V8

British

noun

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

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The V8 side of it no one has a problem with.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

F1 boss Stefano Domenicali is also open to a V8, but at the same time he has spoken enthusiastically about the new style of back-and-forth - or "yo-yo racing" - created by this year's engines.

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

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

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