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autoevolution's V8 Month

Few generations have witnessed so many historic changes and events taking place as ours did (we bet that’s what all generations say), all with the potential to alter the course of human history.

Human civilization, though, will be impacted the most by changes taking place in the auto industry. After more than a century of using fossil fuels for our traveling needs, we’ll all soon, willy-nilly, have to adjust to driving electric cars.

The switch will have far-reaching effects, but of interest to us here on autoevolution is that it’ll kill off iconic landmarks not only of our generation, but of previous ones as well.

Like, say, the mighty V8 that has been at the center of America’s motoring hopes and dreams ever since, well, forever. First born France, it became famous thanks to Cadillac in the mid-1910s, and never went away, taking its place under the hoods of pretty much all car and truck families made here ever since.

That’ll change, of course, as American states will begin implementing ICE cars sale bans, and the mighty V8 will be gone, sooner than we all expect. Who can forget, for instance, the latest announcement in this respect, concerning the fate of the Charger muscle car?

With that in mind, we’ve decided to sing the V8s swansong by declaring September 2022 V8 Month. So, get ready for 30 days of intensive, high-octane coverage of all that was good (and bad) in the V8 world.

Editor's note: This special feature by autoevolution was not sponsored or supported by a third-party.
2013 Corvette Looks Like a Computer Render but It's Real and Headed for Auction
2013 Corvette Looks Like a Computer Render but It's Real and Headed for Auction

18 Sep 2022, 19:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / Restomods have gained some good popularity in the recent year but this Chevrolet Corvette goes beyond that, perfectly combining classic with modern

 
1961 Chevrolet Impala 4x4 Is Off-Road Ready and Ridiculously Cool
1961 Chevrolet Impala 4x4 Is Off-Road Ready and Ridiculously Cool

18 Sep 2022, 14:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While it may look like a 1961 Chevrolet Impala, this four-door is actually a 1977 Chevrolet pickup truck with go-anywhere ground clearance and wheels

 
Original 1965 Chevy Impala Sitting for 35 Years Needs Minor TLC, Runs, Drives, Survives
Original 1965 Chevy Impala Sitting for 35 Years Needs Minor TLC, Runs, Drives, Survives

18 Sep 2022, 14:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This ’65 Impala looks like it’s been stored in just the right conditions, so right now, it doesn’t need anything else other than minor TLC

 
392 HEMI Charger Winched by a 12V Electric Motor in an Engineering Project Test
392 HEMI Charger Winched by a 12V Electric Motor in an Engineering Project Test

18 Sep 2022, 09:46 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A 3D printed small-scale winch pulls a 4,400 lb muscle car without effort in a practical test of engineering; one Dodge Charger proves science is amazingly fun

 
The Chevrolet Small-Block V8 Crate Engines That You Can Buy in 2022
The Chevrolet Small-Block V8 Crate Engines That You Can Buy in 2022

18 Sep 2022, 01:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although Chevrolet has trimmed down its small-block V8 crate engine catalog, there still is plenty of choice for every budget

 
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Dragster Barn Find Pays Tribute to an Iconic WWI Plane, Needs Help
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Dragster Barn Find Pays Tribute to an Iconic WWI Plane, Needs Help

17 Sep 2022, 19:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Named "Snoopy's Sopwith Camel," this dragster pays tribute to the British biplane fighter that downed no fewer than 1,300 enemy aircraft during WWI.

 
2022 Hot Wheels Boulevard Mix N Reveals Five Cars to Satisfy Your Inner Fun-Haver
2022 Hot Wheels Boulevard Mix N Reveals Five Cars to Satisfy Your Inner Fun-Haver

17 Sep 2022, 18:39 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The fifth Hot Wheels Boulevard set for 2022 is coming your way, and there are three V8-powered cars inside! You also get two brand-new castings!

 
2023 Porsche 963 Completes Tests at Daytona, Eagerly Waits for Its First Race
2023 Porsche 963 Completes Tests at Daytona, Eagerly Waits for Its First Race

17 Sep 2022, 18:31 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Porsche's latest racing car, the 963, has concluded its two-day testing session at Daytona. Now, the team is getting ready for the models' first race

 
1969 Chevrolet Kingswood Station Wagon Barn Find, More Like Graveyard Find
1969 Chevrolet Kingswood Station Wagon Barn Find, More Like Graveyard Find

17 Sep 2022, 16:12 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Beaten-up 1969 Chevrolet Kingswood station wagon is up for grabs for $3,000 for anyone with the proper determination to engage in a restoration project

 
1967 Ford Mustang Sitting for 40 Years Is Unexpectedly Unique, Gets Saved
1967 Ford Mustang Sitting for 40 Years Is Unexpectedly Unique, Gets Saved

17 Sep 2022, 14:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of only 18 cars finished in Acapulco Blue and fitted with a two-tone blue interior, this Mustang is unique thanks to a mundane feature inside the cabin

 
Signature Ford Series F-250 Is a High-End Restomod by Velocity Modern Classics
Signature Ford Series F-250 Is a High-End Restomod by Velocity Modern Classics

17 Sep 2022, 10:22 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / This Velocity Modern Classics Ford F-250 restomod is based on a new Roadster Shop RS4 chassis and is powered by a 5.0-liter Ford Coyote V8 engine

 
840 HP 4WD '82 Oldsmobile Cutlass Smokes, Drags, and Drives Crowds Wild With Burnouts
840 HP 4WD '82 Oldsmobile Cutlass Smokes, Drags, and Drives Crowds Wild With Burnouts

17 Sep 2022, 11:15 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A life-long project of a very DIY-type car enthusiast, the one-off Oldsmobile is one mean-looking machine with a meaner demeanor and tire-shredding habits

 
Porsche Panamera Turbo S Drag Races BMW M5 CS, Which V8 Will Prevail?
Porsche Panamera Turbo S Drag Races BMW M5 CS, Which V8 Will Prevail?

17 Sep 2022, 09:51 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The Porsche Panamera Turbo S is a formidable machine, but it will have a rough time going up against BMW's M5 CS down the quarter-mile.

 
The Ford 302 V8 Crate Engines That You Can Buy in 2022
The Ford 302 V8 Crate Engines That You Can Buy in 2022

17 Sep 2022, 01:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / One of the most celebrated American V8s, the Ford small block was used in series-production models from the early 1960s until 2002

 
Gone in Less Than Half a Day: The 2023 Chrysler 300C Is Sold Out
Gone in Less Than Half a Day: The 2023 Chrysler 300C Is Sold Out

17 Sep 2022, 00:28 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / It was just announced. Now, there are no more units left. People like their V8s and they wanted this four-door beast for themselves

 
1968 Charger Is a Numbers-Matching, All-Black Restomod Affair With a Matching Price Tag
1968 Charger Is a Numbers-Matching, All-Black Restomod Affair With a Matching Price Tag

17 Sep 2022, 00:11 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / $190K for this 440 big block Dodge with modern touches is a temptation worthy of a Hollywood script; the looks are the just the tip of the iceberg

 
5.4-Mile Silver Anniversary 'Vette Sat 44 Years in a Private Collection, Looks Like a Toy
5.4-Mile Silver Anniversary 'Vette Sat 44 Years in a Private Collection, Looks Like a Toy

16 Sep 2022, 20:59 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Probably the lowest-mileage 1978 Chevrolet Corvette in existence, this 1978 beauty sat in a museum for the past 44 years. It has not moved since

 
2022 Hot Wheels Mopar Series Pays Homage to Some Great American V8s, V10 Included Too
2022 Hot Wheels Mopar Series Pays Homage to Some Great American V8s, V10 Included Too

16 Sep 2022, 19:34 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Mattel has just released a cool little series for Mopar enthusiasts around the world. There are five cars included, and you'll find them in stores soon enough.

 
The Death of the Mopar HEMI V8 Will Be an All-Time Automotive Tragedy, Here’s Why
The Death of the Mopar HEMI V8 Will Be an All-Time Automotive Tragedy, Here’s Why

16 Sep 2022, 17:30 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Can many cars really claim in confidence that their engine is just as iconic as the car itself? Well, the Mopar HEMI certainly can.

 
Coyote V8 Swapped 1978 Bronco Takes a Classic Icon and Makes It Substantially Angrier
Coyote V8 Swapped 1978 Bronco Takes a Classic Icon and Makes It Substantially Angrier

16 Sep 2022, 16:40 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / You may be driven to believe by its unassuming exterior that this SUV's rocking the same 400-cubic inch (6.6-liter) V8, guess again