The late-model horsepower wars are full tilt, with manufacturers trying to one up each other and create a car that truly stands out in the horsepower arena. What was once considered to be an exotic ...

Flat-plane crank V8s have become the cult heroes of modern performance cars, celebrated for a piercing, exotic soundtrack that slices through traffic and track days alike. Behind that drama, though, ...

Engine discussions are not always limited to displacement, cylinder count, and horsepower. Sometimes discussions focus around the crankshaft debate, specifically cross-plane versus flat-plane.

Already a star, the Chevrolet Corvette went supernova when the mid-engined version debuted in 2020 — but that was some six years ago, and the location of the car's engine isn't as big of a deal as it ...

Flat-plane V8 engines have attained mythical status among car enthusiasts. These engines put out prodigious amounts of horsepower and make a very distinctive sound as they climb toward the redline.

Chevy switched to a flat-plane crank in the Corvette Z06 and ZR1 models, both of which are mid-engine, for many good reasons, all of them about improved performance. Flat-plane cranks help generate ...