Every V8-powered car and SUV still on sale

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The V8 engine – arguably one of the most iconic-sounding pieces of engineering produced by the hands and minds of a human being.

Love it or hate it, the car community respects a V8 engine, from the very first flat-head V8s found in American hot rods to the extremely complicated (and sometimes over-engineered) modern V8s by European makers such as Ferrari. 

But with emissions regulations on the march, the days of the V8 engine are numbered. 

Internal combustion engines will be banned in Europe from 2035, and as V8s aren’t typically the most fuel efficient type of engine when compared to smaller displacement inline four and inline six engines, the days of the V8 are getting smaller and smaller by the day.

Here, Chasing Cars has put together a list of every production car still available in Australia with a V8 engine in either diesel or petrol form. 

Prices are current as of the time of writing in July 2022 and are before on-road costs.

Which cars in Australia still use a V8 engine?

• Aston Martin DB11, from $382,495, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 375kW/675Nm

• Aston Martin DBX, from $356,512, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 405kW/700Nm

• Aston Martin Vantage, from $299,950, 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, 375kW/685Nm

• Audi SQ7, from $164,400, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 373kW/770Nm

• Audi SQ8, from $169,600, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 373kW/770Nm

• Audi S8, from $259,877, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 420kW,800Nm

• Audi RS6, from $227,700, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 441kW/800Nm

• Audi RS7, from $237,000, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 441kW/800Nm

• Audi RSQ8, from $221,300, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 441kW/800Nm

• BMW M5, from $254,900, 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 460kW/750Nm

• BMW M8, from $362,900, 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 460kW/750Nm

• BMW 5 Series (M550i), from $142,900, 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 390kW/750Nm

• BMW 7 Series (750i), from $277,900, 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 390kW/750Nm

• BMW 8 Series (M850i), from $282,900, 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 390KW/750Nm

• BMW X5 (M50i), from $145,900, 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 390kW/750Nm

• BMW X5 M Competition, from $222,900, 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 460kW/750Nm

• BMW X6 (M50i), from $151,900, 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 390kW/750Nm

• BMW X6 M Competition, from $228,900, 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 460kW/750Nm

• BMW X7 (M50i), from $184,900, 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 390kW/750Nm

• Chevrolet Corvette C8, from $144,990, 6.2-litre N-A petrol V8, 369kW/637Nm

• Chevrolet Silverado, from $106,990, 6.2-litre N-A petrol V8, 313kW/624Nm

• Ferrari 488, from $596,888, 3.9-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 530kW/770Nm

• Ferrari Roma, from $409,888, 3.9-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 456kW/760Nm

• Ford Mustang GT, from $68,290, 5.0-litre N-A petrol V8, 339kW/556Nm

• Jaguar F-Pace SVR, from $149,900, 5.0-litre supercharged petrol V8, 405kW/700Nm

• Jaguar F-Type, from $166,048, 5.0-litre supercharged petrol V8, 331kW/580Nm

• Lamborghini Urus, from $390,000, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 478kW/850Nm

• Land Rover Defender, from $221,300, 5.0-litre supercharged petrol V8, 386kW/625Nm

• Lexus LC 500, from $194,270, 5.0-litre N-A petrol V8, 351kW/540Nm

• Maserati Levante Trofeo, from $298,990, 3.8-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 426kW/730Nm

• Maserati Quattroporte Trofeo, from $376,900, 3.8-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 426kW/730Nm

• Maserati Ghibli Trofeo, from $265,000, 3.8-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 426kW/730Nm

• McLaren GT, from $399,995, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 456kW/630Nm

• Mercedes-AMG E-Class, from $258,800, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 450kW/850Nm

• Mercedes-AMG G-Class, from $314,897, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 430kW/850Nm

• Mercedes-AMG GLC-Class, from $185,325, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 375kW/700Nm

• Mercedes-AMG GLE-Class, from $242,290, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 450kW/850Nm

• Mercedes-AMG GLS-Class, from $277,522, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 450KW/850Nm

• Mercedes-AMG GT, from $341,076, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 410kW/680Nm

• Mercedes-Benz S580, from $335,100, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 370kW/700Nm

• Y62 Nissan Patrol, from $82,160, 5.5-litre N-A petrol V8, 298kW/560Nm

• Porsche Cayenne, from $211,200, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 338kW/620Nm

• Porsche Panamera, from $318,700, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 353kW/620Nm

• RAM 1500, from $82,950, 5.7-litre N-A petrol V8, 291kW,556Nm

• Range Rover, from $312,500, 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V8, 390kW/750Nm

• Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series, from $67,400, 4.5-litre turbo-diesel V8, 151kW/430Nm 

V8-engine highlights from the past and present 

The first V8 engine was the ‘Antoinette’ engine that was designed and built in 1904. It was originally built for the automobile and debuted in 1906 in 7.2-litre, 24kW guise at the Paris automobile show. 

The largest displacement V8 engine ever made was the block fitted to the ninth-generation Cadillac Eldorado – an 8.2-litre V8! And yes, because you were probably thinking it, the big beast averaged 9mpg (25L/100km combined) way back in the 1970s when the car was launched. 

The smallest displacement V8 engine ever made was the 2.0-litre Ferrari V8 powertrain fitted to the 208 GT4 back in 1975. It made just 125kW of power when new, which is 25kW less power than the 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine found in the current Hyundai i20 N! It certainly shows how far modern turbocharging has come since that time.

The first turbocharged V8 engine was implemented into a production road car back in 1962 in the Oldsmobile Turbo Jetfire (a pretty cool name, to be honest). The turbocharger had not been used in cars for very long when Oldsmobile decided to boost its V8 engine with a Garrett turbocharger which created just 5psi of boost at 2200rpm. The engine made just 160kW but had a decent torque figure of 410Nm.

While Daimler-Mercedes are said to have invented the modern supercharger, the first supercharged V8 engine fitted to a production car was either the Studebaker Avanti or the 1957 Ford Thunderbird, depending on who you ask. While a supercharger was an optional extra for the Avanti, the Thunderbird was available with a centrifugal supercharger that helped boost the 5.1-litre V8 engine’s outputs to up to 254kW.