Most people hear “HEMI” and picture a Shaker hood, pistol-grip shifter, and a Mopar big-block trying to turn bias-ply tires into smoke. Chrysler leaned hard into that badge, and it earned the ...

Plymouth didn’t invent the muscle car, but they came up with the idea that performance didn’t need a big price tag. The Road Runner was the point they made – although the 426 Hemi engine, offered as ...

The 426 Hemi became one of the most dominant engines in NASCAR history, but its success eventually led to stricter rules that ...

A close-up of a supercharged Hemi V8 engine in a vehicle engine bay. - pporiphotos/Shutterstock Many people have heard of Hemi engines, but don't really know what ...

The HEMI engine is named after the engine's hemispherical shaped piston heads. While Chrysler brands popularized and trademarked the name, HEMI-style engines were developed in the early 1900s. The ...

The Chrysler HEMI V8 is one of the most iconic engines ever built, with a legendary reputation on the street and a long list of accomplishments in motorsport. The Chrysler (now Stellantis) HEMI is ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

What happened in 1971 that pushed the Mopar pony car twins so deep down the buyers’ preference scale? Both the Plymouth Barracuda and the Dodge Challenger got a hard reality-checking slap in the face, ...

The early '60s were without a doubt the golden era of Super Stock drag racing, and Chrysler Corporation was the undisputed leader of the movement. Beginning with the Maximum Performance 413 Wedge ...

Few engines in American history carry the weight that the Chrysler 426 HEMI does. Born for NASCAR in 1964, the seven-liter V8 was sidelined for the 1965 season because it was not yet available in ...

Many people have heard of Hemi engines, but don't really know what they are. To cut a long story short, Hemi is an abbreviation of "Hemispherical". The name arose because of the shape of the ...