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 ...

Hot rodding's pioneers had to be self-reliant, making stuff for themselves. Today, just about everything is available out of a catalog . . . at least for mainstream engines. But what if you have an ...

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 ...

No, "Nailhead" is not the guy on the movie poster for Clive Barker's "Hellraiser" — that's Pinhead. The name "Nailhead" is a direct result of Buick trying to make a V8 as slim as possible. Buick's 322 ...

General Motors sources a significant portion of vehicle components from outside the United States, even for those models that are assembled domestically. Now, with new and looming tariffs on steel, ...

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.

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 ...