V-8 engines are still going strong, and here are all the new V-8–powered coupes, sedans, wagons, and sports cars on sale today. Big engines are looking like an endangered species these days. Blame downsizing and electrification, brought on by fuel-economy and emissions regulations. In many new cars, turbochargers and electric motors are now doing the job that an extra pair of cylinders once did.
Sure, you can pump any sound you want into an EV, but no digital stand-in can fully recreate the sensation that an eight-cylinder engine provides. Fear not, however, because the V-8 engine is far from dead. What follows is an impressively long list of new cars that still offer V-8 engines, including a wide variety of sedans, coupes, convertibles, station wagons, and sports cars.
View Price on AmazonMost of these cars you can go out and buy today, while a few of them will go on sale within the next few months. And make sure to check out our list of V-8 trucks and SUVs while you're at it. The Aston Martin DB12 has a base price of $266,000 and horsepower of 671 hp. In the transition from DB11 to DB12, the mid-level Aston coupe gained 143 horsepower. No displacement change, just a ton of updates to its AMG-sourced twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 powerplant.
The Aston Martin Valhalla has a base price of $1,051,700 and horsepower of 1064 hp. This Aston is practically a race car for the road, with a twin-turbo V-8 engine and a sophisticated hybrid system that uses Formula 1 technology. The Aston Martin Vantage has a base price of $194,500 and horsepower of 656 hp. Power output in the Vantage is just slightly behind that of the DB12, but torque is the same at 590 lb-ft.
The Audi RS6 and RS7 have a base price of $131,995 and $135,295, respectively, and horsepower of 621 hp. At this point in the RS6 and RS7's evolution, all models are called Performance, and they have 30 more horsepower than the previous standard versions. The Audi S8 has a base price of $131,295 and horsepower of 563 hp. For those who would rather fly under the radar in their Audi, there's the relatively sleeper-ish S8.
The Bentley Continental GT and Flying Spur have a base price of $288,750 and $254,850, respectively, and horsepower of 671-771 hp. Bentley's core models, the Continental GT coupe and convertible and the Flying Spur sedan, are all now powered by plug-in hybrid powertrains. A twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 engine resides at the core of this gas-electric setup, and the total power output ranges from 671 horsepower in the standard models to 771 horsepower in the Speed variants.
Source: roadandtrack.com
