Supersized fries and 32-ounce sodas seem to sum up society’s obsession with going big. Given this, it’s no wonder that engines, especially GM’s LS variants, have been creeping up in displacement.

There’s a sci-fi show from across the pond called Doctor Who. It’s about a time-traveling extraterrestrial that transits about in a phone booth. The gag here is that from the outside it’s just a small ...