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.

C hevrolet doesn't just make some of America's most popular engines, but also some of the most reliable. These are the engines out there still cutting it up in the real world, hidden under the hoods ...

It can be great simply because it looks great. A good candidate is the Buick 3800 Series II V6. This engine was a workhorse, found in a number of GM models from the late 1990s through the mid-2000s.

The NHTSA has commenced an "engineering analysis" of GM's supercharged 3800 Series II V6 engine. Fitted to certain 1999-2002 models, such as the Pontiac Grand ...

The venerable 3800 Series II V-6, which powers many Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Chevrolet products, will likely be gone by the 2002 model year due to more stringent emissions regulations.

One YouTube mechanic is tearing down the GM 3800 V6 in an extended video to explain why the GM 3800 V6 is in fact quite good.

That same 3.8-liter V6 (GM's 3800 Series II engine) was the standard engine for the GT-trimmed Pontiac Grand Prix in 1997.

In 1995, the 3800 Series II introduction featured lighter components and better performance, and a bigger supercharger brought horsepower to 240 in 1996.

A Pontiac Fiero-obsessed GM fan recently put together a video explaining why the supercharged GM 3800 V6 engine is a great engine swap for this two-seater.

FLINT, Michigan -- Saying goodbye to the 3800 engine at General Motors Powertrain Flint North was like losing an old friend for workers who have built them by the millions over the past two ...

I should also mention that the V6 between the seats and the trunk isn't the sturdy, 140-horse L44 2.8. Oh no, this Fiero rocks a supercharged 3800 Series II. Booyah!