V8

British  

noun

1. a car or internal-combustion engine having eight cylinders arranged in the form of a V

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Example Sentences

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

Flo’s V8 Cafe isn’t a direct match with any Route 66 eatery, the Imagineers say, but was certainly influenced in spirit by the Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The list of wonders begins with the Quiet Storm: the handbuilt 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, summoning 577 ghostly horses with soft-soled trainers on their hooves, galloping across the countryside and destroying driving records.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Besides Russia and Saudi Arabia, the V8 group within OPEC+ includes Kuwait, Oman, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates, all of which were targeted by Iranian attacks for a second day on Sunday.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

It had a 390 big-block V8 engine and a stick-shift four-speed transmission that could take you up to 160 miles per hour if you wanted.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt