In an age where automakers seem to be tripping over themselves to announce the death of the internal-combustion engine, BMW just proved something kind of radical: people still want V-8s. In fact, ...

In 1932, Henry Ford, the acknowledged all-time master of automotive mass production, dealt his competitors a severe blow and elevated the standard of middle-class transportation by introducing his new ...

The Buick Division of General Motors never had it so good. After hammering at the door of the “Big Three” for 17 years, the door suddenly opened and even Buick personnel were amazed to find that their ...

Since picking up his first set of MicroMachine toy cars as a toddler, Chris knew he had a passion for automobiles embedded in his soul. It wasn't until he started flipping through car magazines a ...

The V-8 isn't dead quite yet, but many of today's trucks and SUVs are adopting smaller engines even as their footprints continue to get bigger. Tightening emissions standards mean turbochargers and ...

Is a V-10 or V-12 a gateway to mechanical Nirvana, or do more cylinders just equal more problems? The answer is probably both. But since the dawn of the internal combustion engine, designers have been ...

The once-ubiquitous 4.0-liter Mercedes-AMG V-8 is slowly fading from the brand's lineup. The turbo engine is no longer offered in the C63 and it is not expected in the upcoming E63, either. That does ...

Peter earned a Bachelor of Archeology and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and has since joined his love of driving and riding with storytelling. His voice is full of southern ...