Jay Leno looked under the hood of Travis Barker's 1959 Chevrolet Impala convertible and guessed the LS3 in there made "about ...

The LS3 V8 did not just become a popular crate motor. It quietly turned into the default answer for enthusiasts who want big power, modern reliability and parts support in one package. From classic ...

Loyal HRM readers will no doubt remember our "Ultimate Chevy LS Cylinder Head Test" in the Dec. '10 issue in which we tested 11 different LS1/LS6 cathedral-port-style heads. In this issue we're doing ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

If the Chevrolet Corvette is known for one thing, it's speed. Speed is relative, though, and our expectations have grown over the years. Every Corvette generation has beefed up the specs, and one ...

Back in the 1980s Porsche was not looking to cater for the sedan (aka Panamera) or SUV (Cayenne and Macan) segments and was still fully focused on the classic sports car market. But it needed ...

GM's highly-regarded LS3 is one of the company's most celebrated small-block V8 engines. It burst onto the scene in 2008 as the evolution of GM's "Gen IV" LS family and its immediate predecessor, the ...

Our recent testdrive of the '08 Corvette (Apr. '08) yielded a torrent of technical questions concerning one key subject: How was Chevrolet able to make significant improvements to the decade-old LS ...

Even the competition has to agree, Chevy's LS-engine family is more than just a worthy successor to the original small-block; it's one hell of a motor. The Blue Oval boys are jumping up and down about ...

When the 1997 Corvette was new it was fielding a very potent powerplant: the Gen III all-aluminum LS1. At 345 hp it made the Corvette pretty fast. But as they say "that was then and this is now" and ...