‘Member The Good Ol’ Days When Dodge And Ford Offered V10-Powered Pickup Trucks?

‘Member The Good Ol’ Days When Dodge And Ford Offered V10-Powered Pickup Trucks?

Photo: Dodge V10 engines aren’t particularly common in road cars, but there was a time when two of America’s Big Three automakers engineered V10s to replace big block V8s in their heavy duty truck platforms. Even before the Volkswagen Group, BMW, and Lexus built their outstanding V10 performance engines, America was already mass-producing producing 10-cylinder … Read more

Lamborghini Hurcan Replacement Is Powered By A Bespoke, 10,000 RPM V8 Hybrid

Lamborghini Hurcan Replacement Is Powered By A Bespoke, 10,000 RPM V8 Hybrid

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

What’s Your Favorite Automaker And Why?

What’s Your Favorite Automaker And Why?

Photo: Cadillac It goes without saying that if you like cars, you have a favorite automaker. No one falls in love with the general concept of the automobile. Driving is a highly subjective experience, with no individual having the same set of preferred sights and sounds while behind the wheel. Typically, most enthusiasts gravitate toward … Read more

You Can Buy Cadillac’s Rarest Car For Less Than Half What It Cost New, If You’re OK With A Salvage Title

You Can Buy Cadillac’s Rarest Car For Less Than Half What It Cost New, If You’re OK With A Salvage Title

Image: ebay Cadillac really went hog wild with the CT6-V, and the end result set the foundation for the current era of incredible Blackwings. Only available in 2019 and 2020, the CT6-V with its bespoke 4.2-liter Blackwing twin-turbocharged V8 was produced in tiny numbers at a seriously high cost. You could get 550 horsepower and … Read more

2025 Ram 1500’s New Twin-Turbo Inline-Six Barely Beats Old V8’s Gas Mileage

2025 Ram 1500’s New Twin-Turbo Inline-Six Barely Beats Old V8’s Gas Mileage

Photo: Ram For the 2025 model year, Ram dropped the V8s from its full-size pickup truck lineup and replaced them with a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six that’s available at two output levels. The regular version makes 420 horsepower and 469 pound-feet of torque, but if you upgrade to the high-output engine, you get 540 hp and … Read more

This 10,000 RPM V8-Powered Toyota Starlet Is Everything A Car Should Be

This 10,000 RPM V8-Powered Toyota Starlet Is Everything A Car Should Be

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