Fellow GM brand Oldsmobile also made use of the ... 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 ...
Throughout its illustrious history, Chevrolet has built many iconic V8 engines, of which these five ... featured a two-valve pushrod design with aluminum heads and was equipped with modern tech ...
GM had been working on an engine program to replace the Northstar with a new high-tech DOHC V8 for its luxury cars, but revealed today that the program's been cancelled.
Wherever GM uses a small-block V8 gas engine, it could potentially use the 4.5L V8 Duramax diesel. In a few years we could be driving diesel Impalas, diesel Camaros, maybe even a diesel Corvette!
The GM small-block V8 is one of the most iconic engines in the history of internal combustion. Its blend of performance, reliability, and value is simply unmatched, not to mention its ...
Since 1955, the entry-level division of General Motors has been producing cars powered by a low-cost and reliable V8. Available in a range of sizes, the small-block Chevy gained legendary status ...
The Northstar V8 ... GM's most complex engine at the time, with the original version of the engine characterized by its double overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder, an aluminum engine ...
Another of the many lawsuits directed at GM over alleged excessive oil consumption by the GM Generation IV 5.3L V8 Vortec 5300 LC9 gasoline engine has been dismissed, this time by the U.S ...
twin-turbocharged V8 that can generate 1,064 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 828 lb-ft of torque at 6,000 rpm. GM says the ZR1 has an estimated sub-10-second quarter mile time.