The Yenko/SC 427 Nova packed big-block power into a tiny Chevy and became so extreme that some insurers refused to cover it.

The Chrysler Hemi and Chevrolet big block did more than power quarter-mile passes. They became shorthand for two rival philosophies of American horsepower, each with its own mythology and fan base.

In the library of internal combustion engines, there are two sections. One has engines that are precision-engineered masterpieces. The other belongs to robust engines, designed to survive Armageddon.

Displacing 6.7 liters, GM's new small-block V-8 makes 535 horsepower and 520 pound-feet of torque, the highest output of any Chevy Corvette base engine. Dubbed the LS6, it features a lofty 13.0:1 ...

Some things are just fundamentally part of American culture. Baseball. Apple pie. Catchy ad campaigns. And small-block Chevrolets. For only the sixth time since the small-block arrived inside the ...

General Motors either has a naming problem or a deep sentimental attachment to the name "LT1". If you walk into a Chevrolet dealership today and ask for an LT1, you are looking at a 455-horsepower ...

The Chevy 454 Big Block V8 is one of the most legendary powerplants in American automotive history. Known for its massive ...

The Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport has returned. After giving us a peek at the new Grand Sport ahead of the 12 Hours of Sebring last weekend, Chevy is now sharing more details about the variant that ...

The C8 Generation of the Corvette has brought some of the nameplate’s greatest entrants. Both the Z06 and ZR1 models are quite simply some of the best performance cars on sale today at any price point ...