The 3.8-liter V6 engine in the Nissan Frontier comes with the confidence that it has proven to be capable of handling extreme ...

Even the most ordinary new vehicles undergo a remarkable amount of testing at the hands of fastidious engineers. Take the ...

In April, we acquainted you with the stock '81 Regal Sport Coupe equipped with the optional turbocharged V6 engine. Our only modifications in Part 1 were the addition of Goodyear P245/60R-14 Wingfoot ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

The 1973 oil crisis cannot be understated in how it affected how car companies wanted to develop their engines. With fuel prices skyrocketing, the mid-to-late 1970s was filled with automakers ...

Few engine layouts have balanced power, refinement, and packaging as effectively as the V6. Sitting neatly between the torque-heavy V8 and the compact inline-four, the V6 has long been the performance ...

American automaker Buick launched the Special in 1962 — the first American car with a standard V6 gasoline engine. Parent company General Motors called its newest V6 engine the "Fireball," a ...