It's always a big moment when a new LS engine is introduced - what's so special about the next one?

The LS7's massive displacement and race-bred design completely redefined what a small block could be, and it's still a ...

Racer Brown, HOT ROD’s tech editor, understood the intrinsic value of the small-block Chevy to such a degree that it changed his life. Despite the fact that more advanced cars in the same price class ...

When Chevrolet introduced the Vega 2300 to the public in September of 1970, performance enthusiasts immediately scoped out the dimensions of the engine compartment and began speculating on the ...

The small-block Chevrolet V8 has powered over 100 million vehicles throughout the years, providing power for everything from high-horsepower muscle cars to workhorse pickup trucks. It's also one of ...

Chevrolet is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its small-block V8 engine, a milestone for one of the brand’s most iconic powerplants. Scratch that—never mind Chevrolet's most iconic engine, try ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

American automotive performance in the 1950s was a simple recipe. If you wanted to go faster, you didn't optimize what you had; you just added more to it. More displacement, more iron, more horsepower ...

While there have been some iconic big-block engines over the last few decades, it's difficult to argue with the success of the small-block engine. Small-block engines not only weigh less — allowing ...

In the library of internal combustion engines, there are two sections. One has engines that are precision-engineered masterpieces. The other belongs to robust engines, designed to survive Armageddon.

The GM Gen 6 Small Block is a family of gasoline eight cylinder engines produced by General Motors Company for use in various vehicles, including sports cars, pickup trucks, SUVs and possibly vans.

Could Chevy be planning a sixth-generation crate motor based on the LS6 V-8 found in the 2027 Corvette Stingray?