Here's Why GM Is Sticking With V8s While Everyone Else Switches to Six Cylinders

Here's Why GM Is Sticking With V8s While Everyone Else Switches to Six Cylinders

General Motors is dumping $888 million into its Tonawanda engine plant in preparation of the sixth-gen small-block V8. But if everyone else is boosting V6s, why would GM do that?

Here’s how much the final two V8 half-ton trucks cost

V8 logo | Jeremy Gretzinger And then there were two. Toyota shocked the market when it tossed the Tundra’s naturally aspirated V8 for a turbocharged V6 in 2022. Then Ram swapped its 1500’s HEMI V8 for a turbo I6 for the 2025 model year. Nissan threw in the towel, canceling the Titan completely at the end of 2024. So if you want a half-ton truck with a V8 engine in 2025, you can choose between Ford’s F-150 or General Motors’ Silverado/Sierra 1500…

New Audi RS6 Coming In Hybrid V8 and Electric Flavours

The RS6 will come in both saloon and estate styles for the first time since 2010.

Audi RS6 to keep V8 with new hybrid alongside EV

Both hybrid and electric performance A6s are being readied for 2026 The next Audi RS6 will be completely electrified for its fifth generation in 2026, when it will arrive with both a plug-in hybrid V8 powertrain and a fully electric one – a first for Audi Sport. Set to rival both the electric BMW i5 M60 and the PHEV BMW M5, the new RS6 will be the most powerful version yet, producing as much as 730bhp in combustion-engined form.  And for the fir…

Are Formula 1 Engines V6 Or V8?

As of the 2025 F1 season, Formula 1 engines are 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 hybrid power units, with two electric motors: MGU-K and MGU-H.But this simple fact is merely the tip of a technological iceberg. The story of the modern F1 engine is a fascinating saga of innovation, regulation, and a relentless pursuit of performance that has seen the sport transition from the ear-splitting shrieks of V10 and V8 engines to the complex, hyper-efficient hyb…