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Farewell to a Bentley Icon: The 4.0 Twin-Turbo V8 Leaves the Continental in Mulliner Style
Farewell to a Bentley Icon: The 4.0 Twin-Turbo V8 Leaves the Continental in Mulliner Style

25 Oct 2023, 14:22 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / With the replacement of pure combustion with PHEV and all-electric powertrains closing in, Bentley celebrates its heritage with styling packages

 
Maserati Unveils Ghibli 334 Ultima and Levante V8 Ultima, Ferrari-Developed V8 Getting Cut
Maserati Unveils Ghibli 334 Ultima and Levante V8 Ultima, Ferrari-Developed V8 Getting Cut

12 Jul 2023, 10:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Ghibli 334 Ultima and Levante V8 Ultima are Maserati's last production cars fitted with the Ferrari-developed twin-turbo V8 engine.

 
Revving Through History: The Seven-Decade Legacy of the Iconic HEMI V8 Engine
Revving Through History: The Seven-Decade Legacy of the Iconic HEMI V8 Engine

7 Jul 2023, 20:54 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / The Hemi V8 engine is one of the most impressive and popular engines with a very long history. In this article, we tried to summarize the history for you.

 
Unassuming 1971 Chrysler New Yorker Is a Rare Sleeper With a Nasty V8
Unassuming 1971 Chrysler New Yorker Is a Rare Sleeper With a Nasty V8

2 Jul 2023, 18:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A rare sight even in standard form, this 1971 Chrysler New Yorker in Crystal Dawn Metallic packs a special 440 V8 engine.

 
Very Rare 1963 Bristol 408 Emerges After 40 Years in a Barn, Chrysler V8 Fires Up
Very Rare 1963 Bristol 408 Emerges After 40 Years in a Barn, Chrysler V8 Fires Up

29 May 2023, 11:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built in only 83 units from 1963 to 1966, this Bristol 408 is one of only ten of its kind known to still exist. And it still has the original Chrysler V8

 
World's Rarest DeTomaso Pantera Hits the Track, Race-Spec V8 Sounds Like Thunder
World's Rarest DeTomaso Pantera Hits the Track, Race-Spec V8 Sounds Like Thunder

9 Mar 2023, 20:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The road-going GT5-S is very rare at only 182 units built, but the race-spec Group 5 is the rarest of them all, with only two cars in existence

 
This Lamborghini Urus Simply Demolishes the BMW X7 M60i in a 1/4-Mile Drag Race
This Lamborghini Urus Simply Demolishes the BMW X7 M60i in a 1/4-Mile Drag Race

28 Jan 2023, 14:46 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / While the Lamborghini Urus defeats a BMW X7 M60i in a standard 1/4-mile drag race, it does cost nearly twice as much, which makes you wonder if it's worth it

 
Jay Leno Drives the 1930 Lancia Dilambda, Compares It to an Iconic Bentley
Jay Leno Drives the 1930 Lancia Dilambda, Compares It to an Iconic Bentley

21 Dec 2022, 18:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Shipped to England in the 1930s, this Italian drop-top was damaged during World War II and went missing until 1970. Now it's a restored gem

 
V8 Engines Are Not Dead, Someone Needs New, Close to 1,000 HP Ones Built After 2024
V8 Engines Are Not Dead, Someone Needs New, Close to 1,000 HP Ones Built After 2024

20 Oct 2022, 08:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German company Rheinmetall said it'll be making new V8 ICE engines for an unknown “renowned English sportscar manufacturer”

 
The Story of the Amazing TVR V8 Engine, Inspired by an American V8
The Story of the Amazing TVR V8 Engine, Inspired by an American V8

16 Oct 2022, 12:10 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / The TVR cars were some of the most exciting sports cars ever created, mainly because of their great V8 engine. It was inspired by an American V8

 
Some of the Worst V8 Engines Built by US Manufacturers
Some of the Worst V8 Engines Built by US Manufacturers

21 Sep 2022, 23:23 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / American car manufacturers made some of the greatest V8 engines in history. However, there were times when something awful came from the production line

 
Crusty 1977 Cadillac Eldorado V8 Clinging to Life, Can You Save It?
Crusty 1977 Cadillac Eldorado V8 Clinging to Life, Can You Save It?

21 Sep 2022, 02:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The ninth-generation Cadillac Eldorado was among the last of the great land ship American luxury coupes that attained its luxury through making itself bigger.

 
Here Is a Teaser of Lamborghini's New LMDh Racing Car With a Twin-Turbo V8 Engine
Here Is a Teaser of Lamborghini's New LMDh Racing Car With a Twin-Turbo V8 Engine

20 Sep 2022, 09:56 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / Lamborghini is going LMDh racing with the help of their newest Twin-Turbo V8 engine and a newly designed racing car by Squadra Corse

 
A Forgotten Monster - the Most Powerful Corvette Engine Nobody Cared About
A Forgotten Monster - the Most Powerful Corvette Engine Nobody Cared About

15 Sep 2022, 16:03 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / The B2K C4 Corvette had one of the most powerful V8 engines ever made. However, people tend to not remember this beast of an engine

 
Mercedes-AMG V8 Might Live on Past 2030, but You Might Not Be Able to Afford It
Mercedes-AMG V8 Might Live on Past 2030, but You Might Not Be Able to Afford It

12 Sep 2022, 11:09 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The V8 engine in the Mercedes-AMG portfolio might continue to be offered even if the brand becomes all-electric, an official explains. Here's how it might work

 
1957 Oldsmobile 88 Yard Find Is All-Original, Flexes Super-Rare V8 Banned by NASCAR
1957 Oldsmobile 88 Yard Find Is All-Original, Flexes Super-Rare V8 Banned by NASCAR

15 Aug 2022, 15:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1957 to help Oldsmobile regain glory in the NASCAR series, the J-2 Rocket V8 was outlawed and went into the history books as a rare option

 
1959 Chrysler Windsor Spent Decades Outside, Hides Rare Surprise Under the Hood
1959 Chrysler Windsor Spent Decades Outside, Hides Rare Surprise Under the Hood

21 Apr 2022, 12:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Golden Lion was also among the first engines used as replacements for the FirePower, Chrysler's first-generation Hemi

 
This One-Off 1942 Cadillac Speedster Hides a Tank Engine Under the Hood
This One-Off 1942 Cadillac Speedster Hides a Tank Engine Under the Hood

2 Mar 2022, 12:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While not an authentic Cadillac, this tribute to 1920s race cars relies on one of the company's vintage tank engines to move around

 
Abandoned 1917 Cadillac Has Been Sitting for 93 Years, V8 Engine Wants to Live
Abandoned 1917 Cadillac Has Been Sitting for 93 Years, V8 Engine Wants to Live

13 Dec 2021, 15:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in the day, this Cadillac retailed for around $4,000, which made it one of the most expensive automobiles of its time