10 Of The Smallest Car V-8 Engines Ever

[@actuallyrealcover]

In the age of electricfication, and tightning regulations, smaller V8s could be the answer saving the good ol' sound that we all love. I really wish manufactures would make them again.

[@leomux2004]

Imagine a 2.8L flatplane N/A V8 with an CISG...🤤

[@Mac-zl4po]

Dude I just wrote this on a new amg c63 video. Would save it. Small v8 twin turbo + electric

[@jyaad]

That is why I want to swap to a V8, most I love how they sound. More than a V12. Don't judge but V8s are so sexy

[@danielandvictoriasmith936]

Fewer cylinders equals less friction

[@karolisn.9475]

Holly shit, that alfa stradale is a work of art. How in the world did i not know about that car!

Karolis N. I feel the same!

[@kalleklp7291]

It is indeed.. One of my favorite cars, unfortunately, expensive like hell, due to the limited production.

[@paulstandeven8572]

It's about time someone in the kit car world started making replicas of that car, it is just SO beautiful

[@huwbishop6995]

Paul Standeven I'm sure you could commission a company to build a true replica. Trying to mate two one liter four pot engines together to replicate the motor would be fun.

[@DestroyerWill]

Karolis N. yes it's stunning isn't it

[@mcrubar]

Some complain about your accent, but i hope you'll never lose it. It makes you pleasant.

[@VisioRacer]

Thank you, buddy!! I really appreciate it!

[@bshagstrom]

So damn true!!!

[@boston7704]

mcrubar - he's a gearhead. Take guys from Slovakia, Finland and the States, and they will ALL stop what they are doing and look out the window when they hear a V8. ;-)

[@fidelcatsro6948]

yeah man he talks like Arnold Swarzenaeger!!

[@MyFabian94]

Nah, but a Bi-Turbo V12 Diesel around 17 litres will turn mine.

[@Kelly-ig7ci]

These are my favorite types of videos you make. I enjoy hearing about rare and obscure engines. Keep up the good work work.

[@177SCmaro]

Some of these v8s have almost as little displacement, or even less, than the 4 banger in my Toyota.

[@joe125ful]

Agreed and sound better than modern cars,who want 2.5L V8 in modern car too?

[@fidelcatsro6948]

and some of them V8 making less power than todays 4 banger cats

[@Nick-dz4ml]

fidel catsro shit comment, most of these engines are old..

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

Heheheheheh but still have a whole lot of muscle at least when I can actually get the car moving cause there isn’t a lot of shabang to go around😂😂😂😂😂

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

Tony Valdez Heheheh ME TURBO IT AND IM SOLD😂

[@AndreS_-df2nw]

I would love to see a high revving small V8 in a production car again.... Mazda, are you listening?

[@BB-1990]

Yeah, a 1.5l V8 with a 10k redline would be awesome.

[@MrMRGamer1010]

@@BB-1990 Inefficient mate never will happen. Get rich and brilliant though and build your own tada.

[@BB-1990]

@@MrMRGamer1010 What part of us wanting to see that again is so hard to comprehend?

[@MrMRGamer1010]

@@BB-1990 Nothing

[@BB-1990]

@@MrMRGamer1010 Apparently it is.

[@mcrichton46]

6:55 holy shit RIP to that clutch

[@bunnythekid]

The Daimler 250 V8 was used in the Daimler dart and the MKII jaguar. There was also a 4.5 litre variant - the Majestic

[@atomicgringo6710]

That 8-V is one GORGEOUS car!

[@gnerco]

The Daimler was used by Police (in open top form) in the UK as a patrol vehicle.

[@offbeatkeyboardslayer9290]

i'm gussing soon they will use small V8's in bikes thats a badass

[@cra_55]

Look up the Moto Guzzi V8 and prepare to shit yourself

[@joshuagodsey3731]

Motie'S Gaming there is a company in Australia that makes V8 bikes but they are really expensive

[@Rasmuskuusela]

Motie'S Gaming boss hoss uses chevy v8s in their bikes

[@antep6157]

Some company in Australia has made a 2.0 V8 out of R1 engines

[@viviantheiceprincess5937]

have you ever heard about Drysdale V8 motorcycle??

[@NewHampshireJack]

Incredible collect of small displacement V8s you have put together.Where you find time to do this on a regular basis I will never know. My guess, when you have a great passion for something, you are driven to do it. Oh, and please, pay no attention to those with negative comments on your accent. I am a native English speaker from the US. I understand you A-OK. I often DO NOT understand some of the poorly educated kids from my country who utter pure gutter language each time they attempt to articulate a thought.

[@VisioRacer]

Thank you!

[@ryanwiese5280]

We are not all idiots.

[@angeltensey]

You know, i just realised that only V-engines has that lovely knocky sound, that gives you a feeling that something is beating inside a car.

[@thethirdman225]

angeltensey Not if you put a flat plane crank in it.

[@ivanlozano2019]

I get it... Driven... That's a good one

[@steveradanovich4962]

Nothing sounds better than a V-8 no matter its size.

[@stuchbrosmnore8627]

Which vehicles such as the Bronco, should have Smaller V8s instead of just a Turbocharged V6.

[@minkl6517]

these cars sound awsome

[@joe125ful]

And they have tiny engine..old cars is still awesome.

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

I don’t think Visio would make this video if the cars sounded terrible it goes against the title and I don’t think that is what Visio stands for😂😂😂😂😂

[@hoost3056]

The Daimler SP250 had a small hemi in it, beautiful engine.

[@nateisright]

The Italians sure know how to make beautiful things. Per esempio l’Alfa 33 Stradale

[@90FF1]

Good compilation. Sweet sounds. Thank you.

[@harshkithani9734]

2:20 Tata t603💀 i got lost in thoughts of since when tata started making v8's 😂😂

[@thesmoker4027]

The alfa romeo 33 stradale is arguably the most beautiful car ever produced in cars history

[@57dogsbody]

Love this channel. Every video is an absolute winner. Keep 'em coming.

[@BuddWolf]

Over my years as a wrench/auto mechanic/grease monkey, I’ve picked up on a few items. Naturally, this is just my opinion. Compression ratio is king for making any internal combustion engine sound great. High compression (11-1, 12-1) always sounds better than a 7.5-1 or 8-1. Next is firing order. Even fire, odd fire, Hi revs with backfire are a turn off to me. That being said, thanks for another great ❤️video post and here’s to your 👍🏼KZbin channel. Best of luck🍀 to you and your family!

[@Kristo99]

that tatra v8 sounds so awesome and mean!

[@EddyKorgo]

influenced by German tech and later bought by Italians i think. Its like Mercedes and Lamborghini had a child

[@koivis87]

Very nice video! Since you ended with the Ferrari 158, I suggest you do a part 2, because that is NOT where it ends on race car engines! There was the 1939 Mercedes-Benz W165 with 1.5 supercharged V8. 1950s saw a couple of 2.5 liter V8s, Coventry Climax FPE in a Kieft car, and Lancia's succesful D50 later continued by Ferrari until 1957. In the 1960s 1.5 F1 era the famous Coventry Climax and BRM V8 engines. Also Italian ATS made a V8 for F1 in 1963. Last but not least, the Alfa Romeo V8 turbo from the 1980s F1 madness! There are many other racing engines in the 2-3 liter bracket as well, too many to list!

[@thethirdman225]

koivis Always liked that ATS.

[@leonardfritz7130]

@@thethirdman225.

[@alain46]

You forgot the Coventry Climax 1.5 L V8 which powered the iconic Lotus 25! Great video nonetheless

[@MikeGubisch]

That first Alfa reminds me Of the Mirua

[@GiulioImparato]

that's because you recognised the pencil of Marcello Gandini in there ;) same designer

[@logik4264]

same designer

[@MikeGubisch]

Giulio Imparato I guess I have an eye for great designs

[@guifrakss]

Miura*.

[@MikeGubisch]

guifrakss I knew I butchered it

[@francotirador7265]

10:50 When the F1 sounded like a real race car.

[@sandromartins20]

Alfa Romeo also had a sub 1.5 liter engine during the F1 turbo era... They were the only ones using 1.5l V8s back then. It's missing here, though.

[@Parents_of_Twins]

These little V8s sound absolutely gorgeous. The Alfa especially had a wonderful melody.

[@Ogrelord5150]

Only recently discovered the Alfa Romeo Montreal. Beautiful car, I'm definitely in love.

[@andyharman3022]

Can't we auto enthusiasts from all around the world just agree that V8's with cross-plane crankshafts are the best-sounding engines?

[@51StPi]

Interesting compilation as always. Thank you.

[@jayhanneman8962]

Dann! That V8 montreal sound is really good.

[@averagejo2462]

The Ford 2.2 and Tatra 603 sound absolutely lovely. Sounds like an absolute girl getter. Both of them to be honest.

[@n0te618]

Cars dont get girls, its how you drive them that does that.

[@collinweinheimer1056]

N0T0FTHIS EARTH debatable

[@averagejo2462]

Alright, you guys. Calm down.

[@averagejo2462]

We got our opinion. If you rather be Smokey with his Bandit, the Duke bros, or Toby Marshall, then we can. Im just saying it doesn't have to be just the way you drive. You could rev up a Ford 5.0 F150 with a high lift, a supercharger, and flowmaster 44s *OR* Chevy 6.0 2500 with 2 turbos, straight pipe, and Mickey Thompsons *OR* Dodge 3500 5.2 with a twincharger, glasspack, and semi truck wheels and still get girls with the engine growling.

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

Where the girls at I heard this car gets all the chicks wet so I want to test that😂😂😂😂

[@ardz8279]

I liked your video ALOT! Frankly, I've never given much thought to the smallest V8's; I love small and efficient engines (I've owned a Geo Metro XFi, just for the fun of it!). There are some truly beautiful and collectible pieces by some well known boutique manufacturers, here! Thanks!

[@bomberbaja111]

2:49 - 3:20 Imagine THIS pulling up on the crossroad and revving next to you back in the day when most daily cars ran on two stroke / 4 stroke inline engines ! And looking soooo good ! :D

[@ArmandoVictorForno]

Excellent job mate! Thanks for uploading😀

[@ANDREWSAMY562]

god damn, why does an alfa romeo from any era sounds so good.

[@wrth]

Andrew Samy sacrificing reliability for sound am I rite

[@BillKilmerslayer]

Because Italy

[@oscarpark1523]

Your videos are getting better and better. Why would anyone give this video a thumbs down? . All those cars sounded great. I like the stat list next to the cars, please add valves/cam to that. It hurt seeing the last f1 car that doesn't sound like a broken garbage disposal. Max is the only reason to watch F1 this year.

[@joe125ful]

Next smallest V12?PLS. Pegaso looks so good.

[@woddow]

wow that Alfa sounds awesome

[@ronsta11]

Oh my god!! that Alfa Romeo sounds like it was made in V8 heaven!!

[@PYakMan1]

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, 230BHP, 8800RPM, 700KG/1500 Pounds weight. What a beauty too, with sound/power to dream of....how I wish they could make cars this beautiful again. Come on Alfa you CAN do it!!!!!

[@buggs9950]

Drag racers have got some huge power out if those Daimler V8s

[@nickvw5404]

As usual, a really nice clip. Keep up the good work!

[@sli-fox]

The rear end of that Ferrari 208 is something Ferrari needs to bring back. Love the sound of the Alfa Romeo 43 Stradale.

[@deanherde805]

Another great video. Thanks for making them. They are really interesting.

[@evopwrmods]

Loving these Engine Videos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome Job on the Videos and production..and THANKS

[@alfafender]

We need more innovations like this.

[@carguybikeguy]

Thanks for your detail. I love your carefully curated and presented material. As a car anorak, I love it! Thanks again.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

That last Ferrari was worth the wait.The Matra was louder when the throttle plates were closed than when open!

[@johnmcf]

I only clicked on the video because i knew the Daimler engine would be in it. For those who don't know jaguar put the same engine in the mk2 saloon. (I have a Daimler 2.5 V8)

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

That engine is basically 4 triumph 500 motorcycle engines, it was designed by Edward Turner who did triumph's engine designs.

[@aussiebloke609]

Kinda. As best I can find, it was the heads that Turner _based_ on the design he used on the Triumph motorcycle engines (specifically the hemispherical combustion chambers), but that's about all. The rest of the engine design was based loosely on the Cadillac V8 of the period, and helped keep costs down by using overhead valves and pushrods. Either way, it was a great-sounding engine, and pretty powerful for it's time. :-) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimler_V8_engines#cite_ref-8

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

One of my bosses told me that many years ago, we had one of those engines sitting at our shop. It handled old britbikes and some cars, was an interesting place. Wish he had more of that car, even if it was kind of ugly! That you could have gotten the same engine in a Jaguar Mk2 sold as a Daimler. With a manual that would be fun.

[@johnmcf]

I'd say a manual would be brilliant in one. Unfortunately there were only 144 manuals made out of about 19,000 Daimlers and was only an option in the last 2 years. This was because the Daimler was marketed as the luxury/old mans's Jaguar.

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

Oh, so they got the Borg/warner T35 auto, ugh, that clunky old standby. Shame. It's crossed my mind to try boulding an XJ6 into a manual, as the parts are available to do it, and the B/W T5 manual is very common.

[@johnjayroe577]

Sorry if somebody has already said it but that last clip was turn 9 at Barber Motorsports in Leeds/Birmingham Alabama. Absolutely amazing race track and motorcycle museum.

[@BullittStang]

You forgot the 1.5L Alfa Romeo 890T that raced in Formula from 1983 to 1985. It could have taken the title as the most powerful small displacement V8.

[@sandromartins20]

I have just comented that! Glad I'm not the only one who noticed it :)

[@johnnydaymarine5609]

why are your videos so well put together??

[@ericanderson2987]

I have ALWAYS enjoyed the 2.6 Liter Montreal V8 Engine. The biggest caveat is the SPICA FI, eventually 2 4 Cylinder FI Units mounted back-to-back.

[@alternatr]

Ughhh the Alfa Montreal makes a truly gorgeous sound

[@chrisbrown4686]

Cool cars. Every single one of them. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@piotrnowakowski3560]

God that Alfa Romeo Montreal sounds so gooood

[@gregedwards1087]

Nice work, good commentary on some interesting engines and thank you for narrating it yourself, it is much nicer to have a real human than those robot voices, you have quite a heavy accent but you narrate clearly and accurately, keep it up. 😊😊

[@VisioRacer]

Thank you!

[@gregedwards1087]

You're welcome, credit where credit is due. 😊😊😊

[@barking.dog.productions1777]

Very interesting for historical reference. Pretty amazing for their day, although they are a bit anemic by today's standards, and often quite heavy for their displacement. It's hard to beat a good modern Corvette (500 to 600 pound) LS engine with up to 755 HP in a stock factory car, and up to 1000 HP for a factory build custom performance engine.

[@IliescuBenyamin]

The V8 makes the manliest and most pleasant sound for my ears. Perfect for a daily...

[@1mikewalsh]

One of my first hot rods had a Ford 260ci.

[@DJ2226]

As we move more towards more efficient engines and EVs/hybrids I do wonder if some of the manufacturers will consider going in this direction. I’d like to see something like this in a modern car or a crossplane I4 or V4.

[@gerardmontgomery280]

Desmo valve V8. That has to be the greatest sounding engine every produced.

[@chloehennessey6813]

I have a Conley Cobra. It’s the worlds smallest V8 powered car. Paid $5,800 for it on eBay. It runs, drives, has hydraulic brakes, 3 speed automatic transmission with reverse. V8 fits in the palm of your hand and puts out 12HP with the supecharger. It’s a dry sump engine, water cooled with radiator and air to water intercoolrr.

[@tom7601]

Well done, as usual. Thank you.

[@homeperson11244]

alternative title: "Few times when Italian knows how to make crossplane v8's"

[@carmenibanez505]

The Daimler SP250 was designed and sold *after* the company became British. It was also designed in the old Jaguar factory in the Midlands (UK)

[@branon6565]

That Ford Flathead in the Vedette is badass.....

[@geraldswain3259]

Branon Fontaine, It's not bad ass at all , it's just a dirty old crude American caste iron v8 nothing more nothing less ,let's get back to European quality and innovation ,instead of that crude old hemispherical job .Anybody can get power out of that shit,we in Europe were doing that with the old m/cycles engines.We have done it all,where the fuck were you nob heads,scrambling round a oval circuit impressing nobody but yourselves !!!

[@juanvalentinduenasmaroto119]

@@geraldswain3259 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@thethirdman225]

Branon Fontaine Emphysemic is the word you’re looking for. Side walker engines don’t breathe well.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

It makes sense when you think about it. If you are looking at an arbitrary displacement limitation, the more cylinders your engine has, the shorter the stroke and this allows a lower deck height, improving the center of gravity.

[@jessehoeper]

That first one driving sounds heavenly.

[@garyfff4757]

Excellent video ,well done!

[@billweiss9514]

nice show thank you.

[@leonh.3251]

Love your content👍

[@davebaker9128]

I love the tiny Ford flathead, always wanted to put one into a bug eye Austin Healey sprite

[@chrishenniker5944]

You can get Ardun heads for them.

[@FilterYT]

The Alpine deck at 8:50 was perfect!

[@alfaholic3]

I want them to bring back small V8s in lightweight sports cars and 250cc 4cyl engines in bikes

[@modelcitizen72]

This is a good video with good material and I like it.

[@christopherpoucher483]

I've never heard (till now) duel 1 1/2 pipes sound healthy

[@QHall86]

V8's with less displacement will make more noise. all of these v8's sound amazing.

[@yousef_beta3a]

I saw the most beautiful cars in this video

[@gummigubben]

As this video isn't dealing only with race cars I think a few other v8's with less than 3 liter displacement are worth mentioning, BMW 502 with 2,6 l from 1954 and BMW 530i and 730i from 1991, not to forget the Triumph Stag from 1968 (more details in Wikipedia and other sources).

[@patoyamato]

Another great car to mention would be the Auto Avio Costruzione 815, which was the first car Enzo Ferrari ever built by himself after deciding to manufacture his own race cars. 1.5 liter 8 cylinder, as it says in the name.

[@jeremytheimer7443]

nothing sounds better than lots of cylinders and small displacement.

[@douglassgrannis6591]

That Ferrari 158 must feel amazing shifting up in 2nd or 3rd just experiencing the torque of an unforgiving dog box transmission.

[@TonVerkleijT3]

The smallest V8 engine was a Moto Guzzi 500cc V8 engine in the late 50's.

[@arandomfarmer]

The car in the thumbnail is a 1.5L V8 powered kazoo

[@oobzie3725]

Large displacement V8’s absolutely sound beefier, but the scream of small V8’s is arguably better

[@weston9106]

That SP250 sounds amazing

[@danilocalic797]

That Tatra exhaust though

[@nagyandras8857]

hahahaaa, iconic, this video has the worlds best description of what a desmodromic valve system is all about. My respect.

[@VisioRacer]

I have a separate video explaining how the desmo valve system works in detail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZTap5ynfLx0qs0

[@nagyandras8857]

VisioRacer This video tells all nicely summed up.

[@AaronSpielman]

The Montreal is one of my favorite cars of all time.

[@sundstrom193]

Ford made a 221 v8 for the Fairlane in the 60s, it's big compared to the engines on this list but given the fact that it had to lug around a 3500 pound car, it was pretty small

[@ollilehtonen6351]

The stradale was my favourite car in CSR classics on tier 3

[@markchip1]

Apart from that later F1 car, it's amazing how meaty and substantial these small V8s sound compared to their bigger brethren!

[@Niterider73]

Lamborghini urraco. my absolute dream car! give anything to own one

[@ardz8279]

I liked your video ALOT!

[@LucasWilluweit]

Smaller v8s > big v8s, and they also sound much better than the bigger ones! Specially the flatplane rev happy ones!

[@samirlogix606]

Is that you in the intro?

[@averagejo2462]

Yes, my porky little friend.

[@Pointercitoblanco]

Peppa Pig yes

[@VisioRacer]

Yes, that's me

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

Heheheheh Found himmmmmmm😂😂😂😂

[@davebaker9128]

If you have a program featuring high revving V twin engines, in 1996 I hand built an Evolution Harley-Davidson engine de stroked to 4 inches with a 4 inch bore, and a lightened bottom end (11 pounds) that would rev past 10 thousand rpm, it was 100.5 cubic inches mounted in a bike that weighed about 350 pounds, it was scary quick,