Buick was one of the first American carmakers to utilize a V6 engine as standard across its lineup, and the 3800 was known for being especially bulletproof.

It was such a good engine, in fact, that it won a spot on Ward's 10 Best Engines Of The 20th Century. Think of the Buick 3800 as the Chevy small-block of American V6 engines.

Extremely reliable, adequately powerful, fuel-efficient, and cheap to maintain, the Buick 3800 was a masterfully-designed V6 ...

Richard Holdener decided to investigate the latter, trialing both nitrous and a supercharger on his Buick 3800 V6 with the benefit of an engine dyno for accurate measurement.

After reviewing the successes of Chevrolet’s 1955 small block V8, Buick introduced an all-aluminum V8 in 1961. This engine would go on to become the Rover V8, powering everything from TVRs to ...

The 3800 has been GM's bread-and-butter engine." With about 25 million built and a long production run dating to the Kennedy administration, Buick's V6 has a track record that few engines can match.

The General Motors 3800 engine has gone through several levels of innovation, which has allowed it to gain a cult following of enthusiastic supporters.

The Buick of yesteryear was also responsible for one of the most celebrated engines in all of automotive history: the 3800 V6, also just called the Buick V6. Its life spanned a total of 34 years ...