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Today, Jaguar is a subsidiary of the Indian conglomerate Tata Motors that builds some luxurious, yet mostly boring vehicles. However, back in its independent days, the brand was responsible for some of the most exciting roadworthy and racing machines of the era, many of which were powered by the glorious XK straight-six.
In the first part dedicated to the history of the HEMI we covered the origins of the first generation, how it evolved, and how it rose from the ashes to become one of the most spectacular V8s of the 1960s. In this article, we’ll take a look at the modern iterations that started life as workhorses, then morphed into insanely powerful Hellcats and Demons.
Ask any car enthusiast which company makes the most reliable cars, and you’ll get the same answer: Toyota. A huge number of vehicles built by the Japanese automaker two or three decades ago are still on the road today. Among them is the Lexus LS 400, a legendary sedan powered by one of the most reliable V8s ever built.
Thanks to the original Mopar muscle cars from the ‘60s and ‘70s, as well as the Hellcat-powered beasts of today, the HEMI moniker has become almost synonymous with the American V8 engine all across the world.
Throughout its 105-year history, the Bavarian carmaker has built many legendary high-performance engines. While the vast majority of them featured at least six cylinders, there were some notable exceptions, such as the naturally aspirated S14 which happens to be one of the greatest four-cylinders ever built.