Big, loud and proud: We raise our mugs to the V8
12 Jul 2016|8,579 views
There is an exhaustive (pun unintended) list of iconic engines in the motoring world like BMW's inline-six, Honda's B Series and K20 engine, Nissan's SR20DET, RB26DETT and VR38DETT, Mitsubishi's 4G63, Subaru's EJ20, Porsche's air-cooled flat sixes, Mazda's Wankel rotaries and Toyota's 2JZ.
Touch your heart and ask yourselves - who can resist the euphonious roar of a V8, from Ford Mustangs to the Jaguar F-Type R? If you're in-tuned to car culture, you'd also notice V8 engines being put into cars like the Mazda RX-7 and Honda S2000 in the U.S.A.
Unfortunately, those sentiments aren't shared as joyously by the rest of the Prius-loving world.
The natural, atmospheric V8's high-revs, fiery growls and tyre-burning persona is hated by environmentalists and because of that, most V8 powerplants today are force-fed, sometimes by twins, like Mercedes-AMG's C 63 S and Audi's RS6 Avant.
So, in celebration of natural aspiration and eight-cylinder hearts, we salute this trio of mankind's favourite machines, which have shoved turbochargers the finger, and continue to anger the ecological pansies.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage S
As its badge denotes, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage S is powered by a 4.7-litre, eight-pot powerplant that delivers 431bhp and 490Nm of torque, sending the British sports coupe from 0-100km/h in just 4.8 seconds.
Designed and built by hand at its bespoke Cologne facility, the engine that sits at the heart of V8 Vantage S is the most potent V8 unit that Aston has ever made. It's no wonder one of its earlier iterations was chosen by James Bond.
As its badge denotes, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage S is powered by a 4.7-litre, eight-pot powerplant that delivers 431bhp and 490Nm of torque, sending the British sports coupe from 0-100km/h in just 4.8 seconds.
Designed and built by hand at its bespoke Cologne facility, the engine that sits at the heart of V8 Vantage S is the most potent V8 unit that Aston has ever made. It's no wonder one of its earlier iterations was chosen by James Bond.
Jeep Grand Cherokee STR8
A true American muscle car in disguise, the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's roaring 6.4-litre, Hemi-developed V8 pulses with 470bhp and 630Nm of primal hostility.
This loud and proud 2,336kg family Sports Utility Vehicle goes from 0-100km/h in 4.8 seconds and sure isn't a family hauler you'd want to tailgate on the highways.
Don't you petrolhead dads wish you had one?
A true American muscle car in disguise, the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's roaring 6.4-litre, Hemi-developed V8 pulses with 470bhp and 630Nm of primal hostility.
This loud and proud 2,336kg family Sports Utility Vehicle goes from 0-100km/h in 4.8 seconds and sure isn't a family hauler you'd want to tailgate on the highways.
Don't you petrolhead dads wish you had one?
Lexus GS F
Japanese automaker Lexus has jumped on the turbocharging bandwagon but it's best that it says no to turbos because the 5.0-litre V8 heart of the Lexus GS F is a mighty fine one.
Refined down low, the eight-pot plant in the GS F comes to life with a sonorous soundtrack once you put your right foot down.
When you do, this plush executive sedan pounces from 0-100km/h in a confident 4.6 seconds.
Japanese automaker Lexus has jumped on the turbocharging bandwagon but it's best that it says no to turbos because the 5.0-litre V8 heart of the Lexus GS F is a mighty fine one.
Refined down low, the eight-pot plant in the GS F comes to life with a sonorous soundtrack once you put your right foot down.
When you do, this plush executive sedan pounces from 0-100km/h in a confident 4.6 seconds.
There is an exhaustive (pun unintended) list of iconic engines in the motoring world like BMW's inline-six, Honda's B Series and K20 engine, Nissan's SR20DET, RB26DETT and VR38DETT, Mitsubishi's 4G63, Subaru's EJ20, Porsche's air-cooled flat sixes, Mazda's Wankel rotaries and Toyota's 2JZ.
Touch your heart and ask yourselves - who can resist the euphonious roar of a V8, from Ford Mustangs to the Jaguar F-Type R? If you're in-tuned to car culture, you'd also notice V8 engines being put into cars like the Mazda RX-7 and Honda S2000 in the U.S.A.
Unfortunately, those sentiments aren't shared as joyously by the rest of the Prius-loving world.
The natural, atmospheric V8's high-revs, fiery growls and tyre-burning persona is hated by environmentalists and because of that, most V8 powerplants today are force-fed, sometimes by twins, like Mercedes-AMG's C 63 S and Audi's RS6 Avant.
So, in celebration of natural aspiration and eight-cylinder hearts, we salute this trio of mankind's favourite machines, which have shoved turbochargers the finger, and continue to anger the ecological pansies.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage S
As its badge denotes, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage S is powered by a 4.7-litre, eight-pot powerplant that delivers 431bhp and 490Nm of torque, sending the British sports coupe from 0-100km/h in just 4.8 seconds.
Designed and built by hand at its bespoke Cologne facility, the engine that sits at the heart of V8 Vantage S is the most potent V8 unit that Aston has ever made. It's no wonder one of its earlier iterations was chosen by James Bond.
As its badge denotes, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage S is powered by a 4.7-litre, eight-pot powerplant that delivers 431bhp and 490Nm of torque, sending the British sports coupe from 0-100km/h in just 4.8 seconds.
Designed and built by hand at its bespoke Cologne facility, the engine that sits at the heart of V8 Vantage S is the most potent V8 unit that Aston has ever made. It's no wonder one of its earlier iterations was chosen by James Bond.
Jeep Grand Cherokee STR8
A true American muscle car in disguise, the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's roaring 6.4-litre, Hemi-developed V8 pulses with 470bhp and 630Nm of primal hostility.
This loud and proud 2,336kg family Sports Utility Vehicle goes from 0-100km/h in 4.8 seconds and sure isn't a family hauler you'd want to tailgate on the highways.
Don't you petrolhead dads wish you had one?
A true American muscle car in disguise, the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's roaring 6.4-litre, Hemi-developed V8 pulses with 470bhp and 630Nm of primal hostility.
This loud and proud 2,336kg family Sports Utility Vehicle goes from 0-100km/h in 4.8 seconds and sure isn't a family hauler you'd want to tailgate on the highways.
Don't you petrolhead dads wish you had one?
Lexus GS F
Japanese automaker Lexus has jumped on the turbocharging bandwagon but it's best that it says no to turbos because the 5.0-litre V8 heart of the Lexus GS F is a mighty fine one.
Refined down low, the eight-pot plant in the GS F comes to life with a sonorous soundtrack once you put your right foot down.
When you do, this plush executive sedan pounces from 0-100km/h in a confident 4.6 seconds.
Japanese automaker Lexus has jumped on the turbocharging bandwagon but it's best that it says no to turbos because the 5.0-litre V8 heart of the Lexus GS F is a mighty fine one.
Refined down low, the eight-pot plant in the GS F comes to life with a sonorous soundtrack once you put your right foot down.
When you do, this plush executive sedan pounces from 0-100km/h in a confident 4.6 seconds.
Photos by Low Fai Ming
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