V8
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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GM, for instance, is spending billions to upgrade factories that make lucrative pickups, SUVs and V8 engines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The last years of the V8 era, once refuelling was banned at the end of 2009, fluctuated between intensely competitive and, er, not.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
In general, the manufacturers seem not opposed to the idea of changing the engines, nor to the principle of switching to a V8.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
I met with the head chef of Disneyland, who was a Frenchman at the time, and I said we wanted to serve ugly crust pies at Flo’s V8 Cafe.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
The regent himself drove me to Engcobo in his majestic Ford V8.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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