The V8 configuration is often used in engines with large displacements. This is an eight-cylinder engine with a V-shaped arrangement of eight cylinders in two rows of four, and pistons rotating one common crankshaft. Experts say that it is currently difficult to find a high-quality and reliable car with such an engine.
Even the Mercedes-AMG C63 is switching to a hybrid four-cylinder engine. Given that more and more manufacturers are choosing low-power engines, Autocar offers to remember the legends and publishes a rating of the best cars with V8s. Aston Martin V8 Vantage Aston Martin's 5.
3-liter V8 engine made its debut back in 1968, linking this new V8 era to previous models that used an inline six-cylinder engine. It started out with 315 horsepower, which was enough to accelerate the DBS from 0 to 100 km per hour in 6 seconds. Soon, the V8 Vantage's power increased to 438 horsepower.
Unusually, the engine started out with fuel injection, but in mid-1973 switched to carburetors. Aston produced about 4,500 cars with this engine, including the Bulldog concept hypercar with a centrally located V8. Audi R8 The Audi R8 was a sensation when it was introduced in 2007.
Much of the original R8's appeal came from its supercharged 4.2-liter V8 engine, borrowed from the RS4. With 414 hp and manual transmission as standard, it revved, sounded, and drove great.
More importantly, this all-aluminum 32-valve engine was powered by variable valve timing, and many felt that its lightness made t.