When people think of Buicks these days, typically they don't picture the epitome of performance. Arguably it wasn't since the 1980s that the General Motors branch was associated with "performance" at ...
When you think of Buick engines, you inevitably think of one of, at most, three examples. The Fireball straight-eight, the Nailhead V8, and the 3.8-liter V6 turbo. But we bet most of you had no idea ...
No, "Nailhead" is not the guy on the movie poster for Clive Barker's "Hellraiser" — that's Pinhead. The name "Nailhead" is a direct result of Buick trying to make a V8 as slim as possible. Buick's 322 ...
The Jeep CJ-7 you see in this picture is mind-boggling. It doesn't look odd from the outside, but one peek underneath, and you'll realize that you're looking at the work of a person whose brain needs ...
Three months after GM Authority exclusively reported that the new Buick Envision would soon receive a new 1.5T engine in China, General Motors launched the 2022 model-year lineup of the compact ...
With a top speed of Mach 3.35, or 2,221 mph, the Lockheed A-12 “Archangel” or “Oxcart” is the fastest air-breathing jet ever built—even faster than its larger two-seat cousin, the SR-71 Blackbird. But ...
The Wild V8 Machines Behind Every SR-71 Launch ...
Sometimes, there's just nothing better than the planning of a new car. This is where you get to fantasize about high-horsepower engines, award-winning paint jobs, and sleek leather interiors. Well, ...
One of the key enablers to building a different engine for your street/strip car is finding a cylinder head that flows plenty of air and fuel, and is widely available. Fans of the big-inch Buick V-8s ...
In 1956, Bill Mitchell, then chief stylist at Buick, created a unique Century Convertible as his own automobile. Featuring a myriad of special details and features, the car is a spectacular study of ...
An engine swap is the process of removing a car's engine and replacing it with another. This is done either because of failure, or to install a different engine-usually one that is more powerful, ...
As a matter of fact, Chinese authorities have just revealed that SAIC-GM, the General’s main joint venture in the country, recently declared that it will launch new entry-level variants of the all-new ...