V-8

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Recent Examples of V-8 But a bit like McLaren’s first V-8 in its early 12C road car— whose uninspired blat recalled that of a marine engine—the Nettuno has never been an especially tuneful motor. Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025 Photo : Robb Rice Powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8, the 750S Spider covers zero to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds and crests 206 mph. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025 The latter, a 789 hp V-8 hybrid, already has a waiting list of two years. Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025 Photo : Media Drum Images, courtesy of SBX Cars Fit with a 789 hp, 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8, this Senna covers zero to 60 mph in less than 3.0 seconds and tops out at 208 mph. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for V-8
Recent Examples of Synonyms for V-8
Noun
  • Strain up into a coupe or cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon peel.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2025
  • At Danish silversmith Georg Jensen’s delightful Gelateria Danese concept, variations of vintage Gucci and Fendi bags sat beside silver ice-cream coupes.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Prosecutors alleged Read hit O'Keefe with her car and left him outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer after the couple got into an argument.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The cafe permit request is being evaluated this spring by the state liquor control commission, while the town’s planning and zoning commission has set a June 5 public hearing on Tranquillity’s proposal to establish a gravel parking lot for more than 90 cars.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Elegant showrooms featuring dramatic lighting, rotating platforms, and luxurious surroundings elevated the automobile from mere transportation to aspirational lifestyle statement.
    Alex Levin, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In the 20th century, automobiles defined modernity.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In choosing a name for the new business, managers borrowed the trademark of a Sears product, Allstate Automobile Tire. 1981: At 8:30 p.m., a limousine carrying Mayor Jane Byrne from a $150-a-plate dinner in the Conrad Hilton hotel pulled up to the Cabrini-Green housing development.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The electric motors of the new limousine provide ample power with smooth delivery.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the same year, a 2021 case for felony evading arrest by motor vehicle and reckless endangerment was reopened.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Walton is facing charges of larceny of a motor vehicle, engaging police in pursuit, reckless driving, assault on a police officer, interfering with police and first-degree criminal trover.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Automakers are grappling with prospects of rising prices and supply-chain disruption, after Trump imposed 25% tariffs on vehicles and auto parts imported from outside the United States.
    Abhirup Roy, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The New York International Auto Show opens as tariffs roil the auto industry.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The unnamed woman was taken by up to five men, who arrived in a white sedan and a black SUV, 7 News, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • An investigation determined the pedestrian – identified only as a man – was walking eastbound across Monterey Road outside of a marked crosswalk when he was hit by a woman driving northbound in a black 2009 Toyota sedan, Garibay said.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Her mini wore a mint green ski suit with red ski goggles, stealing the moment.
    Essence, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Apple has updated its vintage product list by adding the iPhone 6s and the 2018 Mac mini.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

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