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New Volvo V-8 engine

Does anyone know more about this? Is it based on a Ford block, the Jaguar block, or something else?

Curious mind wants to know :).

John

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: "A V-8 for Volvo Volvo will present its first vehicle with a V-8 engine. The XC90 will get such a powerplant to be able to keep up with the competition in North America. The 4.4-liter V-8 has 315 hp and will be teamed to a six-speed automatic transmission. Volvo says that this engine is the first V-8 that meets the Euro V emission standard. The XC90 V-8 will be able to sprint from

0-60 in less than 7 seconds. Volvo hopes to sell 15,000 XC90 V-8s worldwide. New is the electronic AWD drive system and its Instant Traction, a new technology that Volvo will introduce as a world first. The AWD system has also been upgraded to handle the power of the V-8. Maximum short-term torque at the rear wheel has been increased by 50 percent."
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G Klein

It appears to be a totally new block design.

Harold

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Grtdane

It is being developed by Yamaha.

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Jack G

Interesting. Ford and Yamaha have a long background. Yamaha designed and built the high output V-6 DOHC engine for the old Taurus SHO. I wonder where else in Ford's stable this design is destined to reside. It does not seem like Volvo's production levels justify a dedicated V-8 FWD/AWD engine. The Jaguar V-8 is now being used in some Ford US products (Lincoln LS) and by Land Rover.

In general Ford does not seem to be as effective at leveraging it's engine designs across multiple brands as do it's major competitors.

I also wonder if the 6 speed automatic transmission announced to go with the V-8 is a version of the GM/Ford joint design. Here are two articles about that project:

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