It was 1989 when Toyota launched Lexus and debuted the 1UZ engine—an all-aluminum 32-valve V8 that quite literally redefined what a luxury car engine could be. The duty that it served during this time ...

Toyota has produced some of the world's most reliable car engines, be it the VZ family of V6s nestled beneath the hoods of the Tundras and Tacomas of old or the straight-4 ZZ units found in smaller ...

The Toyota 1UZ-FE is an engine that needs no introduction. And while we've already gone in depth about the history of this landmark engine for both Toyota and Lexus. We'd like to take the last day of ...

Owners of used cars with six-figure odometer readings are paying closer attention than ever to which engines hold up and which ones become expensive liabilities. Among the powertrains that independent ...

When an average person thinks about a V8 engine, they will instantly think of an American car. It's understandable because a V8 engine has powered most American performance vehicles over the last ...

Coventry based THOR Racing has launched a superb, cost-effective belt delete kit for owners of Lexus V8 engined cars, With many enthusiasts now fitting the torquey 1UZ-FE lump into many other types of ...

The latest development from THOR racing promises instant performance improvements for the Toyota 1UZ-FE V8 engine series. Their beautifully fabricated aluminium belt tensioner allows the deletion of ...