The lightest V8 engine in a production car, the 1960 Buick Aluminum 215 V8, weighed just 324 lbs. In search of efficiency, Buick made the entire V8 engine from aluminum, reducing weight and ...

Oldsmobile turned to Garrett in the early 1960s with the idea of increasing power output from their existing 215 CID small-block V8. It was a rather straight-forward idea, at least at first.

The Oldsmobile 442 has long lived in the shadow ... This beast is powered by a supercharged 6.2L V8 LT4 crate engine, rated at 650 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque. See it in action in ...

Now available with the option of a 215 horsepower 3.5-liter twin-cam V6, rather than only a V8, Oldsmobile has a viable contender in the entry luxury market. The V8 is situated on the economic ...

but buy any V8 model you find immediately. The GM U-platform developed in the early '90s underpinned a new wave of car-like minivans across its motor division, although Buick was initially left out.

Studies have not found evidence that aluminum contributes to Alzheimer’s disease development. But research is ongoing, and you could be a part of it. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that ...

The Dyson V8 Absolute is part of the Vacuum Cleaners test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Stick Vacuums (Cordless) models like the V8 Absolute are rated on multiple criteria ...

Friendships also mean more to most 10-year-olds, so look for gifts they can enjoy with their peers, like collaborative art projects. Now that they’re learning abstract thinking and reasoning ...

Most 9-year-olds are also deepening their friendships and spending more time socializing with other kids, so sports equipment and games that encourage group fun can be good choices too.

The best gifts and toys for 5-year-olds help expand their world of play. “Five-year-olds are fun because they have so much personality—kids at that point have certain interests and have ...

The best toys for 6-year-olds get kids off the couch, crafting, creating and engrossed in pretend play or fun games with siblings and parents. Open-ended toys that grow with them are always smart ...