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 ...

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 ...

In 1996, Mustang GT and Cobra got their first 4.6L SOHC and DOHC engines. In 2005, Mustang GT got 3-Valve SOHC power. Isn't it time you knew more about the engine Ford spent more than $1 billion ...

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 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'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 ...

Good cylinder heads are necessary to the production of serious horsepower, but what exactly constitutes a "good" cylinder head? Typically, we identify them with big, impressive flow numbers.

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 ...

Ford's first regular production overhead-cam V8 engine proved to be a rousing success for the company. As the times were changing heading into '90s while technology evolved at a fever pitch, Ford had ...