GM is addressing reliability concerns with its small block V8 engine by introducing a new sixth-generation design.

General Motors has built many V8s that earned instant legend status, but one of its most influential engines spent years in ...

It started in 2023. General Motors (GM) announced that it was investing nearly $900 million in the development of the next-generation small-block V8 engine to power its large pickup and SUV models, ...

GM's small block V8 still stands as one of the auto giant's iconic engines even 70 years after it first rolled off the production line. GM celebrates its seventh decade on the market in 2024 with the ...

The largest automaker of the Detroit Big Three has acted on the January 2025 preliminary evaluation into failing L87 small-block V8 engines. Back then, the Office of Defects Investigation was aware of ...

The V8 engine is a legend in American motoring folklore. Just the mention of a V8-powered classic American muscle car can get the hairs on the back of any gearhead's neck to stand up. From the 1955 ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

GM is betting that a new Gen 6 V8, tighter quality controls, and greater manufacturing oversight can help the 2027 Silverado ...

Since 1955, the entry-level division of General Motors has been producing cars powered by a low-cost and reliable V8. Available in a range of sizes, the small-block Chevy gained legendary status ...

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 ...

However, Ford was thinking in another direction, deciding to focus on efficiency and balance. The result was the small-block V8, a compact, lightweight engine that proved you didn't need massive ...