When Ford launches the 2014 Fiesta in North America early in 2013, one of the engine choices will be a three-cylinder, the one-liter EcoBoost. The company is betting big that consumers will embrace it. Continue reading
Category Archives: Technology
Teasing the C7 Corvette
The next Corvette will be unveiled to the world at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 13, 2013. Until then, the Chevrolet people intend to jerk our chains big time. Continue reading
Video: Miniature Flathead V8 Rumbles Like the Real Thing
Readers at Mac’s Motor City Garage are absolutely crazy about operating scale model engines, and who are we to deny you? So here’s another really cool miniature , a quarter-scale flathead V8 created by master builder Ron Colonna. Continue reading
Chevrolet Gen 5 V8 multimedia extravaganza!
Here’s a bonus feature to MCG’s coverage of the Chevrolet Gen 5/LT1 V8 unveiling, with cool videos and a hig-res cutaway rendering by David Kimble. Continue reading
Video: GM’s Tilt-a-Whirl engine dyno
When we first saw one of these gizmos, we immediately thought of the question the Joker once asked of Batman: “Where did he get all those wonderful toys?” Now have a look at GM’s magical g-loading engine dyno. Continue reading
Chevrolet Gen 5 Small Block V8 revealed
Pontiac, Michigan — Chevrolet has unveiled the Gen 5 Small Block V8 that will power the 2014 C7 Corvette. Here’s the first in-depth look. Continue reading
Video: World’s Smallest Small-Block Chevy — See and Hear it Run
The people have spoken. You guys and girls who read Motor City Garage have shown how much you love functioning miniature engines. Very well then, we’ll kick it up a notch. Here’s an almost palm-sized Chevy V8 that runs like a charm. Continue reading