All Hail the Gen V Small-Block V-8: Specs and Details on the C7 Vette’s Engine

Proof is lacking that divine intervention guided Chevy chief engineer Ed Cole when he toiled with 14 draftsmen to design the original small-block V-8 engine 60 years ago. Nevertheless, what started as a 4.3-liter two-barrel V-8 making 162 gross horsepower has grown and evolved on its way to what may well be immortality. GM has built and sold more than 100 million small-block V-8s—we helped build the 100 millionth example—engines that have thrived through four generations and 58 model years of continuous production (see brief timeline below). In the 2014 model year, the all-new seventh-generation Corvette will showcase the latest—and hopefully greatest—version of the iconic small block, the first of the fifth-generation (Gen V) engine family that will power not only the Corvette but also a few forthcoming large cars (Chevy SS and Caprice PPV), pickups (Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra), and SUVs (Cadillac Escalade, Chevy Suburban/Tahoe, GMC Yukon/Yukon XL). READ MORE ›› Read full story » from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com

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