- a variation of V-eight.
V-8
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And software can make it feel as if the driver is controlling a V-8 engine.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
It has a 390 cubic-inch V-8 engine, and if I put my foot into it, it’ll go.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
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
It was an old Ford Model A, nothing like the slick Ford Model 730 Deluxe V-8 sedan.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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