The Hemi name is so tightly welded to Chrysler that it is easy to forget the combustion chamber shape itself is not ...

Generally, muscle car fans all have a particular affiliation with a particular brand, be they Ford fans, Chevy nuts, or Dodge lovers. However, certain cars and engines will always draw a crowd, no ...

Although the HEMI name is associated with Chrysler's iconic V8s, there are a handful of hemispherical engines that were made ...

Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler and RAM, caused quite a ruckus in 2024 when it announced it would discontinue the legendary HEMI engine in its RAM trucks. However, the blowback from this ...

It started out as a FirePower engine back in the 50’s and for 35 years Chrysler has intermittently used the Hemi V-8 engine, short for hemispherical combustion chamber with dome-shaped cylinders. It ...

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 ...

One massive 16-cylinder HEMI engine was made by Chrysler and was poised to improve fighter planes during World War II. Only a ...

Davies has had a keen interest in cars from a very young age. It didn't matter what kind of car it was, as long as it had four wheels and made some cool noises, he was into it. His interest in cars ...

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 ...

Hemi engines aren't perfect. Sorry. Half-grapefruit-shaped combustion chambers sure do let designers increase valve sizes, and in the larger displacement Hemis, these valves could probably pass golf ...

The allure of the "barn find" has lost some of its luster over the past decade or so. It seems that every dusty car suddenly wears the moniker as a badge of honor and perceived value. Hot-rodders can ...