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  1. Straight-eight engine - Wikipedia

    • The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine (often abbreviated as I8) is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase. The type has been produced in side-valve, IOE, overhead-valve, sleeve-valve, and overhead-cam configurations. A straight-eight can be timed for inherent primary and secondary … See more

    Early period (1903–1918)

    The first straight-eight was conceived by Charron, Girardot et Voigt (CGV) in 1903, but never built. Great strides were … See more

    Inter-war period (1919–1941)

    Italy's Isotta Fraschini introduced the first production automobile straight-eight in their Tipo 8 at the Paris Salon in 1919 Leyland Motors introduced their OHC straight-eight powered Leyland Eight luxury car at the … See more

    Post-war

    After World War II, changes in the automobile market resulted in the decline and final extinction of the straight-eight as an automobile engine. The primary users of the straight-eight were American luxury and premium ca… See more

    Performance and racing cars

    Despite the shortcomings of length, weight, bearing friction, and torsional vibrations that led to the straight-eight's post-war demise, the straight-eight was the performance engine design of choice from the late 192… See more

     
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