Chevy's small-block V8 is bound to pop up in conversations thanks to its omnipresence in American automotive culture. But it had a larger sibling that made a strong case for the phrase "There is no ...

Chevrolet's 454 big block engine had a nice long life, first hitting the scene in 1970 for use in El Caminos, Chevrolet Corvettes, and Monte Carlos. Later iterations, like the L19 introduced in 1987, ...

The Chevy 454 Big Block V8 is one of the most legendary powerplants in American automotive history. Known for its massive displacement and stump-pulling torque, it powered everything from muscle cars ...

The shackles are off. General Motors CEO Mary Barra recently stated that aggressive fuel economy standards nearly forced the company to “start shutting down plants” to comply. With those regulations ...

In the early 1990s, General Motors built two different hot rod pickups that would both haul stuff, haul a couple people, and haul the mail in glossy, blacked-out fashion. In 1990, Chevrolet rolled out ...

Oooh, two General Motors V8s within a cubic inch of each other! They have to be nearly the same engine, right? After all, the Chevrolet 454 and Pontiac 455 come from the same corporate parent, and ...

In 1963, Chevrolet joined the mid-size market with the Chevelle. Developed as competitor for the Ford Fairlane, which was downsized in 1962, the Chevelle joined the horsepower wars almost immediately.

Like all intermediates introduced in the 1960s, the Chevrolet Chevelle lost its high-compression V8 engines in the early 1970s. Chevrolet kept the nameplate in production through 1977, but the ...