Diesel passenger cars are everyday mundane fare in Europe and Asia. But in North America, they're the domain of heavy-duty trucks only. Why is this? Well, it's more a matter of price than anything in ...

Most of you reading this will be familiar with the gas crisis of the 1970s. The first Gas Crisis hit in 1973, immediately following the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries' oil embargo, ...

At the height of the muscle car craze, the engineering wizards at Oldsmobile created a "Frankensteinesque" big-block V8 with four valves per cylinder that could've become the most iconic American high ...

Oldsmobile had a history of innovation in the automotive industry ranging from the leading-edge design of the 1949 Oldsmobile 88, to the overhead cam Rocket V8 engine and the highly collectable Olds ...

The Olds and Pontiac V8 engines are completely different designs. Some of the individual engine-driven components, such as the power-steering pump and the alternator (as well as pulleys for those ...

For many gearheads, the year 1970 represents the peak of the muscle car era — or at least the peak of the first muscle car era. A big part of what conspired to make 1970 special is that to remain ...

For those of you who may not think "Oldsmobile" and "performance" are synonymous terms, Oldsmobile's performance heritage dates all the way back to 1903, when an Olds-built "Flyer" established the ...