variants
or V8
: an internal combustion engine having two banks of four cylinders each with the banks at an angle to each other
also
: an automobile having such an engine compare v-6
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Hiding behind those rotating headlamps is a 390 cubic-inch Marauder GT V-8, good for 320 hp.
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
The burly off-roader comes with several performance upgrades, the chief of which is a twin-turbo V-8 that pumps out well over 600 horses.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
That build included removing the stock 3.2-liter V-6 and replacing it with an M113 V-8 mill from an S-Class, and boring that 5.0-liter block out to 6 liters, adding a fully custom exhaust system, and Brembo brakes.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 23 June 2024
Chapman persuaded Ford Motor Co. to fulfill his V-8 engine requirements and built the first of what were to become revolutionary Lotus-Fords, pencil-thin cars that looked like spiders capering through the turns.
—Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
The burly off-roader comes with several performance upgrades, the chief of which is a twin-turbo V-8 that pumps out well over 600 horses.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
That build included removing the stock 3.2-liter V-6 and replacing it with an M113 V-8 mill from an S-Class, and boring that 5.0-liter block out to 6 liters, adding a fully custom exhaust system, and Brembo brakes.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 23 June 2024
Chapman persuaded Ford Motor Co. to fulfill his V-8 engine requirements and built the first of what were to become revolutionary Lotus-Fords, pencil-thin cars that looked like spiders capering through the turns.
—Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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“V-8.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/V-8. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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