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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Its 194 mph top speed and ability to cover zero to 62 mph in 3.4 seconds are irrelevant on congested Cañon Drive, but the soundtrack of the model’s 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 adds gravitas to the arrival at our breakfast destination.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
Instead, Lamborghini will stick with hybrid power for the next-generation Urus, which currently makes 789 brake horsepower from a V-8 and an electric motor.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
The new investment is in addition to $888 million recently announced for the next-generation V-8 engine Tonawanda Propulsion plant near Buffalo, New York.
—Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Primm Valley did not provide information on what would happen to the Desperado or attractions inside the hotel such as the famed Bonnie & Clyde V-8 Ford, which the outlaws were riding in when they were fatally shot.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
Instead, Lamborghini will stick with hybrid power for the next-generation Urus, which currently makes 789 brake horsepower from a V-8 and an electric motor.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
The new investment is in addition to $888 million recently announced for the next-generation V-8 engine Tonawanda Propulsion plant near Buffalo, New York.
—Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Primm Valley did not provide information on what would happen to the Desperado or attractions inside the hotel such as the famed Bonnie & Clyde V-8 Ford, which the outlaws were riding in when they were fatally shot.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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“V-8.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/V-8. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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