Is This The Best V8 Sound Ever?! - Volvo/Yamaha B8444s Sounds

4.4 liters of Yamaha developed V8 glory!
It might be the best sounding V8. What do you think?

[@hyltonswemmer4824]

Remember the B8444S was designed by Volvo - Yamaha was simply awarded the manufacturing contract due to tolerance precision. Yamaha benefitted downstream by using modified versions in their MARINE applications...........but it was a Volvo initiative & design,

[@Marko-hr4rj]

Wrong

[@washtro891]

​@@Marko-hr4rjthat's true

[@rootbeer666]

It's a descendant of the SHO engine built by Yamaha for Ford, as it shares many dimensions with it. You can attribute it to Volvo all you want as they were owned by Ford at the time and had access to the same parts bin. So 🤷‍♂️

[@washtro891]

@@rootbeer666 The B8444S shares its Yamaha origination, its transverse layout, and its 60 degree bank angle, officials of all three companies involved insist that the Volvo V8 is not related to the SHO engine; the die-cast open-deck aluminum Volvo block is clearly different from the sand-cast closed-deck aluminum SHO engine block although the two engines share many common dimensions including bore centers, stroke, bearing journal diameters, and deck height.

[@rosemaryfriedw124a8]

These V8s sound more American than the real American V8s, it's hard to believe that such hot rod-like sound comes from a Volvo

[@barackobama4434]

It sounds like the original 63 amg v8’s

[@shaunbeaulieuxc90v87]

2:03 Ayo that’s me, thanks for putting me in your video

[@splendorshitbox5555]

yea, and I hope everyone will be enlightened and open their eyes to your wonderful sounding car ;)

[@AyeSupQT]

that thing sounds insane

[@ChevyBM]

After seeing this video I might have to do some mods to my wife's XC90 Executive V8 :D

[@mikhrqq7176]

LOL

[@splendorshitbox5555]

Definitely not loud enough stock ;)

[@richiesworld1]

Let that bitch breath!😁

[@boomergames8094]

@@splendorshitbox5555 I have one. I find it to be too loud. I like quiet. Keeps attention away from me.

[@deebee9010]

I've got a 2009 S80 V8 with a gorgeous sounding Sports Exhaust..Love driving it. I'll have to do some decent videos of it 👊

[@thegallantsaint2034]

Do not ever sell it! Unless to me! 😅

[@JesterheadSWE]

My S80 at 2:47. Thanks for having me 🤗

[@splendorshitbox5555]

I'm the one to thank you for having such a nice sounding car!

[@Dontworryaboutit23]

I’ve been following jester for a while, he has one of the nicest s80’s

[@BITTYBOY121]

Didn't know they could sound so good !

[@ghostwrench2292]

That S80 at the end…👍😎

[@donrien]

Lots of power. Beautiful sound. Not so fast. But I don’t care. I love it.

[@axelfoley1406]

Nice job, Yamaha.

[@Destroyer_21]

Japanese quality with sweed design bb

[@blkjae120978]

My 2006 Volvo XC90 V8 4.4. Does not pull off like that. How do I get it to that point. Mind you, it has 333k and runs nice for it's age. So far I have changed the radiator, thermostat, front and back brakes, front rotors, front driver side caliper, fuel filter, air filter, vacuum pump and solenoid, hood release cable, brand new driver and passenger headlight assembly, DVD/SAT/NAV hard drive, oil change, coolant flush, transmission fluid change. Couple of things I want to get. Genuine Volvo maf sensor and spark old plugs. What am I missing for it to pull off that fast.

[@user-lj8cg7vf2v]

After owning a V8 executive Volvo s80 for 7 years, I have to say this - the car was fun, but really it is probably the most power-strangled and de-tuned V8 in the world. It was fun to have, but really it's against everything that a V8 should be ))

[@laurentmarandet4850]

The automatic gearbox are always terrible in Volvo's, they should have been equipped with Mercedes or ZF transmissions. This engine was the top of Volvo's car before the falldown due to chinese management and ridiculous 4 cylinders following the nice 5, 6 , 8.

[@FredCooper-en1sd]

Oh I WANT one of these. The Volvo with a 2.4L Straight 5 is a little girl by comparison.

[@saykhan2004]

True, but it still sounds awesome 😎 but the V8 is really on another level...

[@robinjohannessen787]

Why not have one of both? The 2.4T still sounds like a baby V10 when you put the right pipes on ‘er

[@partirbukadera]

Actually, any i5/VR5/V10 will sound better than a V8

[@andydelassus2734]

1:32 is dude shifting? I thought these were automatic only (?)

[@splendorshitbox5555]

I get what you are saying. It does sound like it's not an automatic, but the V8 S80 only came with an automatic as standard. No manual were avaliable. But I think the 6 speed manual from the same gen diesel S80 will fit on the V8.

[@ethandonivan5175]

It is a auto. Just a healthy tf80

[@matthewstorm5188]

They were automatic only in the US. But I think there was an available manual transmission abroad.

[@jaleger2295]

No@@matthewstorm5188

[@wojciechmotkowski4804]

You can use a manual mode. + and - signs indicate this

[@HanginInSF]

Nice but I wouldnt say the best

[@splendorshitbox5555]

Well the Scania V8's also sound pretty sweet ;)

[@laurelbancroft8739]

@@splendorshitbox5555 Was that in a Saab ? (Please say YES)

[@splendorshitbox5555]

@@laurelbancroft8739 YES!!! (It was a joke. It has never been in a Saab)

[@MrD3000]

How reliable are these engines?

[@Marcus-kw2ed]

Well mine has done 330000km and has not a single problem. Service them right and take care of them and they will last a long time.

[@MrD3000]

@@Marcus-kw2ed that’s good to hear. I believe they also put them in the S80 for a little while.

[@jaleger2295]

Extremely

[@boomergames8094]

220,000 + miles so far

[@miepic3291]

Ridiculously reliable, it is insane how little issues ours has had in over 250 k miles

[@brly4542]

Ahhh the Ford era of Volvo... i miss you...

[@ville85]

The beginning of the downhill

[@miyaki_miata8393]

Boat sounding v8. Sounds great but I wouldn't call it best sounding Volvo engine

[@partirbukadera]

Inline 5s, VR5s and V10s > V8s

[@user-wq1ni6dg4q]

もはやボルボじゃないね笑

[@johnnyheast2615]

loud but slow

[@krystiansieminski8060]

Ah the Volvo speed/noise junkies are here, and its all good, until they will find a tree....and then its nice and quiet. TH

[@MrD3000]

That’s not very nice, sir.

[@justinadam1959]

I agree. Having taken out the tree, the road ahead would be clear.

[@boomergames8094]

Volvo drivers know how to drive.

[@user-ud2qy8pj2o]

Not sure why it would be quiet. The noise those trees make as they fall and crash........then the sound of the V8 rumbling again. Maybe the silence you would ( or wouldn't hear ) would be as the driver realises he has stripped the angle gear

[@user-rw3tt8fg3h]

Худший звук среди V8

[@amancalledsun92]

Один из лучших. Многие из экземпляров в видео либо с плохой выпускной системой, либо с полностью убранной. Слышал этот двигатель вживую, звучит потрясающе.

[@user-rw3tt8fg3h]

@@amancalledsun92 в целом любой V8 звучит потрясающе, особенно на низких оборотах. Тоже слышал в живую очень много разных V8 и скажу так: в сравнении с обычными моторами да, у вольво крутой звук, но в сравнении например с LS, Hemi, UZ, ZJ - у вольво звук просто никакой. Слишком скучный и не выразительный

[@ShirixaeNaEoshahn]

@@user-rw3tt8fg3h JZ это не v8, валенок, а рядная шестёрка.

[@user-rw3tt8fg3h]

@@ShirixaeNaEoshahn валенок, научись читать. Я написал ZJ, а не JZ. А ZJ это V8

[@online247365]

​​@@ShirixaeNaEoshahn He said "ZJ" which is a Toyota-manufactured V8 that, here in America, was put into the Lexus SC400... They really do sound sweet with the right exhaust system on them. In that era, Lexus targeted mainly the old people for car sales so even their healthy V8 sounds rather pathetic in stock configuration; they were selling them to people who were driving to the country club to golf or a quiet drive with the mistress to a hotel. Once you strip away all of the sound-reducing components in the exhaust system, the "ZJ" makes a beautiful snarling growl! 👍🏻

[@jokersize]

Really weak sound. And only 300hp for v8.

[@ramboj7924]

these engines are grenades, terrible made