The 6.0 liter V8 LS2 engine was produced by General Motors for use in performance vehicles and sports cars. It is part of GM’s Gen IV Small Block engine family and was first introduced in the 2005 ...

After nearly a century of making cars, the Pontiac brand was killed off in 2009. In its dying days, though, it was still making some pretty cool cars. Sure, the Torrent, the G3, and the Vibe probably ...

Alex Kaufmann February 22, 2008 Comment Now! Down in Australia where the Pontiac G8 is manufactured, GM offers a high-performance version of the car tuned by Holden’s HSV performance arm complete with ...

In the first three installments of our Great Crate Update series, we tested a wide range of modifications on our GM Performance Parts (GMPP) LS2 crate engine. After installing two different types of ...

Released in the 2005 model year, the LS2 V8 is part of the fourth generation of GM's small-block architecture, building on a lineage started in 1955. While the LS2 retained a few main characteristics ...

There's no shortage of canon behind the GM LS series of V-8s. When the LS1 debuted in the fifth-generation Chevy Corvette in 1997, it quickly proved itself as a sturdy, compact, and power-rich engine.

A big reason that the small-block Chevy was so popular with the Bow Tie crowd was because for decades it changed very little, making upgrades and interchangeability easy. The same can be said for the ...

In the September issue, we strapped a stock LS2 crate engine to our engine dyno and coaxed 472 horsepower and 505 lb-ft. of torque out of it (see "Great Crate" Sept. '06). Impressive numbers, but as ...

The LS2 small-block GM engine has only been out for a couple years, and it's already captured the imagination of the automotive world. As standard equipment in the GTO or base C6 Corvette, it provides ...

Alex Kaufmann February 7, 2007 Comment Now! Completely undisguised images of the Pontiac G8 sedan have been revealed ahead of the car’s official launch at this week’s Chicago Auto Show. These images ...