The Hemi name is so tightly welded to Chrysler that it is easy to forget the combustion chamber shape itself is not proprietary hardware. While the company turned the hemispherical head into a ...

Chrysler is known for building Hemi engines, and it even trademarked the HEMI (all caps) name to signify to buyers that its vehicles have a unique powertrain. However, one of the interesting facts ...

Ram’s decision to bring Hemi V8 power back to its half-ton pickups has created a problem most automakers would love to have: ...

Fantastic sound. The smell of burnt rubber. Ridiculous power. Chrysler's HEMI V8 family had all of these traits since the first 331-cid (5.4-liter) FirePower unit entered production in 1951. The ...

Chrysler (and its various automotive brands) will forever be known in popular automotive culture as the company behind the Hemi V8 engine. Whether it was the 426 Street Hemi of the '60s or the ...

The HEMI engine is named after the engine's hemispherical shaped piston heads. While Chrysler brands popularized and trademarked the name, HEMI-style engines were developed in the early 1900s. The ...

The history of the first Hemi engine from Dodge is pretty straightforward, but it turns out that the tale behind the first engines with hemispherical combustion chambers requires going down a much ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...