How Mercedes and GM took the turbocharged four-cylinder to its current peak.

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 ...

This model took torque to a whole new level.

The secret behind the most powerful front-wheel drive car ever produced. Find out how it conquered torque steer and changed ...

Joe is a classically trained journalist who’s been writing about the auto industry and car culture for 40 years, steering the editorial direction of prominent Canadian magazines such as World of ...

If you're a classic muscle car enthusiast, you probably know which of the era's most powerful production V8s were in terms of horsepower, but have you ever wondered which were the torquiest? During ...

Stall speed is a term often used when describing torque converters. Generally speaking, stall speed is the rpm the engine achieves before the converter attains its coupling speed. In the days before ...

Readers of this series will discover new thoughts and ample reinforcements for building consistent, powerful, and competitive Saturday-night engines. Jencks lays the hard-core foundation and McFarland ...

Before downsizing and electrification became a thing, several carmakers developed large displacement engines for their flagship production models, taking the old saying "there's no replacement for ...