V8 Engine

What is a V8 engine?

• An eight-cylinder piston engine

• A six-cylinder piston engine

• A ten-cylinder piston engine

• A four-cylinder piston engine

Which company produced the first V8 engine in 1904?

• Buchet

• Antoinette

• Renault

• Rolls-Royce

What is the V-angle commonly used in V8 engines for good engine balance?

• 180 degrees

• 60 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 90 degrees

Which crankshaft configuration produces less vibration due to perfect primary balance and secondary balance?

• Cross-plane crankshaft

• Inverted crankshaft

• Radial crankshaft

• Flat-plane crankshaft

What was the first V8 engine used in a road-going car in the United Kingdom?

• Cadillac L-head V8

• De Dion-Bouton

• Hewitt Touring Car

• Rolls-Royce V-8

Which country imposed steep tax horsepower charges, leading to a small domestic market for larger-engined cars like the V8?

• France

• Italy

• Germany

• United States

Which Australian car was the first to use a V8 engine?

• Ford Falcon

• Holden Kingswood

• Holden Monaro

• Chrysler Valiant

Which luxury car in China was powered by a 5.6 L Chrysler LA engine?

• Hongqi CA72

• Hongqi H7

• Hongqi L5

• Chrysler Imperial

Which German luxury cars were powered by V8 engines from 1933 to 1940?

• Audi A8

• Horch 830

• BMW 7 Series

• Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Which Italian sports car was powered by a 4.7 L version of the Ferrari F136 engine with a cross-plane crankshaft?

• Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

• Ferrari 248 SP

• Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale

• Ferrari F430