It's crazy to think about, when you get down to it. Multi-turbo and high boosted supercharged cars were usually a strict drag racing only application just 10 years ago. But now, turbo and supercharged ...

To handle great amounts of horsepower generated by large-displacement engines, a vehicle requires a robust and solid transmission to ensure it can effectively distribute said power to the wheels. That ...

GM's 4L80E overdrive automatic is the latest in a continuing legacy of rugged Turbo-Hydramatic transmissions from Chevrolet. Fifty years ago, the TH350 and the TH400 transmissions were a new ...

With their debut in the 1990s, GM's 4L60E and 4L80E transmissions reveal some of their differences –- and similarities –- right in their names. The "4" and "L" respectively refer to the number of ...

I once drove a K5 Blazer from the bottom of the country to Idaho and back. I did so with 39-inch tires, a 500hp big-block, three transmission speeds, no climate control, no top, earplugs, and a very ...

The rate at which horsepower has increased over the past three decades has been breathtaking. The V-8 engine’s efficiency has been on a volcanic upswing to the point that 1,000 hp is now the new 500 ...

For the better part of the 20th century and much of the 21st, General Motors has been one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world. The company has long been known for building tough, ...