The Pontiac Grand Prix was one of the automaker's muscle-car-with-a-suburban-veneer vehicles with more under the hood than casual observers might guess. Manufactured since 1962, the Grand Prix evolved ...
While we often associate pickup trucks' towing and hauling capability with big V8 powerplants, those aren't always the best engine for the job. Manufacturers like GMC have been producing V8s for ...
When does "just a little bit more" become too much of a good thing? The answer is that it occurs a lot sooner than most hot-rodders think. We're not sure when it happened, but at some point an engine ...
Is it the journey or the destination? That is a question worth asking when someone builds or restores a vehicle. In most cases, the simple answer would be the destination. A satisfying result at the ...
Somewhere on the isle of Newfoundland at the Eastern edge of North America, you might see a man with red hair, a dusky beard, blue eyes, and a wide grin piloting one wild vehicle. This car is a staple ...
LS swaps are overrated. There, we said it, seethe if you wish. If we have to see one more perfectly acceptable NC MX-5 be butchered to high holy heaven with an LS engine ham-fistedly squeezed inside, ...
About a month ago, we ran a story titled "Canadian Dude Slaps 8 Turbos To LS-Swapped Mustang, Does Massive Garage Burnout," which was quite a hit. We were so excited when we stumbled upon that ...
While the 5.3L LS4 V8 was the first car engine to feature Active Fuel Management (cylinder deactivation) technology, it was not Flex Fuel capable and did not have variable valve timing. As mentioned, ...
Range Rovers are wonderful vehicles that can do all sorts of things that interest us at R&T, like driving off-road and towing race cars. But their reputation for unreliability scares lots of potential ...
LS swaps are a dime a dozen, but one thing that we don’t see often is a big old GM V8 engine in a Mercedes-Benz. That’s why this Tennessean’s project caught our eye, featuring a grey market 1984 ...