Though it looks like—and weighs as much as—a full-grown ocean sun fish, smells like melted crayons, features a cabin littered with sticky delaminating buttons, and was typically filled, in period, with bratty pre-tweens squirting each other with tubes of Go-Gurt and arguing over which Disney Channel DVD to play on their seatback screens, the Mercedes … Read more
After 10 years in production the Lamborghini Huracan has gone to the great bullpen in the sky, and its replacement is a whole different sort of beast. Enter the new Lamborghini Temerario, a plug-in-hybrid supercar that has the first (and currently only) production engine that revs to 10,000 rpm. Lamborghini says the Temerario “redefines the … Read more
Photo: Lamborghini Lamborghini’s iconic 5.2-liter V10 engine will be no more one once the Huricán’s replacement hits production, but don’t worry because its replacement seems just as special. The new car, codenamed “Lamborghini 634” is set to debut later this year with a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged flat-plane crankshaft V8 with a hybrid motor attached. Oh, and … Read more
The 1980s were a weird time for Chrysler: The company had just come back from the brink thanks to the versatile K-Car platform which flooded the formerly struggling company with the cash it needed to make a controversial move at the time: the purchase of Lamborghini for just $25 million. This bold move resulted in … Read more
Gif: Matthew Poxon YouTube What do the Aston Martin Vantage, Porsche 911 Turbo (993), Lotus Esprit V8, Dodge Viper, Caterham Seven JPE, and TVR Cerbera all have in common? They were some of the fastest cars and most powerful cars you could get in the 1990s. Their performance was fantastic enough to get the attention … Read more
The recipe for next-level racing coolness factor is simple. You start with a small car. Then you add in a motorcycle engine of some kind. The final step is to put a maniac behind the wheel and run flat out on a hillclimb road. It’s been proven over and over again to make what’s left … Read more
Photo: Ford All across the industry, automakers are dropping their V8s in favor of smaller, more efficient engines with fewer cylinders. That sucks for enthusiasts, but there’s no getting around the fact that climate change is real, and humans caused it, so what are you going to do? Even the next-generation Dodge Charger won’t get … Read more
Image: Ford It has been fourteen years since the original Ford F-150 Raptor appeared with 310 horsepower from a 5.4-liter naturally-aspirated V8. All these years later and Ford has cranked up the power to well over double that with the 2024 Raptor R’s 5.2-liter supercharged V8, which now makes 720 hp. The newly-revised Raptor R … Read more
1979-1982 Monte Carlo, Malibu, Checker, Impala, Caprice. Let’s introduce you to the 4.4L (267 ci) Small Block Chevy The best first gen SBC is the 350/5.7. The 4.0 Bore works well for the engine producing good power, low emissions and decent (for the time) fuel economy when properly setup. SBC with the 350 were good … Read more
I hate what Cadillac has become in the last couple of decades. The brand’s decision to compete with the Europeans by becoming edgier and sportier is, in my opinion, one of the industry’s bigger blunders. The current Escalade is basically perfect. There’s also Caddy’s decision to spend a boatload of cash on a twin-turbo V8 … Read more