V-8

Instead, Ford was equipping some cars with robust V-8 engines that more than tripled the 40-odd mph top speed attained by the Model T.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

Instead, Ford was equipping some cars with robust V-8 engines that more than tripled the 40-odd mph top speed attained by the Model T.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

But if all the people who bought an EcoBoost truck in May had traded in a 2005 F-150 V-8 model, the gas saved would amount to more than 1.4 million gallons over a year.

Revving Up the Top-Selling Rides Joseph B. White 2011

“That bad boy has the advanced trailer sway control, the polished cast-aluminum wheels, and the 5.4-liter V-8 engine.”

A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011

Ford Motor Co. early this year began offering Ford F-150 pickups—the best-selling vehicle line in the U.S. for more than 30 years—with V-6 engines instead of the V-8 motors that have dominated the segment for decades.

Revving Up the Top-Selling Rides Joseph B. White 2011

The 3.5-liter EcoBoost is rated at 365 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque in the F-150, compared to 360 horsepower and 380 pound-feet of torque for the 5.0-liter V-8 also offered in the truck.

Revving Up the Top-Selling Rides Joseph B. White 2011

And the pickup behind her was a Toyota Tundra, which had the same damn V-8.

The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

“That bad boy has the advanced trailer sway control, the polished cast-aluminum wheels, and the 5.4-liter V-8 engine.”

A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011

With two powertrain options – a standard 3.5 Liter as well as a twin turbo Ecoboost, the Interceptor will have better performance than the Crown Vic, which is a 4.6 L Single Overhead Cam (SOHC) V-8.

Ford Interceptor is 25% More Fuel Efficient Than Older Cop Cars | Inhabitat 2010

It was raining harder in the plaza now, but still Peter could hear the sucking sound of those thick windshield wipers on that 1948 Buick Roadster V-8: Thaw-whump, thaw-whump, thaw-whump.

Heart's Desire, a short story 2009