Explore 10 of the biggest American production engines ever made, from a 1931 V16 to a 600-hp V10, with key specs and history.

America's automotive identity was forged in cubic inches. The greatest American engines ever built did more than make power; ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

If there's one thing the American automotive industry is probably best known for, it's engines. Big ones, too, with plenty of classic, high-speed muscle cars from the 1960s sporting 400 cubic-inch V8s ...

Garret Donahue, a Southern California native, has been involved in car culture for the majority of his life. From organizing local group drives to attending open track days, Garret dives deep into the ...

When it comes to V8 engines, it's only natural to think of American cars first. After all, American carmakers are responsible for some of the greatest V8 engines of all time, and when it comes to the ...

During the fabulous 1960s, American engineers lived by the creed, "There's no replacement for displacement." The myriad of high-performance muscle car big-block V8s developed during that decade were a ...

In the world of internal combustion engines, diesel engines are among the best you can settle for. Sure, these engines might require a bit more time when you start them in cold weather, and no one ...

We're living in the Golden Age of Horsepower. No other time in history has witnessed how horsepower from an internal combustion engine has been so easy to achieve. This didn't happen overnight, ...

This is American Speed's showroom, with owner Gail Trent next to his display engine, cylinder head man Willie DeVore on the phone, and Jeff Stealy. The '90s promises to be the decade of packaged ...