Rover V8 engine

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The Rover V8 engine is a lightweight, all-aluminum V8 powerplant originally derived from a Buick design that became widely used in British cars such as Range Rovers, Land Rovers, and various sports and luxury models from the late 1960s onward.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf V8 engine ⓘ
automobile engine ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Rover 3.5-litre V8 (early form) ⓘ
linked to: Rover V8 engine
basedOn Buick 215 V8 engine ⓘ
bore 88.9 mm (3.5 L version) ⓘ
configuration 90-degree V8 ⓘ
coolingSystem water-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
cylinderBlockMaterial aluminium ⓘ
cylinderHeadMaterial aluminium ⓘ
displacementRange 3.5–5.0 litres ⓘ
firstProductionYear 1967 ⓘ
fuelSystem carburettor (early versions) ⓘ
fuel injection (later versions) ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
induction naturally aspirated ⓘ
introducedInDecade 1960s ⓘ
layout front-engine ⓘ
manufacturer Land Rover ⓘ
Rover ⓘ
Rover Company ⓘ
material aluminium ⓘ
notableFeature lightweight construction ⓘ
long production life ⓘ
widespread use in British specialist cars ⓘ
stroke 71.1 mm (3.5 L version) ⓘ
successor Jaguar AJ-V8 engine (in Land Rover applications) ⓘ
linked to: Rover V8 engine
typicalPowerOutputRange between about 135 hp and over 300 hp depending on version ⓘ
usedInMotorsport circuit racing ⓘ
rallying ⓘ
usedInVehicle Land Rover 110 ⓘ
linked to: Land Rover Defender

Land Rover 90 ⓘ
linked to: Land Rover Defender

Land Rover Defender ⓘ
Land Rover Discovery Series I ⓘ
Land Rover Discovery Series II ⓘ
Land Rover Range Rover (L322, early models) ⓘ
linked to: Range Rover

Land Rover Series III Stage One V8 ⓘ
linked to: Land Rover Series

MG RV8 ⓘ
MGB GT V8 ⓘ
linked to: MGB GT

Morgan Plus 8 ⓘ
Range Rover Classic ⓘ
linked to: Range Rover

Range Rover P38A ⓘ
linked to: Range Rover

Rover P5B ⓘ
linked to: Rover P5

Rover P6B ⓘ
linked to: Rover P6

Rover SD1 ⓘ
TVR Chimaera ⓘ
TVR Griffith ⓘ
Triumph TR8 ⓘ
valvesPerCylinder 2 ⓘ
valvetrain overhead valve ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rover → notableEngine → Rover V8 engine ⓘ
Rover SD1 → motorsportEngine → 3.5 L Rover V8 ⓘ
linked to: Rover V8 engine
Rover V8 engine → alsoKnownAs → Rover 3.5-litre V8 (early form) ⓘ
linked to: Rover V8 engine
Rover V8 engine → successor → Jaguar AJ-V8 engine (in Land Rover applications) ⓘ
linked to: Rover V8 engine
Rover P5 → engineType → Rover V8 petrol engine ⓘ
linked to: Rover V8 engine
Rover P6 → marketedAs → Rover 3500 in V8 form ⓘ
linked to: Rover V8 engine