Look out. Toyota Motor Corp.'s upscale Lexus Div.'s got it in their collective heads that performance sells. You know what happens when Lexus sets its sights on uncharted territory.The performance aspect of Lexus' cars has generally been okay, it...
It's tough for diesel engines to earn a place as one of our annual Ten Best Engines. For one thing, there aren't that many available in the U.S.; just two in passenger car applications and two in light trucks.And although modern technology...
Start out in the morning with Volkswagen's turbocharged, 5-valve 1.8L 4-cyl. engine and you feel like you've just signed up for a day of training with an Olympic decathlete: you're a collaborator in an exercise of speed, power, agility and...
BMW inline sixes have always been something special - and nobody knows that more than BMW. The company has offered decent 4-cyl. engines for those who craved a BMW and had to do it on a budget. But BMW made customers lay out more serious cash for...
Check out the Ford SVT 2.5L High Output V-6 specs and you might dismiss it as hardly worth the effort. Twenty-five more horses and a torque rating identical to the bog-standard 2.5L Duratec V-6 might not appear to be the formula for a "cooking"...
The winning formula for General Motors Corp.'s entirely new LS1 OHV V-8: It's the most horsepower that can be had for less than $40,000. By a long stretch.The GM V-8 price-to-horsepower ratio is legendary, though. What makes the LS1 different is...
It's hard not to believe engine intake manifolds made of plastic eventually will take over under the hood. Proponents argue convincingly that plastic manifolds - usually glass-reinforced nylon 6/6 - are substantially lighter and less expensive...
The winning formula for General Motors Corp.'s entirely new LS1 OHV V-8: It's the most horse-power that can be had for less than $40,000. By a long stretch.The GM V-8 price-to-horsepower ratio is legendary, though. What makes the LS1 different is...
What you won't find in Ward's Best Engines of 1998 competition: anything about fuel cells, batteries, or we think you'll be delighted to learn global warming.What you will find: the 10 best internal-combustion engines currently available for sale...