were available for the ... in the production year), and the new Mark IV 396 Big Block with 325 or 425 horsepower. Our feature 1965 Chevy Impala Sport Coupe is something of a time ...

As Chevrolet's lineup of cars and pickup trucks grew through the 1950s, the need for more powerful engines also grew, leading to the genesis of the Chevy big block engine family. Over the years ...

Well, we are here to spotlight the first element of what was in the 1969 Chevrolet: the 396 V8 engine. The big block engines have been a staple of Chevrolet's line since 1958 with the introduction ...

Let’s start with the 1968 Chevy Camaro SS 396. This particular example looks to be a rare L89 model, and features a 396 cubic-inch V8 engine with forged pistons and 11:1 compression ratio ...