Car V-8s

• Ford has developed an extensive line of in-line, four-cylinder and V-6 engines. A V-6 even powers the Lincoln MKS. Ford, however, reserves its V-8s for performance cars and its F-Series truck line. The 2010 Mustang GT, for example, is equipped with a 4.6-liter V-8 providing 315 horsepower.
  
  

Truck V-8s

• The 2010 Ford F-150 trucks feature the 4.6-liter V-8, but with less horsepower than the Mustang version at 248 hp. Trucks are also equipped with the 320-horsepower, 5.4-liter V-8 and the 411-horsepower, 6.2-liter V-8.
  
  

Car V-8 Performance

• The Mustang GT equipped with the 4.6-liter V-8 clocks zero to 60 mph in less than 5.5 seconds. Equipped with an automatic or manual transmission, it earns a combined city/highway gas mileage of 18 mpg.
  
  

Truck V-8 Performance

• The F-150's 5.4-liter V-8 achieves zero to 60 mph in 8.4 seconds. Its payload capacity is 3,030 lbs., plus a towing capacity of 11,300 lbs. Average fuel mileage of the 5.4-liter version is 15 mpg. The 2009 SVT Raptor F-150 hits zero to 60 in 7 seconds and matches the 5.4's fuel economy.