engine of the day

The Ford 300 cubic inch straight-six is a staple of American truck culture, having literally helped build this…

You are looking at a 3,500 horsepower, 24-cylinder radial Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major engine, developed at the end of…

You saw this coming, right? We argued over the merits of the best four-cylinder, the best inline six, and the best V8

Last winter, we asked for your opinions on the Most Legendary V8 Of All Freakin' Time and the Most Legendary Inline…

Engines manufactured by Continental 1920s and 1930s powered about four million cars, which seems moderately…

As we continue to work on the Ultimate Engine Survivors Honor Roll, certain engines start to stand out for their…

After the agonized debate over the most legendary inline six of all time, we have no choice but to roll this grenade…

Now here's a QOTD that's sure to get the single-interest fanatics swinging their sabers at the neck-pipes of…

We honored the Pontiac OHC Six, which was based on the Chevrolet 230, a couple weeks back. Today, we honor the…

It isn't often that an engine makes the front page of Wikipedia, but not many engines score as high on the…

How would the Malaise Era have played out for The General if he hadn't given up on Pontiac's high-performance SOHC…

The great thing about this series is that we're nowhere near running out of engines that were made by the millions,…

A pushrod, carburetor-fed V8 from BMW? Sure, but you have to go back about a half-century.

After World War II ended, Americans knew what they wanted: overhead-valve V8s and plenty of them! It took a few…

We've already honored the Ford "Pinto" OHC engine here, but what about the pushrod four that served as the early…

After we had Engine Of The Day Overload last weekend, I got the usual flurry of emails pointing out the really…

We've been doing the Engine Of The Day series for a couple of years, so it's time we put all 74 EOTD honorees…

If we ever get around to doing an Ultimate Engine Survivors list (to accompany the Survivor Cars list), this engine…

With 20 years of service, installation in dozens of different vehicles, and an excellent racing record, the Nissan…

Two-stroke engines for cars have always been on the smoky and noisy side, but they sure do make a lot of power for…