Introduced in 1949, the Oldsmobile 88 remained in continuous ... the 88 utilized the latter's 303-cubic-inch (5.0-liter) Rocket V8 engine. Rated at 135 horsepower, the latter turned the 88 into ...

It is believed that 1970 was the “pinnacle of performance” from Oldsmobile, since that’s when the carmaker fitted the 442 with its most powerful engine yet, the 455 ci V8 engine, producing ...

First I had to watch diesel engines bite the dust. Now full-size trucks are continuing to lose their beefy V8 engines. Now for 2025, finding a truck with a V8 engine may feel limiting. Only two ...

The boosted 215 cubic inch V8 produced 215 horsepower and ... cubic-inch V8 under the hood, the same one Oldsmobile used in the Cutlass. This engine puts out 310 horsepower and 390 pounds of ...

Normally, this brand is synonymous with luxury and muscle. However, they were also pioneers of the turbocharger.

However, these options also extend to powertrains. While four-cylinder, inline-6, and V6 engines are more common, many drivers still seek out models with a V8, as some of the top sports cars have this ...

The V8 engine configuration has long been favored ... While several divisions offered a 455 V8, the Oldsmobile Rocket 455 is a unique and powerful piece of machinery. As a maker of muscle cars ...

the Oldsmobile Aurora was heavily modified from the stock luxury sedan. Under the hood is a 4.0-liter Northstar L47 V8 gasoline engine, which, stock, develops 250 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of ...

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, then, that you can also still buy and build the Visible V8 model engine kit, first sold by Renwal in 1958 and one of the ... (My older brother and I got a ...

The company built six- and eight-cylinder engines, from a 258 cubic inch inline-six to a 401 cubic inch V8 that powered vehicles like the AMC Javelin and Jeep Wagoneer in the 1970s. Between ...

Please verify your email address. Nearly every automaker still alive today has, at some point, used a V8 engine in one or more of its models. There have been various interpretations of the V8 ...