Swedish V8 engines
2005 Volvo (Yamaha) V8 engine for Volvo XC90. V8 4,414cc
The most well-known Swedish V8 engine is probably the
Scania AB 14 L (854 cu in)
diesel, which was released in 1969 for use in the 140 model heavy trucks. At this point, the 350 hp (261 kW) turbo-charged engine was the most powerful diesel in Europe. Scania has continued using a V8 as its largest displacement engine. Currently a series of 16 L (976 cu in) diesel engines is available in several versions with power ranging between 500 hp (373 kW) — 730 hp (544 kW) in the truck segment and going as high as 900 hp (671 kW) in the marine engines segment. Emission norms range between Euro 3-Euro 5 depending on which market the vehicle is sold to.
Volvo's 1950s
concept car Philip also had a gasoline V8 engine. The car never went into production, but the engine evolved into a 120 hp 3.6 L V8 (in many aspects a "
double B18" engine) for use in the light trucks
Volvo Snabbe and
Volvo Trygge from the late 1950s on.
Supercar manufacturer
Koenigsegg has developed a 4.7 L (287 cu in) twin-
supercharged V8 loosely based on the
Ford Modular engine. This engine is unique in that it is a
flexible fuel engine and produces more power while running on biofuel than on regular unleaded
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