The Gen III LS1 engine factory-installed in '98-'02 Firebirds, '04 GTOs and the Gen IV LS2 between the fenders of the '05-'06 GTOs are excellent powerplants. Current LS2 engines are rated at 400 hp ...

A big reason that the small-block Chevy was so popular with the Bow Tie crowd was because for decades it changed very little, making upgrades and interchangeability easy. The same can be said for the ...

Moses Karomo is an enthusiastic automotive writer who can talk and write endlessly about cars. He has extensive automotive reporting experience, writing about all manner of automotive topics. He keeps ...

In 2005, GM has banished the old 5.7-liter V8 and made it better by adding 0.3-liters and about 50 horsepower. We’ve seen the LS2 engine find a home in the C6 Corvette, give the GTO and SSR a power ...

A modern-day Pontiac GTO has plenty of assets to brag about, with practicality certainly being one of them. Still, we’re pretty sure the engineers who designed it didn’t envision the Aussie-imported ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

When it was introduced for the 1997 model year in the then-new fifth-generation Corvette, the Gen III small-block was indeed a revolution. It was the first redesign of the basic small-block ...

Not everyone can brag about having given birth to a new car segment, as instances when something truly innovative happens are rare even in the very dynamic automotive industry. But those that do get ...