Despite that, AMC didn't look back, and the 401 V8 never returned to the Wagoneer's engine bay. The Wagoneer itself lives on, however, with an electric Jeep Wagoneer S debuting in 2024.

Ford's 5.4-liter modular V8 wasn't just a truck and sedan engine - it featured in some real performance cars, from the Shelby Mustang GT500 to the Mustang SVT Cobra R and other various performance ...

Ford announced the 7.3-liter, gas-fired, naturally aspirated, pushrod V8 Godzilla engine to its friends and associates way back in February of 2019.

It was initially available with a 2.5-liter V8 anyway, so Lamborghini simply reduced the bore of the engine from 3.38 inches to 3.04 inches to arrive at a 2.0-liter displacement for 1975.

But given how popular these engines are, we won't blame you if you didn't know that Cummins also builds a 5.0-liter V8 engine. The 5.0-liter V8 turbo-diesel was pretty cool on paper when unveiled.

The potential of the modular V8 could extend as far as being a supercar engine, for the Ford GT. It utilized the 5.4-liter V8 in supercharged form for an incredible 550 horsepower and 500 pound-feet.

GM's 5.3-liter V8 Ecotec3 engine has a number of positive attributes, including excellent fuel economy. But it also has three common problems.

When you pack a V8 into a muscle car, the idea is that you're going to want to put all of that power to use. We're trying to push engine tech to its absolute limits to bring our 0-60s down and our ...