Car Enthusiasts

Motor sports enthusiasts often pair up vehicles of different types to prove their choice is the fastest. The Suzuki Hayabusa and the Dodge Viper are considered world-class examples of...

Pistons are the components in an engine that slide up and down against the walls of the cylinder and compress the air and fuel inside the cylinder bores. Pistons are one of the most vital aspects...

Increasing an engine's horsepower puts a strain on all components of a car. Making sure your frame is up to the task is possibly the single most important thing when drastically increasing output...

American automaker General Motors has offered many different engines in its Chevrolet line of cars, trucks and SUVs. While some of these engines were unique to the Chevy brand, others were shared...

Performance cars date almost to the inception of the automobile at the turn of the 20th century, when automakers usually raced their production cars to test durability and speed. These early races...

One of the longest standing hot hatch rivalries was the one between the VW GTI and the Peugot 205 GTi. While these cars are no longer made, Peugot and VW continue to compete for the hearts and...

The fourth generation Golf GTI, known as the MKIV, is one of the best GTIs that VW has made over the years. After losing the plot a little with the third generation GTI, the MKIV returned to the...

The Chevrolet Impala was introduced in the 1950s and has come and gone throughout the years. In the 2000s, it re-emerged as one of the leading sedans in the market and has a good reputation as a...

Dodge has recently revived two famous models from the 1960s and 1970s. The Dodge Charger and the Dodge Challenger were both extremely popular cars during the muscle car era. In the twenty-first...

The Chevrolet Camaro is one of the most iconic of American-made muscle cars. In 1967, the Camaro was considered General Motor's answer to the Ford Mustang. As the Camaro developed though the...

The Chevrolet Camaro, which began production in 1967 and continues today, has been a mainstay of affordable American performance. Originally designed to compete with Ford's wildly popular Mustang,...

The second generation VW Golf GTI 16V, referred to be devotees of the marque as the A2 or MKII, is a terrific second-hand car. The 8-valve GTI won Car and Driver's Car of the Year award in 1985,...

Historically, the Ford Mustang has been an American favorite. Although there are differences between the V-6 and the GT (V-8), either model will give you years of driving pleasure. The GT Mustang...

The cars of The Fast and the Furious series have become the stuff of legends, and the car selection in the latest installment, Fast & Furious, doesn't disappoint. In this movie you'll find a...

Horsepower and torque are measurements of work and power and are a essential when describing the performance of any engine or motor. In order to keep these measurements consistent from application...

The high-performance Dodge Viper has been produced by Chrysler since 1992. It's a two-seater sports car powered by a V-10 engine that has gained a following among celebrities and racing...

The Chevrolet El Camino was produced by General Motors from 1959 to 1960, and again from 1964 to 1987. Over its 30-year run, GM offered the El Camino with a wide variety of engines and...

Japan-based Honda Motor Company produces the CR-V, a crossover Sport Utility Vehicle that incorporates styling and mechanical elements of the popular Honda Civic. Sold as a compact to compete...

The Honda Civic is a Japanese car that has been sold in the United States since the 1970s. Once one of the manufacturer's low-end models, the Civic has been redesigned numerous times and is now...

The BMW E39 is the fourth generation in the BMW 5 Series that offers some of the world's most respected and revered four-door sedans. The 5 Series is the standard-bearer against which all other...

Throughout its long history, the Chevrolet Corvette has consistently recorded progressively higher top speeds with each passing decade. While not known during its early years for its agile...

Chrysler engineers did not invent the legendary hemispherical "Hemi" engine but they perfected it to the point that most postwar Chrysler products were powered by these brutish engines. While...

The now-defunct Plymouth is a marque owned by the Chrysler Corporation. As an entry-level car, it served to complement the higher-priced Chrysler and its sister division, Dodge, by attracting...

A vehicle's ability to reach a given distance at a specified time depends on the vehicle's weight and its power. "Power" is defined as either the amount of horsepower the engine produces, or the...

Trackside is where boys and girls who are involved with motor sports get their first introduction to a performance engine. Participation in age appropriate events includes equipment that is better...

The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 was the fastest factory-built car in the world and rivaled the likes of Porsche, Lamborghini and Ferrari with its speed, precision and innovation. The limited production...

Most cars on the road are driven to simply get you from here to there, whether it be home, work, the store or a friend's house. But some people are not satisfied using their cars for commuting...

A car engine's horsepower is its raw strength, its ability to move the vehicle quickly, accelerate past trouble and haul increasingly large loads. Though stock engines from the dealer often...