General Motors has confirmed that its next-generation V8 engines will be built in Canada, locking in a fresh chapter for the company’s long-running small-block program and its North American ...

GM revives the V8 with an all-new small-block engine set for trucks, SUVs, and the Corvette, including the Grand Sport ...

The next-generation small block is just around the corner, apparently. Expected to debut for the 2027 model year in light-duty pickup trucks and the C8-generation Corvette, said engine family could ...

Chevrolet's 454 V8 engine was able to prove itself as a powerful big-block, and it was arguably performing its greatest feats ...

Discover the origins and impact of Chevrolet's small-block V8, the engine that changed American car culture forever.

Chevrolet first experimented with the V8 engine layout as early as 1917. However, it was the 265 cubic inch small block, introduced in 1955, that laid the foundation for some of the best V8 engines ...

For decades, the debut of a new Corvette generation has coincided with the introduction of a new Small Block V8 engine. This tradition has held strong through the Vette’s fifth, sixth, and seventh ...

Over the course of its existence, General Motors has produced a litany of V8 engines, the most famous of which is the ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defects Investigation has recently opened a probe into alleged engine failures in General Motors-produced trucks and sport utility ...

In automotive nomenclature, small-block V8 engines are typically physically smaller than their big-block counterparts, hence the nickname. With some exceptions, the piston bores, stroke, cylinder head ...

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 ...

What’s the difference between V6 and V8 engines, and is a V8 better than a V6? As the names suggest, both engines are V-style ...