As the V8 engine peters out of existence in the mainstream, it threatens to end an era of American automotive excess that has come to define our country's car culture. But which American automaker is the one you most associate with the V8? Has Ford's Coyote V8 stamped a lasting image ...
What Is a Battery Group Size? Each vehicle battery is assigned a BCI group size code that refers to its physical dimensions, terminal types, and specific requirements for your car. These group sizes are typically based on the vehicle's make, model, and engine size. While some vehicles can ...
Under the hood is Ford’s prolific third-gen 5.0-liter Coyote V8, stuffed in an engine bay that’s way too small for it, supported by custom hardware like new headers, a radiator and so on, with the battery being sent to the rear of the car due to lack of space. This 460hp engin...
What they’d drive: The brutish Ford Mustang Mach 1. They set the 5.0-litre V8 engine idling for about 15 minutes every Sunday morning to goad the neighbours into a fight, but nobody ever confronts them. Never knowingly leaves the cup holder without a can of Monster in it. ...
Containing interplay between internal and external space, crashes, rain and a searing wide panned score (in the same key as the Ford GT 40 engine, no less), this set piece is a sonic masterclass in authenticity and power with a very human story at its centre....
Ford Mustang Not to be confused with the fully electric Ford Mustang Mach-E, this new, seventh-generation version of the classic Ford Mustang muscle car will be sold with the familiar 5.0-litre V8 engine, albeit tweaked to improve performance and fuel efficiency. Ford Gen-E The all-electric...
Common Terms for Ford Trucks The Time to Act is Now! As far as values go for these trucks, OBS Fords and Chevys are on the same level. From what we have seen in the last few years, prices have been on the rise for all of these trucks. Now that they are considers classic and pe...
Before we dive into how the new mid-engined Corvette handles, we want to get back to that V8 engine. It’s the only naturally aspirated (i.e. non-turbocharged or supercharged) eight-cylinder engine in the Corvette’s class, and it adds a real element of theatre to the driving experience...
Related:This Plymouth Prowler Render With A Reshaped Body And Hellcat V8 Would Make For An Interesting Project Image: Mecum Given the car’s long, expansive hood, you’d expect the engine to be up front, but it’s actually the opposite, sitting aft of the driver behind a glass firewall...
The essential elements of customer F2 Brabhams of the era are on display; a spaceframe chassis, Ford Cosworth 1.6-litre FVA 210bhp engine and Hewland FT200 five-speed transaxle. It was then up to the driver to make these immensely robust, chuckable, fast, Ron Tauranac designed cars do th...