The V8 engine configuration has long been favored for its inherently favorable qualities of being well-balanced, relatively compact, and with a high capacity for power output. Shortly after the turn of the 20th century, French aero engine builder Levavasseur introduced his Antionette V8 as the first engine produced with this configuration. Although some inventive tinkerers installed Antionettes in automobiles, Cadillac took the lead in producing the first mass-produced. V8 for passenger cars in 1914 with its 5.4-liter L-head V8. 13,000
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