V-8
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Its Ram truck brand is once again offering a popular V-8 engine called the HEMI, reversing a Tavares-era decision to kill the engine in favor of a more efficient, more powerful V-6.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
And software can make it feel as if the driver is controlling a V-8 engine.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Buzbee alleged in his opening statement that Erickson was actually driving a black 2016 Mercedes GL63 AMG, a powerful V-8 version of the SUV.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024
Ford has two engine plants in Canada that build V-8 motors for F-series and Super Duty pickups assembled in the United States.
From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2023
Any second, Roy expected to hear honking behind him, curses in the wind; the pickup truck trailing so closely that he would feel the heat off its big V-8 engine.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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