As Jalopnik's new Weekend Editor, one of my first acts will be to bring back a series I rarely had time for during the weekday grind: Engine Of The Day! Today we're honoring Detroit's first ...
When Ford introduced the all-new 4.6L single overhead cam V-8 in the Lincoln Town Car in 1991, many were underwhelmed. A 281ci cammer in a fat overstuffed Lincoln? Many people saw the new Modular V-8 ...
The year 1996 had a lot of Mustang enthusiasts scratching their heads. The body of their beloved ponycar looked the same, but under the hood was something quite unfamiliar. It was the debut of the ...
What's a 700hp engine look like? Usually, we conjure up images of big-blocks with multiple carburetors, massive and convoluted headers, and an idle that sounds like a jackhammer. But hidden under the ...
The Ford engine that dominated reliability for over three decades, flying under the radar while powering everything from ...
Koenigsegg revealed a 600 horsepower naturally aspirated engine at the Geneva Motor Show last year, but something about it looked very familiar. It is well known that Koenigsegg used the Ford Modular ...
Ford's 5.0-liter Coyote V8 is one of the best V8s ever, but it hasn't always been the most powerful. Here are five that have made more power over the years.
Ford fans do not argue about much more fiercely than they do about pushrod versus modular V8s, because that split defines not just different engines but different eras of Mustang and truck performance ...
Ford has a lot of catching-up to do with respect to hybrids and plug-in hybrids. It’s a puzzling place, as the company had a healthy lead early this decade. The Ford Escape Hybrid held onto what was a ...
Boosted by twin Precision turbos, Ryan Hargett's 2011 Mustang ran in the 7s at Drag Week 2019. Drag Week requires actually driving the car the car between tracks, so yes, the A/C still works. For more ...