The 5.3-liter V8 Ecotec3 might seem like the stepchild of the General Motors family, especially with the LS series of engines around, but it's a winner in its own right. This naturally aspirated ...

General Motors began developing the first LS series V8 engine in 1993 before unleashing it under the hood of the 1997 Corvette, the fifth of that model's eight generations. GM began updating the LS ...