There are two paths to building a V8 engine. We unearth the thinking behind a flat-plane and cross-plane V8.

Ford 7.3 Godzilla V8 on an engine stand in a garage - Late Model Restoration (LMR)/YouTube Ford's 7.3-liter "Godzilla" V8 earned a lot of attention when it debuted under the hood of F-Series Super ...

What's the difference between V6 and V8 engines, and is a V8 better than a V6? As the names suggest, both engines are V-style engines, with two banks of cylinders arranged in a V shape, and which is ...

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 ...

There will always be a debate among pickup truck buyers over the choice between a diesel and a gasoline engine. In today's market, when a truck buyer decides to go with a heavy-duty pickup over a more ...

It wouldn't be a newsflash to declare the current status of the internal combustion engine as unpredictable. With regulations in a constant and extreme state of flux, the V8 in particular has drawn ...

Discussing which engine is better between a straight-six and a V8 is something that feels like a plotline from The Fast and the Furious, if the franchise actually cared about cars. It’s “import versus ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Most V8 fans accept the fact that choosing a vehicle with such an engine means higher gas bills and overall running costs. As ...

Car companies have been re-launching powerful V8 engines that were previously discontinued. Many high-powered trucks were removed from the US market as car companies switched to more fuel-efficient ...

As General Motors prepares to launch its Gen 6 Small Block V8 engine family in conjunction with its next-gen light-duty pickup trucks, GM Authority has been bust serving up a variety of critical ...