A V8's flat-plane crank appears very similar to that of a ... which its engine designers used to produce a thrilling sound ...

And speaking of firsts, the GT350 uses a flat-plane crankshaft – something Ford has never included in a production V8 before. Rather than just bolt on bits to a standard Mustang, Ford has redone ...

The new ZR1 runs a 5.5-liter, flat-plane crank, twin-turbo V8 that makes all that horsepower ... Their fans rotate at 1.7 times the speed of sound. They’re just flat nasty.

In 2015, Ford brought back one of its most revered nameplates, the Shelby GT350 Mustang, precisely half a century after the original debuted as a direct result of Carroll Shelby’s magic wand.

Mid-front mounted (its front face is wholly behind the front axle line), the 3.9-litre, twin-turbo, flat-plane-crank V8 has been fettled to over 600bhp for the Ferrari Roma. A final tally of ...

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Positioned below the Valkyrie flagship, the Valhalla is powered by a flat-plane crank V8 and twin E-motors to make a combined 1,064 horsepower - that's more than what the automaker originally ...