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Tammy Karatchuk/Shutterstock By Ron King/Feb. 21, 2024 8: 15 pm EST Like most things related to the muscle car era, the Plymouth 440 Super Commando big-block V8 engine roared to life in the late 1960s and faded away in the early 1970s. Chrysler produced standard cast-iron 440-cubic-inch engines from 1965 to 1978 with a 4.32-inch cylinder […]

The Jeep brand has changed hands many times and is now the property of Chrysler’s parent company Stellantis, but the brand was created by WIllys Overland immediately after World War II for the CJ-2A, the company’s first civilian model. Before its civilian CJ line, Willys held the Army contract for the original WWII-vintage Jeep, due in large

Brandon Woyshnis/Getty Images Porsche’s offerings are expensive at the best of times, since the company manufactures high-performance vehicles, primarily sports cars. If you buy a Porsche, you’re going to spend, on average, more than $100,000. While you can mitigate this price by purchasing older models, don’t be surprised if you find Porsches that will set you back

Jetcityimage/Getty Images It isn’t easy to imagine today, but automaker Honda struggled in the early 1970s and desperately needed something to boost sales, or they would have to cease producing cars. They began developing the first Civic and would release it in 1972 to eager buyers looking to downsize during the oil crisis. In fact,

Chris Davies/SlashGear MINI is growing up, though while a healthy embrace of electrification is on the menu for the 2025 model year, that’s not to say the giddy gasoline versions are going anywhere quite yet. See, for example, the 2025 MINI John Cooper Works Countryman ALL4: a long-named ploy to keep eager drivers grinning and

Henrik5000/Getty Images When it comes to automotive innovation, some engines stand out not just for their power or efficiency, but for how they reshaped the industry and our expectations of what cars can achieve. Today, we’re looking at 10 innovative engines that jolted the auto industry, how they work, and what mark they left on

Bloomberg/Getty Images Following record-high prices for pre-owned cars, the used car market is finally expected to stabilize, and prices are likely to normalize. While pretty much all models have seen their prices inflate, one model in particular consistently defies market trends with prices that never seem to drop — the Toyota Land Cruiser. With a history

The Jaguar XK inline-six engine saw action in numerous vintage and post-modern production Jags, racing cars, and military vehicles from 1949 to 1992. Long before the Jaguar E-Type solidified the brand’s reputation of making the world’s most exotic, fastest, and most beautiful sports cars in 1961, the XK inline-six engine was notable for its smoothness,

Wolterk/Getty It’s logical to think that Acura cars are made in Japan. After all, it’s Honda’s luxury division, and Honda is one of Japan’s most powerful motor exports. However, it might surprise you to know that Acura vehicles are in fact made in the United States — in Ohio. It began in 1981 when Honda

Curtis_creative/Getty Images A vehicle’s transmission is pretty robust, and when properly maintained, it can last more than 300,000 miles — which is longer than the car or truck itself will last in many cases. However, despite its durability, things can still go wrong with this vital component. Transmissions rarely fail out of nowhere, and you’re likely

If you’ve spent a significant amount of time around old gearheads or developed any familiarity with American muscle cars from the 1960s and ’70s, you are no doubt familiar with the Edelbrock name and its familiar white script logo on a red background with a thick black border. Edelbrock built its brand making carburetors and intake