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V8

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noun

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

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Next up is the E-Ray, with the 6.2-liter V8 aided by an electric motor on the front axle, starting at $108,600.

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In the seesawing tedium of daily traffic, slow and fast, the e-motor silently and seamlessly supports the big V8 in those few hundred milliseconds it takes to spool up.

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Starting at $183,400, the bewinged ZR1 adds twin turbos to the 5.5-liter V8, netting a deeply unsettling 1,064 hp.

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In addition to the 6.2-liter V8 mounted amidships, a 160-hp electric motor between the front wheels provides cooperative AWD.

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The metric fell 2% for the company’s meal and beverages division, driven by declines in U.S. soup, Canada, SpaghettiOs, Pace Mexican sauces and V8 beverages.

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