The 1970s unleashed an era of unforgettable muscle cars, each roaring to life with the unmistakable rumble of V8 engines.

Just because the exterior of a car looks small, doesn't mean that it doesn't have a huge engine underneath the hood. Here are ...

However, less ubiquitous are cars powered by a Chevy V8 that do not wear the iconic Bowtie emblem on the grille. For small automakers, developing an engine represents an enormous investment ...

powerful experience a throaty V8 engine can provide. Especially when packaged in something small like the Mustang. I’m not the type that worries about which car is quicker, faster, or whatever.

The car was last dynoed at 534 horsepower ... If you’ve got the resources to go shoving big engines in small packages, you should always do so. It’s just more fun that way.

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From the 1960s onwards, the V8 became the go-to configuration for many manufacturers of high-performance engines used in road-going models as well as race cars ... C8 Z06's LT6 small block ...

The 2UR-FSE V8 in the Lexus LS 600h was a decent enough gasoline engine, but it relied on electric power to bring the total combined numbers up into the 400-plus horsepower club — a small one ...

Sure, we may aspire to own awe-inspiring V12 creations, or rumbling V8 ... the engine of choice for front-wheel-drive cars, which have to package plenty of mechanical components into a small ...

As expected, the engine note ... to take the car in. Since then, Toyota executives have indicated on more than one occasion that the GR GT3 will form the basis of a new Lexus RC F.

In 1964, just as the Pontiac LeMans GTO was coming about to claim the muscle car lands ... The Fury had a 318 V8 small-block as standard (5.2 liters), and the other engines offered were all ...

One hundred horsepower per liter is an incredible feat of engine tuning. For example, Dodge’s 6.4-liter Hemi debuted with ...