The Pontiac 400 engine, a powerhouse of the muscle car era, almost never saw the light of day due to a series of engineering challenges, corporate decisions, and market forces. The story of this ...

The 1967 Pontiac GTO marked a turning point for muscle car engines, with a new 400-cubic-inch V8 that came in several distinct performance flavors. For enthusiasts trying to decode the difference ...

Chevrolet and Pontiac were both owned by General Motors until the company discontinued Pontiac in 2010, with Chevrolet still going strong today. It's not uncommon for GM to share designs and parts ...

Every carmaker has that one last, defiant howl before the corporate world tightens the leash. For Pontiac, 1979 was that bittersweet crescendo—the final stand of the true Pontiac-built 400-cubic-inch ...

In the 1960s and 1970s, Chevrolet and Pontiac both offered a pushrod V8 engine with an advertised displacement of 400 cubic inches. Considering that both carmakers are (were?) sub-brands of parent ...