Jack Merkel Performance Engines is serious about Turbo Buick powerplants. "I saw that there was no one filling the engine demands for guys with 10- and 11-second cars," says Merkel. "I spent a lot of ...

Would it get your attention if we offered you the inside line on a high-torque, long-stroke, small-block engine that weighs nearly a hundred pounds less than a small-block Chevy? Or how about a motor ...

Given its status as one of the oldest car manufacturers in America, it's safe to say Buick's place in the annals of automobile history is set firmly in stone. Much of that legacy is built on the ...

Before the early 1970s and the pair of Gas Crises that gripped the nation, nearly every single automaker offered a slew of V8-powered automobiles. At the time, the humble eight-pot was, arguably, the ...

When people think of Buicks these days, typically they don't picture the epitome of performance. Arguably it wasn't since the 1980s that the General Motors branch was associated with "performance" at ...

For the sake of comparison, the “regular” 2019 Buick Encore offers just one turbocharged four-cylinder engine – the turbocharged 1.4L I-4 LUV that produces 138 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque.

This low-mileage GM engine was already sold as a core, and a closer look suggests the failure may have been avoidable.

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...