Engine development has taken thousands of small steps from the 1850s single-cylinder engine used by Carl Benz in the Patent Motorwagen to the 1,600-hp W16 in the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport.  V8 engines have been an American automotive tradition for more than a century. The first production car to get a V8 was the 1917 D series Chevrolet, and Chevy has made heavy use of V8 architecture since 1955 when it introduced a new 265 cubic inch V8. But
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