If the Chevrolet Corvette is known for one thing, it's speed. Speed is relative, though, and our expectations have grown over the years. Every Corvette generation has beefed up the specs, and one ...

The General Motors engine family commonly called the LS series debuted in the then-new1997 model year C5 Corvette as the all aluminum LS1 V8. General Motors called it the Gen III small-block V8 and a ...

In early 1996, when GM officially announced a new motor called the LS1 (Gen III), many traditional enthusiasts were shocked. This new engine, which looked nothing like the small-block they had come to ...