Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

Some engines do more than power vehicles, they redraw the boundaries of what performance is supposed to look like. From race ...

Discover the 25 best new race and performance parts from the 2025 PRI Show, including engines, turbos, superchargers, ...

A technical look at the Lexus LFA’s 9,000-rpm 1LR-GUE V10, how Japanese engineering compares to Ferrari and BMW.

Growing up, Motor Trend was basically Chris' bible. With an ever growing TikTok fan base, Chris decided it was time to take the more serious journalistic approach to talking about his favorite subject ...

Back in the early 1990s the Gen II LT1 and LT4 engines powered GM's hottest performance cars, but GM read the tea leaves and knew that this platform would not be able to get them where they would ...

Modern performance engines are truly mesmerizing. Power-dense, highly efficient, and downright sonorous in some cases, the best internal-combustion engines can be found in a wide range of today's high ...

Though it's rare and might be considered an oddity by some enthusiasts, the inline-five has proved its worth on numerous occasions, particularly under the hood of these iconic performance cars.

The V6 engine still doesn't get the credit it deserves, but these five powerplants prove that the configuration can lead to epic results. When the first mass-produced automotive V6 came into being in ...

While the auto industry's march towards electrification has seen many manufacturers' V8-powered production car lineups be reduced or be discontinued, even if those V8 engines deserve a second chance, ...

Over the years, the 427-cubic-inch crate engine has taken many forms. Originally, the 427 was offered as a big block engine by both Ford and Chevrolet. In the 1960s, Ford's 427 big block dominated ...

The auto industry is in the middle of a monumental transition. As regulations demand that gasoline use become a thing of the past, automakers are signing on for an all-electric future. Of course, we ...