The LS engine left factory production years ago, yet it still defines modern hot rodding and the engine-swap world. “LS-swap the world!” It sounds like a joke until you realize how many people take it ...

We walked the 2026 Holley LS Fest West in Las Vegas and found LS and LT swaps in everything imaginable, proving the LS engine still reigns supreme in modern hot rodding.

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

The LM7 is one of those fly-under-the-radar performance engines. We've seen tuners get four-figure horsepower ratings out of this motor, but to most drivers this is the 295-hp motor found in Chevy ...

Invented by Frenchman Leon Levavasseur to power airplanes, the mighty V8 has become an icon of American automotive history. Cadillac introduced America to the V8 motor in 1914, and the car industry ...

Internationally renowned builder of bespoke customer cars, Paul Bacon, has completed his most ambitious project yet – a steampunk hot rod built from scratch. The Automatron is a horse-drawn carriage ...

Vintage hot rod with modern Japanese engine and racing influence tested ...