Born from fierce Trans-Am rivalry, the Ford Mustang Boss 302 was engineered to outpace the Camaro on the track and thrill ...

The Boss 302 was Ford's high-revving response to GM's DZ 302. Here's why this V8 punched above its weight class, all the way ...

If you think 200,000 miles or a few years of trouble-free motoring is what defines a reliable engine, think again. To rise to ...

The facelifted Lexus NX is coming with sharper looks, but will its non-hybrid powertrain survive another year?

Close-up of valve covers on a Ford 427 "Cammer" engine - The Throttlestop/YouTube "HEMI" and "Chrysler" go together like a horse and carriage. Whether it's the early, first-generation FirePower HEMI ...

Balancing performance and price is always tricky when it comes to deciding which crate engine is the right one for your project. It's safe to assume that most enthusiasts would opt for a few extra ...

Fantastic sound. The smell of burnt rubber. Ridiculous power. Chrysler's HEMI V8 family had all of these traits since the first 331-cid (5.4-liter) FirePower unit entered production in 1951. The ...

However, Ford was thinking in another direction, deciding to focus on efficiency and balance. The result was the small-block V8, a compact, lightweight engine that proved you didn't need massive ...

“I was always enterprising,” he says. “I was the kid who always set up the lemonade stand. When we had to sell stuff for school, I was always top of the list.” At age 12 in 1982, decades before he ...

Let’s go back to the year 1978. A lanky 14-year-old kid slowly rolls his bicycle from the sidewalk onto a Gulf gas station lot for a closer look at the ’69 Torino Cobra shown on these pages. The ...

A 1966 Mustang, once a $50 find, now commands attention on both the street and the drag strip. Tim Blanchard acquired this classic car at the age of 13. After the purchase, it launched a father-son ...

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 ...