V-8

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Recent Examples of V-8 As for power, the Anvil 715 has plenty of it, sporting a 392 cubic inch HEMI V-8 under the hood. Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026 While the electric dream develops, Shotover has already converted its fleet to more modern V-8 engines that use 30 percent less fuel than previous models. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 21 Mar. 2026 The company also canceled a $300 million investment in a plant near Buffalo, New York, that would have made drive units for electric vehicles, opting instead to spend almost $900 million to make more of its sixth-generation V-8 engines. Bloomberg, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026 Announced last August in a two-car new muscle vehicle offering, the Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak is a three-row muscle SUV featuring a 710-horsepower Hemi V-8 engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission. James Raia, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for V-8
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Noun
  • This sort of attention to dessert is otherwise increasingly rare; too many ambitious kitchens pour all their resources into their savory menus and then punt on the sweet courses, serving a scoop of gelato in a fancy coupe, or a slice of cake assembled off-site.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
  • Additional structural reinforcement and rollover protection were required after removing the roof, although the company claims the weight increase compared with the coupe is minimal.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Like other collectible alternative assets, such as fine art, rare watches and classic cars, cask investing is a high-risk, speculative, long-term bet on a largely unregulated, illiquid asset.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 May 2026
  • Vonblum says only four stops in the city qualify — and that all other stops near bus lanes are ineligible because the lanes can also be used by turning cars and by bicycles.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • The fantasy of a sunny, suburban Los Angeles was explicitly an automobile-centric one—there was no room for the Red Cars.
    Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • There had been ostentatious boats before — automobile millionaire Henry Dodge had commissioned the luxurious but smaller SS Delphine in the 1920s — but Onassis brought floating plutocratic potency into a whole new age.
    Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • The one bullet that subsequently struck him bounced off the doorframe of his limousine as he was being shoved in headfirst by the Secret Service.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The Literally, Not OK with Alexis Waters podcast host also drank tequila in her bridal suite and limousine.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The deal included five years in prison for felony charge of entering a motor vehicle with the intent to commit theft, during which could concurrently complete 12 months in connection to the misdemeanor charge of criminal trespassing.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
  • According to police, many parents may not realize that some high-speed electric two-wheelers are legally classified as motor vehicles under Georgia law, not bicycles.
    Christopher Harris, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • At the same time, mortgage debt, auto loans and home equity lines of credit were all higher, the New York Fed found.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • The increase in overall debt was driven by higher balances on mortgages and auto loans.
    Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Some of the most high-profile vehicles include the AMG GT, AMG G63 S E-Performance, AMG E53 E-Performance sedan and wagon, Maybach SL680, and the GLC63 E-Performance.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 May 2026
  • According to Oakland police, two officers pulled over a white sedan and spotted a gun in plain view inside the car.
    Da Lin, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Sites that track Apple news currently post multiple times a month about Mac shortages, noting each time Apple removes a Mac mini model from its online store and religiously reporting on shipping estimates for the MacBook Neo.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
  • Welcome to our Dolphins mini-camp live blog.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026

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