Flat-plane crank V8s have become the cult heroes of modern performance cars, celebrated for a piercing, exotic soundtrack that slices through traffic and track days alike. Behind that drama, though, ...

The late-model horsepower wars are full tilt, with manufacturers trying to one up each other and create a car that truly stands out in the horsepower arena. What was once considered to be an exotic ...

Already a star, the Chevrolet Corvette went supernova when the mid-engined version debuted in 2020 — but that was some six years ago, and the location of the car's engine isn't as big of a deal as it ...

Chevy switched to a flat-plane crank in the Corvette Z06 and ZR1 models, both of which are mid-engine, for many good reasons, all of them about improved performance. Flat-plane cranks help generate ...