The popularity of various engine designs typically fades over time as technological advances provide more power, better fuel economy, or both. Flathead designs gave way to overhead valves, and inline ...

Chevy has employed a number of engine series over the years, each intended to improve on its predecessors. What does its ...

Chevrolet performance now comes in convenient 2-liter packages. Bobby and Tommy Archer campaign a matched set of 4-cylinder Cavaliers or IMSA's road racing circuit. The V8 is dead; it just hasn't been ...

While part of the mystique around classic V8 engines from GM and other automakers sometimes includes the assumption they were more powerful than today’s “weak” four-cylinder powerplants, actual specs ...

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The small-block Chevrolet (SBC) V8 has undergone several refinements over the decades since its creation. While every true SBC generation uses the same 4.40-inch cylinder bore spacing, single camshaft ...

Today's 4-cylinder cars offer a better combination of performance and efficiency than ever before. Although the engines themselves continue to get smaller in displacement, they're able to make more ...